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  • Collection: Assabet Mills

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This southerly view of the Tower Clock is likely taken from Mill & Main building #10. The lower building in the foreground was demolished around 2010 to make way for the current main entrance to the Mill.

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo provides an aerial perspective of the mill, and particularly building #5 from Thompson Street. Main Street, Nason Street, and the railroad…

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo provides an aerial perspective of the mill from the Assabet River looking southeast towards Main Street and Thompson Street.

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo appears to have been taken during winter facing north, providing an aerial perspective of the mill from Thompson Street. Main Street, Nason…

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo appears to have been taken during winter facing northwest, providing an aerial perspective of the mill from Thompson Street. Main Street and…

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo appears to have been taken during late spring facing south, providing an aerial perspective of the mill from Main Street.

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo appears to have been taken during early spring. facing north-west This was taken before the parking lot on the end of Building 5 has been…

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo appears to have been taken during early spring. This was taken before the parking lot on the end of Building 5 has been constructed.

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A black and white aerial photograph of the Mill complex during the Maynard Industries era.

This photo appears to have been taken during early spring. This was taken before the parking lot on the end of Building 5 has been constructed. At the…

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A summary of the Assabet Mills part of a 5 million yard order from the Russian Army for olive drab Melton (a smooth heavy woolen cloth used for overcoats) to the American Woolen Company. The Maynard Assabet Mills produced 675,000 yards in 21 days…

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A document indicating a transfer of 3200 shares 'Taken by L. (Lorenzo) Maynard and transferred to himself'.

The stock sellers listed were:
A. G. Haynes
A. Balcom
T. Wouldhave
C. A. Walcott
J. W. Flood
Chas. W. Potter
W. H. Gutteridge
C H.…

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Plan of Land and Buildings of the Assabet Mills, Maynard, Massachusetts owned by the American Woolen Company.

Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch

Major highlights and property references include:

Mill Compex (with building numbers)
Mill Pond (Water…

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A wooden slat with the following imprinted upon it: "American Woolen Co., Inc., Order No. 7263, Assabet Mills, Maynard, Mass".

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This model was made by Theodoric Jones who was the first engineer at the Assabet Mills, about 1901-02, when the company began the manufacture of electricity. Mr. Jones was the Grandfather of Mrs. Arthur Price.

'George Corliss invented his…

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Three wooden Assabet Mills shipping crate slats. These were remnants of shipping crates used to ship products.

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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.

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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.

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Irving Burg, managing partner of Maynard Industries, standing in front of occupants list at the former Assabet Mills. The mill was purchased by Maynard Industries in 1954 from the American Woolen Company and sold to Digital Equipment Corporation in…

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A document from Merton Merrick, American Woolen Mills Cashier, that is the Title to the Comptometer.

The Comptometer was purchased on May 31, 1934 for $350.00 on behalf of the American Woolen Mills. The purchaser was Merton F. Merrick. Mr.…

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This is a 40 cycle Type H Watthour Meter used in the Assabet Mills.

In September 1902, the Assabet Mills provided electric lighting for the towns of Maynard and Acton. It was 40 cycle current. When radio and other electrically operated equipment…