The difference between Factory and Manufactory
When used as nouns, factory means a trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country, whereas manufactory means a manufacturing process.
When used as adjectives, factory means having come from the factory in the state it is currently in, whereas manufactory means relating to manufacture.
check bellow for the other definitions of Factory and Manufactory
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Factory as a noun (obsolete):
A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
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Factory as a noun (now, _, rare):
The position or state of being a factor.
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Factory as a noun:
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
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Factory as a noun:
A device which produces or manufactures something.
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Factory as a noun (programming):
In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
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Factory as an adjective (colloquial, of a configuration, part, etc.):
Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
Examples:
"See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory."
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Manufactory as a noun:
A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
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Manufactory as a noun:
A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
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Manufactory as an adjective (obsolete):
Relating to manufacture.