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The girls at the tentering machines praised the bonus system eagerly.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

The output of the tentering machines was increased about sixty per cent.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

The wage with the bonus was now about $10 on full time, and the hours were lessened 45 minutes, as at the tentering machines.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

The first process at which women are employed is that of keeping cloth running evenly through a tentering machine.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie