“TEXTILE MACHINERY AND PROCESSES RELATING TO THE PREPARATION AND WORKING OF TEXTILES.

Officer in Charge, Benjamin F. Dewing.

Judges :

Frank P. Bennett, A. O. Davidson,

Justin A. Ware.

In submitting their report the Judges say : ‘ While the exhibits in this group were not numerous, they embodied some very important improvements in mechanism for textile manufacture. The machines shown were generally of a very practical nature, whose usefulness is apparent from the description presented below, and we report the accompanying awards.’  …”

Reference Data:

The Exhibition and Fairs of Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, Vols. 15-18 by Massachusetts Charitable Association, 1884, page 319