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  • Collection: Assabet Mills

A record book documenting the owners of the real estate of the American Woolen Company, 1934.

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Union Contract with the workers of the 13 American Woolen Company Mills including the Assabet Mills of Maynard.

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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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The ledger list the name and weekly wages of the woolen mill employees. The pay ranged from $.07 to $.40 per hour for a 60 hour week.
The highest paid employee was W. H. Maynard, the son of Amory Maynard, who earned $95.85/week as the…

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Letterhead from the Assabet Manufacturing Co. with order to Sawyer Mills on obverse.

Folder contains various copies of Town of Sudbury documents relative to Knight & Maynard [Manufacturing Company] at Assabet Village.

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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 5653 orders for different color, style, quality and kind of finished woolen cloth over an eleven month period.

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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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This many paged ledger has but one page of entries, shown. Its not clear what group of employees earnings are recorded. Note on bottom right the page was audited by Geo. R. Lawton.

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Two wood turnings used in the American Woolen Company. One large and one small in size.

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A bobbin used with a twist gauge to test the twist when spinning yarn. It was used at the Assabet Mills by Mr. Arthur Johnson. Mr. Johnson worked for many years at the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company.

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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 identification button was worn by all empoyees at the Assabet Mills, Maynard, during the early 1920's. These buttons were worn by Salvatore Terrasi (1999.2699); George Peterson (1999.244); Henry Slyvert (1999.245); Niilo hyden (1999.1099); Niilo…

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A canvas bag used in the American Woolen Company in Maynard, Mass. The imprinted message reads "A. W. C. Beaton Yarn Bag Return to Drawing In".

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A set of three bobbins from the Assabet Mills. The yarn on them was spun in the local mill.