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An insurance identification card for Edwin A. Laurila, an employee of the American Woolen Company in 1918.

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The American Woolen Company published an employees newsletter entitled "The A.W.Woolen Company Employees Booster". This document is the 2 page original - pp. 17-18 - of the Assabet Mills, Maynard, MA, 1922 report.

A set of indexes for the American Woolen Company and its real property offered for auction in 1934. The information includes: data on 75 dwellings in Maynard available for auction in 1931. Two reports were prepared by Maurice F. Reidy of Worcester,…

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Woolen cloth being shipped by express from the Assabet Mills in 1920. The mill workers were able to load 347 pieces of wrapped wool onto the train car in 5 and 1/2 minutes.
From Left to Right 1.___, 2. Florian Konowicz, 3. Harley O'Brien, 4. John…

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A variety of American Woolen Company cost sheets generated in 1931, 1950, and 1951. These cost sheets include the fabric name, color and weight, labor costs, time of year, and material sizes of orders placed in 1931, 1950, 1951. The company's last…

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A canvas bag used in the American Woolen Company in Maynard, Mass. The imprinted message reads "A. W. C. Beaton Yarn Bag Return to Drawing In".

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Two blanket labels and one set of directions on the cleaning and care of woolen blankets.

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A book outlining the payroll rates for the employees of the American Woolen Company including hourly wages for spinners, carders, weavers, finishers, and shippers.

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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,…

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A bill from the American Woolen Company's Electric Light Department, dated May 1929, for $4.20 for one month's worth of light.

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An American Woolen Mill closing notice for employee Margaret O'Connell, July 10, 1952.

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A white sign stating an attendance policy for American Woolen Company employees. The sign states: "Employees will not be allowed to enter the mill until 15 minutes before their starting time".

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Cloth label that was sown on the finished product.

A large, brown addressed mailing envelope to
American Woolen Company
Box 666 Grand Central Post Office
New York 17, N.Y.

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A booklet about the American Woolen Company's Insurance Plan, found in house on Park St.

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A book describing the mills owned by the American Woolen Company in the 1920's. The Maynard description is shown as well as some introductory pages.

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Building No. 6 in the foreground (later Beacon Publishing Company, Digital). Note: Watering trough which had been relocated from Maynard Square on corner of Nason Street.

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A brown Paymaster's whistle used at the Assabet Mills on payday.

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