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  • Collection: Assabet Mills

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A copy of a large framed lithograph.

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Six color photos (with duplicates) of the Maynard Mill's garage.

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A drawing of the woolen mills for insurance purposes.

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

This photo was taken during the winter and looking to the north (Main Street runs left-to-right and Walnut Street runs vertically on the left side and a…

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Joe Boothroyd's insurance card that outlines the benefits offered by the Woolen Mill.

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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A book that explores the history of the men who served in the Civil War who had a Maynard connection.

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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.

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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.