The undersigned, as an officer and/or director of
Albany International Corp., a Delaware corporation
("the Company"), hereby authorizes THOMAS H. HAGOORT,
CHARLES J. SILVA, JR. AND KATHLEEN M. TYRRELL, and
each of them with full power to act without the
others, to sign and file, or cause to be filed, on
behalf of the undersigned, any forms and other
documents, including without limitation Forms 3 and 4
or any other forms hereafter substitute therefor,
required or permitted to be filed by the undersigned
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or rules or regulations
promulgated thereunder.

The authorization of a person named above shall
automatically terminate at such time as such person
ceases to be an employee of the Company.  The
undersigned may terminate the authorization of any
such person at any time by delivering written notice
of termination to the Company.



Date: February 23, 1999
/s/ Erland E. Kailbourne