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This time-honored society is a practical example of local tenacity. Ever since its organization, in 1824, it has held to
its original home in Seventh Street, although its removal, at no distant time, is now expected. The activities of the Institute
include the encouragement of inventions and the preservation, in a great library collection, of records of scientific research
and progress. In 1824 the Institute held, in Carpenters Hall, the first exhibition of American manufacturers. Its semi-centennial
exhibition was held, in 1874, upon the site of the present Wanamaker store as a prelude to the Centennial.
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