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Middlesex and Assabet Houses
The attached houses where built in 1901 to house mill workers. The location is corner of Main St. and Florida Rd. where Post Office is now located. The wall the woman is sitting on can be seen in front of Amory Maynard House, 145 Main St.
Receiving Ledgers - 1890's
Assabet Manufacturing Company
Three ledgers that record the number, source, condition and types of bales of wool received by the mill.
Payroll Ledger - 1910
American Woolen Company
This many paged ledger has but one page of entries, shown. Its not clear what group of employees earnings are recorded. Note on bottom right the page was audited by Geo. R. Lawton.
Order Book 1929-1930
American Woolen Company
The book records 5653 orders for different color, style, quality and kind of finished woolen cloth over an eleven month period.
Cloth Sample Book - 1913
American Woolen Company
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.
Blend Books 1900-1902
American Woolen Company
Ledgers that list the various blends of wool to produce different quality/appearance of the cloth.
Blends Ledger 1931-1932
American Woolen Company
A ledger with the various mixes of materials to produce a particular finished woolen cloth.
File Folder for Knight & Maynard
1846-1862
Folder contains various copies of Town of Sudbury documents relative to Knight & Maynard [Manufacturing Company] at Assabet Village.
Assabet Manufacturing Co. Letterhead - ca1890
Letterhead from the Assabet Manufacturing Co. with order to Sawyer Mills on obverse.
Woolen Overcoat
The woolen material that was used to make this coat was woven at the Assabet Mills, American Woolen Company, Maynard.
AGREEMENT - 1943
American Woolen Company and the
Textiles Workers Union of America (C.I.O.)
Union Contract with the workers of the 13 American Woolen Company Mills including the Assabet Mills of Maynard.
Accident and Sickness Insurance Identification Card
American Woolen Company
Joe Boothroyd's insurance card that outlines the benefits offered by the Woolen Mill.
American Woolen Co.
Assabet Mill
Maynard, Mass.
A drawing of the woolen mills for insurance purposes.
Assabet Mills---General View Maynard, Mass.
Postcard, in Finnish, sent from Annie Hnikan(?), Sudbury Rd., Concord to Mary Anderson, Maynard in 1920.
Second card is a duplicate in bettor condition.
Second card is a duplicate in bettor condition.
"Drawing-In" Process Stereographic Card
Possibly taken at the Assabet Mil
Caption: 10797 - Drawing-in, preparatory to actual weaving of a woolen fabric.
Caption: 10797 - Drawing-in, preparatory to actual weaving of a woolen fabric.
Signatures on the Beams
A collection of photographs taken at the time of a renovation in the woolen mill showing the many signed beams by the workers.
Some of the names visible are: Hearon, Carew, Helin, Voellings, Kopp, Wango, Clark, Savella, Melenski, Murray, Smith,…
Some of the names visible are: Hearon, Carew, Helin, Voellings, Kopp, Wango, Clark, Savella, Melenski, Murray, Smith,…