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Assabet Mills Property Map - 1951
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…
Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch
Major highlights and property references include:
Mill Compex (with building numbers)
Mill Pond (Water…
General Electric Company Metal Plate
A metal plate removed from the Assabet Mill machinery. The metal plate has a General Electric Co. signature along with Patent Dates Feb. 1888, October 1890, November 1893, Feb. 1895, and May 1896.
General Electric Company Metal Plate
A metal plate removed from the Assabet Mill machinery. The plate reads: "Continuous Current Generator". The General Electric Company is located in Schenectady, NY.
General Electric Company Metal Plate
A metal plate removed from the Assabet Mill machinery. The plate reads: "Alternating Current Generator". It was first patented in February 1888.
Assabet Mills - Overseers - 1921
Photograph of the overseers of the mill taken in 1921.
Left to Right
Front Row
1. Harry Burnham 2. James J Morgan 3. Everett Troope, Sr (alternate spelling Troup) 4. Charles Courtney 5. Frank Prue 6. Joseph Donohue 7. Albert Easthope 8. Thomas…
Left to Right
Front Row
1. Harry Burnham 2. James J Morgan 3. Everett Troope, Sr (alternate spelling Troup) 4. Charles Courtney 5. Frank Prue 6. Joseph Donohue 7. Albert Easthope 8. Thomas…
Cloth from Assabet Mills - 1916
Load of Cloth from Assabet Mills at the Express Office on Main Street, 1916. From Left to Right Arthur Jordan, Richard Parmenter at rear of truck, Joe Fitzpatrick, Arley Lawrence at side, William Nelson, driver.
Woolen Mill: Laying the Foundation for Number 1 Mill - 1918
Photograph of Mill Construction of the Number 1 Mill (Building 1) in 1918 showing construction equipment and the flume which carried water from the canal to the boiler room (the mill pond was drained for the construction project).
Note: Sheridan…
Note: Sheridan…
Woolen Mill Building 1 Construction - 1917
Photograph of construction equipment laying the foundation of Number 1 Mill (Building 1). The Mill pond has been drained and a wooden flume carrying the water to the boiler room from the canal on Front Street is visible in the background. Note the…
American Woolen Company and Express Employees with Shipment of Cloth 1920.
Woolen cloth being shipped by express from the Assabet Mills in 1920. The mill workers were able to load 347 pieces of wrapped wool onto the train car in 5 and 1/2 minutes.
From Left to Right 1.___, 2. Florian Konowicz, 3. Harley O'Brien, 4. John…
From Left to Right 1.___, 2. Florian Konowicz, 3. Harley O'Brien, 4. John…
Woolen Mill Construction - Foundation of Building 1 - 1918
Construction of Mill Building 1 in 1918 required the draining of the mill pond. This photograph shows the drained pond, the flume carrying water to the mill from the canal, a trench for the foundation of the building and construction equipment…
Woolen Mill Construction- Building 1 - 1918
In order to build Number 1 Mill (Building 1), the entire Mill pond was drained a flume to carry the water from Front Street to the boiler room at the mills was constructed.
Photograph shows the flume, mill pond ice, and construction…
Photograph shows the flume, mill pond ice, and construction…
Woolen Mill Construction - No. 1 Mill - 1918
Photograph of the construction of Building 1 of the Mill Complex in 1918. The mill pond was drained during the construction and the photograph shows the flume that was built to convey the canal water to the power house. St. Bridget's church is on…
Weave Room - Assabet Mills
These four employees are some of the many who worked in the weave room.
Left to Right: (front row) Wm. Smith and H.Maynard
(back row) Wm. Denniston and John Brayden
Photo taken at Holmes' studio.
Left to Right: (front row) Wm. Smith and H.Maynard
(back row) Wm. Denniston and John Brayden
Photo taken at Holmes' studio.
Collection of World War I Military Coat Buttons - ca 1918
World War I buttons cut off military coats, shredded in the Shoddy Mill, Assabet Mills. They were found by Edmund Duggan.
Speed Indicator Tool
A twist gauge used by Mr. Arthur Johnson who worked for many years in the Assabet Mills and the American Woolen Company. Mr. Johnson was also an instructor in spinning at the Massachusetts Reformatory in West Concord, Mass.
Images of America
Assabet Mills
Maynard Massachusetts
A photo book with images that span the earliest use of the buildings as a woolen mill through the current tenants of a variety of enterprises.
HOMETOWN SOLDIERS
Civil War Veterans of Assabet Village & Maynard Massachusetts
A book that explores the history of the men who served in the Civil War who had a Maynard connection.
Building the Foundation for Mill #1 - 1918
Original snapshot taken by Ralph Sheridan in 1918 at the time of the construction of the No. 1 Mill. The Mill Pond was completely drained in order to build the foundation. Note wooden flume in background. Also, a pipeline is running from the core…
Principles of Woollen Spinning
Book on the principles of woolen manufacturing, which includes 111 diagrams. Chapter titles include: The History of the Woollen Trade; Wool, and Wool Washing; Carbonizing; Shoddy; Oils and Soaps; Opening Processes; Mixing; Carding; Card Feeds and…
