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Wooden Pestle
An old wooden pestle used as a grinding instrument. Pestles are typically made in the shape of a club used in a kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy.
Woodrow Wilson School - 1931
Main Street School
A photo of the Wilson School, Main Street School, dated 1931.
Woodrow Wilson School - ca 1930
Main Street School
A sepia school picture of an unidentified grade in the Main Street School, ca 1930.
Woodrow Wilson School 2nd Grade - 1935
l to r
Back Row: Kenny Clark, Tommy Malloy, _____?, Donny Brown, Billy Tobin, Carmen Dunn, Ray Byrne, Albie Rogers, Tony Cutaia
Center Row: Henry Wolik, Albert Denby, Ernie O'Clair, Herbert Wuorio , Eddie Shubelka (?), Mary White (Worden),…
Back Row: Kenny Clark, Tommy Malloy, _____?, Donny Brown, Billy Tobin, Carmen Dunn, Ray Byrne, Albie Rogers, Tony Cutaia
Center Row: Henry Wolik, Albert Denby, Ernie O'Clair, Herbert Wuorio , Eddie Shubelka (?), Mary White (Worden),…
Woodrow Wilson School Fire - 1952
Main Street
The school was totally destroyed by a fire on December 17, 1952.
1st photo: Front and East Side
2nd photo: East Side
3rd photo: Back
4th photo: Front and West Side
1st photo: Front and East Side
2nd photo: East Side
3rd photo: Back
4th photo: Front and West Side
Woodrow Wilson School Fire - 1952
Main Street School
The Main Street School, Woodrow Wilson School, was totally destroyed by a predawn fire on December 17, 1952.
Woodrow Wilson School Grade 5(?) - ca 1935
Main Street School
A sepia photo of the Grade 5(?) in front of the Woodrow Wilson School (Main Street School).
Woodworking Club "The Screwdrivers" - 1970
A black and white photo of a woodworking club. The photo includes five children and their leader, Irving Baker.
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.
Wool Price Book - 1929
A book listing the different types of wool with related prices per roll as noted in 1929.
Wool Sorters Grand Ball Dance Card - 1886
A dance card for the Grand Mask Ball given by the Wool Sorters in Co-Operative Hall, Maynard. The date is Friday evening, March 5, 1886. The music is provided by Howard & Miller's Orchestra of Fitchburg, Mass. J.L. Miller is the Prompter.
Wool Square Sample
A square piece of purple wool cloth similar to those made at the American Woolen Co.
Woolen Company Bobbin on Shaft
A tool, possibly a spindle and bobbin, that was used in the Assabet Mills.
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.…
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 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…