Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, pile upholstery fabric. Yarn-dyed, heavy weight. Cotton backing or ground; mohair pile. Pattern of horizontal bands or stripes of cut and uncut pile in a shade of taupe (with a pinkish-gray tint). The cut and uncut pile bands are each three rows wide. According to the manufacturer, this pattern is "furniture quality but has also been used by the railroads." Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. was headquartered in Boston but had a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Two samples of curled mohair fiber, of the kind used as the pile yarn in weaving imitation fur products, dress goods, and cloakings. One yarn skein (2 ply) and one sample (singles) of yarn wrapped on a black board. Natural color. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
Length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, figured pile woven upholstery fabric, "Friezette", 1928 Mohair pile, cut and uncut, in dark red, on a cotton ground with red warp and a brown weft. Tiny allover patterning of dots of cut pile surrounded by a grid of uncut pile, appearing as a slightly lighter shade of red. Color: Acton Red, #99. No pattern # given. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co., headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusett, sold in large part to railroads and furniture companies. Mohair plush was long-wearing and not easily crushed.
