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Assabet Mills Wooden Board
A wooden slat with the following imprinted upon it: "American Woolen Co., Inc., Order No. 7263, Assabet Mills, Maynard, Mass".
Three Assabet Mills Shipping Crate Slats
Three wooden Assabet Mills shipping crate slats. These were remnants of shipping crates used to ship products.
Set of Hands from Mill Clock - Southside
A set of hands from the Mill Clock. The clock was built in 1892 by the Assabet Manufacturing Company and completely refurbished by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1980.
Set of Hands from Mill Clock - Northside
A set of hands from the Maynard Mill Clock on the North side. The clock built in 1892 by the Assabet Manufacturing Company was completly refurbished in 1980 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
Sewing Glass
A magnifying glass used by Miss Maggie Duggan in the Sewing Department at the Assabet Mills.
Historic Mill Marker Dedication Program - 2021
The program dedicated three markers at the corner of Walnut St and Main St. that illustrate a brief history of the mill.
Mill Clock One Hundred Anniversary Program - 1992
A commemorative program celebrating the Mill Clock installation and donation by Lorenzo Maynard in 1892.
Pill or Jewelry Box
Town of Maynard
Massachusetts
A souvenir box with a painting of the Assabet Mills and Mill Pond on the cover.
Lufkin 12" Tri-folding Steel Ruler
Advertising Loom Parts - Mill Supplies
H. F. Livermore Co.
The ruler folds and stores in a leather sheath.
Assabet Mill and Mill Pond
View across the pond of the mill with two chimneys visible.
Chimney on left taken down in mid-1950's.
The RR Station can be seen on the left in the top photo.
Chimney on left taken down in mid-1950's.
The RR Station can be seen on the left in the top photo.
Middlesex and Assabet Houses
The attached houses where built in 1901 to house mill workers. The location is corner of Main St. and Florida Rd. where Post Office is now located. The wall the woman is sitting on can be seen in front of Amory Maynard House, 145 Main St.
Variety Store at New Village
The American Woolen Company built the houses off Parker Street and owned the variety store.
Boat Shuttle with wound and unwound Bobbins
The shuttle carried the weft back and forth through the warp to make the weave.
American Woolen Company Tenements Sales Record 1934-36
A ledger recording the real estate transfer of the property owned by the woolen company to private owners. The record indicates the purchase price, parcel location, interest payments and the balanced owed as of March 1936. Example shown is the…
Wool Square Sample
A square piece of purple wool cloth similar to those made at the American Woolen Co.
Wool Hooks
A collection of fourteen wool hooks used in the American Woolen Company Mills, in the process of manufacturing woolen cloth. These were used in the Drawing-In Room. They range in length from 6 to 10 inches.
