Skein of Mohair yarn for braids and frogs, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Genapped and bleached; used for braids, frogs, etc. genappe process singes the spun yarn to remove protruding ends and make the yarn smooth. 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.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Furniture Plush" upholstery fabric, 1914. This is a plain solid cut pile furniture plush in dark red; cotton back with a dark blue warp and red weft; dense mohair pile in red, with a soft hand. Manufacturer's note lists it under railroad plushes. 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
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Frieze Plush" figured upholstery fabric, in a rust-brown shade, with a spaced, detached 'sunburst' motif in uncut pile against a ground of cut pile. 1914. This was a standard pattern on some of the large railroad systems in the US at the time of its donation. This is a figured pile weave with cut and uncut pile. The backing is cotton; ground warp is dark blue; ground weft is red. The pile is mohair, in an orange-red. This gives an overall color effect of rust-brown, with the motif created by uncut (looped) pile standing out slightly lighter in tone against the cut pile ground. The sunburst motif is arranged in rows in slide repeat. 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.
Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company figured pile upholstery fabric. Dark blue cut and uncut mohair pile on a cotton ground. Pattern of small checks, alternating cut and uncut pile. This gives an effect of darker blue (cut pile) against a lighter blue (uncut or looped pile). Pattern # 717; Quality No. 1220. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. was headquartered in Boston, with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts. The manufacturer noted that this particular pattern was a recent addition to the line and was in demand for use in upholstering the seats on new "deluxe and streamlined coaches for railroads."
Skein of Mohair yarn for making trimmings (frogs and braids), Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Genapped and dyed black for use. The genappe process singes the spun yarn to remove protruding ends and make the yarn smooth. 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.
