Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 23
d making checks or ginghams. One firm atManayunk has about 500 to 000 double box power looms uu checksand ginghams, producing from fourteen to fifteen thousand yardsdaily. Since the first double box power loom was started at Manayunkby Mr. Kempton, many improvements have been made in power 8… … works, Twenty-first and Hamilton streets. Mr. Wood was one ofthe first of our mechanics to engage in the building of double boxpower looms, and has made them a specialty, and with about twentyyears practice and experience, he has in that time added many im-provements. The above cut represents one…
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