Identifier: schoolcatalog189293penn (find matches)
Title: School catalog, 1892-1893
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Subjects: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum School of Art--School catalogs Philadelphia Museum College of Art--School catalogs Philadelphia College of Art-- School catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Contributing Library: University of the Arts (Philadelphia), University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ufacturers gives thisSchool its constant supervision, so as to direct its effort intothe most practical channels. They provided the funds forplacing the School in its present location, and feel largelyresponsible for its success. This Committee consists of thefollowing members, all of whom are recognized as beingamong our foremost manufacturers : Theodore C. Search, of Erben, Search & Co.; WilliamWood, of William Wood & Co.; Thomas Dolan, of ThomasDolan & Co.; Joseph Bromley, of John Bromley & Sons ;William H. Grundy, of William H. Grundy & Co. ; RowlandCroft, of Rowland Croft, Sons & Co.; James Doak, Jr., ofJames Doak, Jr., & Co.; George C. Retzel, of George C.Retzel & Co. ; Charles Furbush, of M. A. Furbush & Son. The School has moved to its new quarters, and now oc-cupies the second, third and fourth floors of the new buildingat Thirteenth and Buttonwood Streets. Each room is ninetyby fifty feet and contains 4,500 square feet, making a total 46 .
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floor space of 13,500 square feet. The third floor is com-pletely filled with machinery of the best character, consisting-of thirty-one hand-loom.s of the most approved construction.Each of these looms carries 30 harness, and is capable ofproducing any woven fabric that can be made on the very bestKnowles or Crompton looms. These machines were designedby our own instructors and made by Messrs. Schaum & Uh-linger especially for this School, and it is safe to say that bet-ter ones cannot be found. In addition to this are fourJacquard hand-looms, also made especially for the School. The Power Loom Department consists of : I 48-in. Knowles worsted loom, pick and pick, 30 harness. I 48-in. Crompton loom, pick and pick, 27 harness. I 40-in. Knowles Gem loom, pick and pick, 16 harness,with multiplier. I 30-in. Knowles Cam loom, for ginghams, 7 boxes. I 40-in. Thos. Wood loom, for suitings, 16 harness. I 33-in. Thos. Wood roller loom. I 36-in. Whitin loom, with 400 Stafford Jacquard. I 36

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