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Notes moving the mechanical work shops to the valley lying below and easterly from the line of Barnwell street. This matches up with the current location of the Mattress Factory.

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There was an additional $32.70 spent on mattresses during this year.

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$185.85 was spent on mattresses during this year.

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This annual report explains the Mattress Factory as part of a more simple form of occupational therapy. It names this "industrial therapy".

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Mattress and Broom labor costs are added together under "shops".

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List of Officers and Employees with Salaries Per Month: Mattress-Maker $33.50.

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$320.15 worth of Mattresses bought in February of this year.

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Note that they spent $35.48 on "duck remnants", aka duck feathers. Voucher is for March.

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First mention of the Mattress Factory under "Patients engaged therein" Occupations. However, it lists no patients as actually working there.

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It states that in the early part of 1921 the original tin Mattress Factory burned. A new brick building then replaced the old one. It does not mention how many weeks or months passed.
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