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  • Collection: Assabet Mills

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Employees of the dry finishing department 1905.
Front Row:
Second from left Albert C. Fourth from left P. Carbone

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Photo of young boys working at blending. Scored wool and other fibers are blended before carding. As of 1891, one eighth of the workers were less than 16 years old and made 5.5 cents per hour.
Photo of a team of pipe fitters who are part of the…

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A photo of employees in the Spinning Room of the American Woolen Company Mills in 1905.

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A photo of Joshua Evans in the Weave Room of the American Woolen Company Mills. Joshua John Edwards is on the right.

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These men are employees of the American Woolen Mills in the early 1900's. They are working in the Dressing and Slasher Room. (Front Row) Wilbur Hamlin, John Brophy, Harry Sullivan, David Sharpe; (Back Row) William Whitehead, George Howes, Harry…

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Drawing In Room Employees:
Front Row:
Frank Riley, John Manning
Second Row:
Unknown
Third Row:
Maude Turnbull,____,___,___,Albert Batley, Mame McCarthy, Clara Binks,___,____
Back Row:
_____, Jim Sheridan,_____,John Sheridan, Fred…

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A 1901 picture of employees in the Dry Finishing Room at the Assabet Mills. The finishing process included steaming, brushing, shearing, and pressing the fabric. This process may be repeated two or three times before it is ready for final inspection.

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

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Sewing Room Employees.
Starting with first row.
Margaret Keegan, Nellie McHan, Mame Kelly, Lizzie McHass, Cecelia O'Toole, Meg Scully, Net Binns?, Kate Sweeney, Sadie McGarrey, Frank Moynihan, Connie Desmond, Mary Callahan, Nellie Crotty,…

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The American Woolen Mills Employees Booster is a monthly publication with news and overviews of each of the AWC mills.

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Photo of Office Employees Dry Finishing Department.
Left to Right
Thomas Quirk, ____,_____,____, Tom Deane

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A collection of 19 pictures taken in the winter of 1985 of houses that once where the property of the American Woolen Company for the tenancy of its employees. Four photos shown: top left, Railroad Street; top right, Taft Avenue; bottom left, Parker…

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A book outlining the payroll rates for the employees of the American Woolen Company including hourly wages for spinners, carders, weavers, finishers, and shippers.

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The American Woolen Company's thirty-second Annual Report was published December 31, 1930. The report included Officer names,President's Message, and Treasurer's Statement.

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Wage envelope for R. Kelsey from the American Woolen Company, indicating $6.25 weekly wage.

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The 1860 Seventh Annual Circular published by the American Water Wheel Company describes the company's recent improvements, product updates, and customer endorsements.

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A bill from the American Woolen Company's Electric Light Department, dated May 1929, for $4.20 for one month's worth of light.

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A Union Picket Card issued to Patrick Lalli of 1 Rockland Ave., Maynard, MA.

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A book that describes the inception and history of the American Woolen Company, including pictures/sketches of the American Woolen Company's 19 mills.

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Two blanket labels and one set of directions on the cleaning and care of woolen blankets.