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Woolen Overcoat
The woolen material that was used to make this coat was woven at the Assabet Mills, American Woolen Company, Maynard.
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 Power House - 1902
Photograph of the Mill Power House taken in 1902 showing huge steam-powered generators, electrical distribution equipment, wiring, and the operators of the equipment.
Note: ages of employees, employee sitting on top of one of the generators and on…
Note: ages of employees, employee sitting on top of one of the generators and on…
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…
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 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…
Woolen Manufacturing Process Photos
Carding step 1.
The wool fibers are straightened and smoothed as they go through one cad cylinder after another. The photo 318.a shows a section of a back winder.
Carding step 2.
After carding, the wide, thin web of wool fiber into strips.…
The wool fibers are straightened and smoothed as they go through one cad cylinder after another. The photo 318.a shows a section of a back winder.
Carding step 2.
After carding, the wide, thin web of wool fiber into strips.…
Wool Square Sample
A square piece of purple wool cloth similar to those made at the American Woolen Co.
Wool Price Book - 1929
A book listing the different types of wool with related prices per roll as noted in 1929.
Wool Hooks
A collection of fourteen wool hooks used in the American Woolen Company Mills, in the process of manufacturing woolen cloth. These were used in the Drawing-In Room. They range in length from 6 to 10 inches.
Wood Turnings (Bobbins)
Two wood turnings used in the American Woolen Company. One large and one small in size.
Weave Room Employees - ca 1900's
American Woolen Mills
Still Image of the employees in the perching weave room in the mill in the early 1900's. Left to right: James Keller, Frank Johnson, Thomas Wright, Harry Brooklyn, William McAuslin, Hiram Parkin, August Moynihan, Herbert Whitehead, and __ Smith.
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.
Wage Envelope from American Woolen Company
Wage envelope for R. Kelsey from the American Woolen Company, indicating $6.25 weekly wage.
View of Maynard from Summer Hill - ca 1920
Photograph of Maynard Mill and Town from Summer HIll circa 1920. Summer Hill was used for grazing animals and was a popular picnic location.
