William Hepworth and Sons
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Built ca. 1900, this factory produced garnetted worsted waste, meaning it reduced textile waste back to fiber so that it could be reused in manufacturing. This building is a contributing structure to the Industrial and Commercial Buildings Related to the Textile Industry in the Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia multiple property listing recognized by the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources
Dictionary.com. Garnett, Accessed March 21st 2021. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/garnett.
Ferguson, Logan I. Industrial and Commercial Buildings Related to the Textile Industry in the Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia -- National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, National Archives. May 29, 2012. Accessed March 21, 2021. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993817