Photograph, black & white: Wet Finishing - Steaming Cloth. American Woolen Co., The National & Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. 1912.
One of a series of 71 photographs documenting the workings of the American Woolen Company's National & Providence Worsted Mills, part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, and fabrics by American Woolen Mills in 1912.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company plain "Railroad Plush" upholstery fabric, in emerald green.1914. Used for covering seats in railroad cars. 25 1/2" wide.Pile weave, solid cut pile. Cotton backing, Mohair pile. Ground warp and weft are dark blue; pile is green. 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.
Photograph, black & white: Dry Finishing - Examining Cloth. American Woolen Co., The National & Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. 1912
One of a series of 71 photographs documenting the workings of the American Woolen Company's National & Providence Worsted Mills, part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, and fabrics by American Woolen Mills in 1912.
Sample length of Collins & Aikman Corporation pile upholstery fabric, 1929. Multi-colored, yarn-dyed, jacquard-woven pile upholstery fabric.; Fabric has an allover floral and medallion pattern formed by the rayon pile. A neo-classical style design: floral sprig motifs are framed within oval medallions and linked above and below to similar medallions, bordered by opposed meandering floral vines. The pile design stands out in relief on the twill weave cotton ground produced by interweaving the pile yarn with the ground structure. The largest area of voiding is in the ground of each medallion. The warp pile yarns in cotton and rayon have different lusters. The colors are organized in vertical bands across the width. Predominatly gray and dark red with accents of pink-orange, blue, tan, dark brown, and light orange. Half width.
Collins & Aikman Corporation was founded in 1891 and incorporated in 1929. The company made high end upholstery fabrics, including velvets and plushes in cotton, mohair, and silk, and beginning in the 1910s, artifical silk (rayon). Early on the firm competed successfully in the market for automotive and aviation fabrics. In the 1920s the company had mills in Astoria (Queens), New York; Philadelphia, PA; and North Carolina.
American Woolen Co. Coarse fancy worsted Cheviot mixture fabric samples; All worsted, skein dyed mixtures; A = dark grey; B = brown. Bound with black tape by machine.
Manufactured by the National and Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Length of Botany Worsted Mills "Botany Serge" dress fabric, 1924. Soft, supple, lightweight twill weave wool fabric. Color: #616, Men's blue (midnight). 54" wide. One of ten samples of worsted dress goods donated by Botany Worsted Mills of Passaic, New Jersey in October 1924.
Length of 'Baltimore Chambray' fabric, finished, checked blue and white. Process sample, one of 16 samples of yarn-dyed textiles in finished and unfinished states donated by the The Eagle & Phenix Mills, Columbus, GA., in 1914.
The Eagle Mfg Co. of Columbus Georgia was established in 1851, before the Civil War, by New York native William Young. After the war, the mill was re-established and renamed the Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co., symbolizing the renewal of the mill after the destruction of the war. The company survived several changes of ownership from 1896 until 1947, and the mill passed through several more changes until 2003.
American Woolen Co., all-wool, fancy diagonal, double-faced overcoating fabric samples, 1912. A 17" x 25" sample of reversible heavy overcoat fabric; one side is light and dark brown stripes, reversing to Light and dark brown and green plaid. Edges bound in white. Manufactured by the National and Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Bi-Tone Friezette" upholstery fabric, 1914. Irridescent effect plush with uncut mohair pile in light green, possibly space-dyed to give a strie effect, against a cotton ground with a blue warp, yellow weft. The yellow shows through the looped pile, hence the "bi-tone" name. Used for furniture and draperies; also noted by the manufacturer 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.
14 samples of woven wool fabrics, bound with black tape by machine stitching. Woolen/Worsted wool suitings and coatings, manufactured by American Woolen Company's "National and Providence Worsted Mills" in Providence, Rhode Island. COLORS: 1. Brown, 2. Black, 3. Brown, 4. Brown/Black, 5. Dk grey, 6. Lt grey w/white pin stripe, 7. Black, 8..Dk grey, 9..Black w/red pin stripe, 10..Brown w/black pin stripe, 11. Very dk blue, 12. Greys, 13. Grey w/black diagonal stripe, 14. Brown
These samples were woven by workers at the American Woolen Company's Providence, Rhode Island mill (The National and Providence Worsted Mills) at about the time the Lawrence Textile Strike (also known as the Bread and Roses strike) was taking place. American Woolen Company also owned the Washington Mill, Wood Mill, and Ayer Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where workers were active in the strike..
Manufactured by the National and Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Photograph, black & white: French Drawing - Four Baller. American Woolen Co., The National & Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. 1912.
One of a series of 71 photographs documenting the workings of the American Woolen Company's National & Providence Worsted Mills, part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, and fabrics by American Woolen Mills in 1912.
American Woolen Company Midnight blue woven wool fabric samples; Worsted serge (twill weave), piece-dyed; bound with black tape by machine. Manufactured by the National and Providence Woolen Mills, Providence, RI.
The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
American Woolen Co. cotton carded 3/4 twill reversible overcoating fabric samples, 1912. A. Gray; B. Green-gray; C. blue, in a herringbone weave. Manufactured by the National and Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, figured pile woven upholstery fabric, "Friezette", 1928 Mohair pile, cut and uncut, in dark blue-green, on a cotton ground withblack warp and a blue-green weft. Tiny allover patterning of dots of cut pile surrounded by a grid of alternating rows of cut and uncut pile.. 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.
American Woolen Co. fancy diagonal Cheviot fabric sample, 1912. 12 ounce weight; Twill weave, brushed surface. Black with brown twill and white brushed fibers; mixture. Produced by American Woolen Co's National & Providence Worsted Mills.
The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Photograph, black & white: Welfare Work - Restaurant Where Help is Served at Cost Price. American Woolen Co., The National & Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. 1912.
One of a series of 71 photographs documenting the workings of the American Woolen Company's National & Providence Worsted Mills, part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, and fabrics by American Woolen Mills in 1912.
