Original 1948 textile trade vintage ad for HOWARD BROTHERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.  Main office and plant was located in Worcester, MA.  Southern plants were located in Atlanta, GA and Gastonia, NC.

Manufacturers of Tufferized Card Clothing. 

The No 1 requirement of card clothing is that it be accurately and uniformly made. The Tufferizing Process, developed and exclusively owned by Howard Bros, cuts and forms wires to a degree of accuracy never before attained in the manufacture of card clothing. 

Tuffer Tension Regulator is a new device for applying card clothing easily and with absolutely even tension. Driven by motor or operated by hand winch.

Unbound from a 1948 wool industry handbook, this unique old one-page advertisement would display beautifully matted and framed. Nice graphics. A fabulous addition to your retro textile library.