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Mill Clock Tower - 1992
One original copy of a colored photo of the Mill Clock Tower, numbered 52 out of 100. This is a Limited Edition Original Art Decor Image created by Alphonse Micciche Master of Photography, Samuels Studio, Inc., Maynard, MA. This image retailed for…
Mill Clock Tower 1981
Two photos of the Mill Clock Tower undergoing renovation in 1981. One is in color and the second one is a black and white photo.
Mill Clock Tower
Two note cards depicting the Maynard Mill clock tower. Design is by Light Dance Images, by Bonnie McGrath, Acton, MA.
Two American Woolen Company Military Medical Blankets
Two green/brown, woolen, medical blankets manufactured for the US Military by the American Woolen Company.
American Woolen Company Christmas Party - 1935
Christmas Party photograph of the Main Office of the American Woolen Company.
Eva Edwards Frye is noted in the original accession record.
Rear (l-r): Raymond Veitch, ?? Templeton, Margaret McCormack, William Bain, Lucille Sims, Rachel Dzerkaz,…
Eva Edwards Frye is noted in the original accession record.
Rear (l-r): Raymond Veitch, ?? Templeton, Margaret McCormack, William Bain, Lucille Sims, Rachel Dzerkaz,…
Curfew Bell
This "curfew bell" signaled to the mill employees that by 9 p.m. each night they were to be home and in bed. Amory Maynard warned that any of his employees found on the streets after the bell tolled would lose their jobs. In October 1935, the bell…
Machine Shop Flood Photo - 1936
During the flood of the Assabet River on March 13,1936, the river rose high enough to spill over its banks and to include the Walnut Street machine shop in mill Building No. 11 as part of the river.
Boiler Room Photo
This is one of the large boilers used to heat the mill buildings. The boilers could be fired by either gas or oil with an easy conversion.
Beehive Money Safe Photos
This large floor safe was installed in the main office building in the Assabet Mills.
Shuttle Photos
This shuttle with a bobbin of Khaki yarn was used in the Assabet Mills during World War One.
Photo negatives included.
Photo negatives included.
Powering the Mill
At first, the traditional wooden waterwheel was the prime mover in the Mill. Power was transmitted to the machines in different parts of the mill buildings by an intricate series of shafts and belts.
Assabet Mills - ca 1900
The original ,mill was a wooden structure. Afterward, a six-story, 170-by-50 foot brick mill was built over the wooden frame while the machinery inside was still running.
American Woolen Mills - ca 1900
A picture of the American Woolen Mills, c. 1900, with the railroad embankment and bridge (later removed). In the background, behind Mill #5, are the tower on the home of Lorenzo Maynard, the upper part of Amory Maynard's home, and the tank house for…