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NORTHROP PATENT BOBBINS.


It may not be generally known that we are now fully


equipped to manufacture bobbins for our Northrop looms;


in fact, have furnished them to the trade in large quan­tities


for several months. The bobbins used with our


looms are a patented article, and have always been sold


directly by us to our customers, although manufactured


for us elsewhere. We believe it better for our customers


and ourselves to control the manufacture of this product


so as to ensure more prompt filling of orders, and have


personal knowledge of the difficulties which arise in meet­ing


the conditions. We anticipated this course several


years ago by buying large orders of bobbin blanks, so that


we could have them properly seasoned in advance. We


next decided to experiment in the line of using new and


improved tools for the accurate cutting of the wood into


shape, and we believe that our present plant is absolutely


original in the methods employed. Most of the ma­chinery


has been built, or built over, in our own works.


We intend to establish the highest possible reputation for


these products, and shall spare no expense to arrive at this


end. We have arranged our seasoning so as to always

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