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Thirteen booklets containing explanations, practice calculations and examinations questions on topics that involve the processing of raw wool to a finish fabric.
The photo is a sample cover of the courses. This Ply Weave course comes complete with…

A book listing the different types of wool with related prices per roll as noted in 1929.

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The carpet was likely produced at the American Woolen Company Assabet Mill.

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The woolen material that was used to make this coat was woven at the Assabet Mills, American Woolen Company, Maynard.

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A ledger with the various mixes of materials to produce a particular finished woolen cloth.

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Ledgers that list the various blends of wool to produce different quality/appearance of the cloth.

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The book contains 580, 3 x 5 in., finished woolen samples that represent the various colors and textures of the cloth produced at the mill. Likely used by salesmen to show the available materials.

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The book records 950 blends or mixtures of wool including the price per pound and total cost of the particular lot.

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Four volumes that record the weight, percentage and types of wool used to produce various colors and types of cloth in each lot. Approximately 725 lots per volume.

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Six volumes recording the lot number, description of blends, weight, cost, quality and waste for the production of various types of cloth.

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Three ledgers that record the number, source, condition and types of bales of wool received by the mill.

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This sweater was worn by Walter Carbone ('27) for many years the Conservation Commission Chair.

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This blanket was owned by Irvin Stock (see photo) who served in the U.S. Army Air Force, World War II, 1943-1946.

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Two genuine Old Whittemore Hand Carding Wool Combs. These were made in the Watson-Williams Manufacturing Company, Leicester, Mass. These early carding combs have an interesting history. Their namesake, Amos Whittemore, was granted a patent for a…

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A wooden spindle used in the Maynard Mills with dark brown woolen thread.