Sample of Mohair roving, 30 dram, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. One bobbin. A step in the manufacture of mohair yarn from combed fiber. 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 of Mohair Top fiber, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. "Top" is the product of the combing machine, ready for spinning into yarn, separated from the "noils", or shorter strands. 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 of 187 dram (heavy) Mohair Roving, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. One bobbin. Roving is a step between the combing of the fiber and spinning of the yarn. 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 of Mohair roving, 77 dram, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. One bobbin. Roving is a step in the manufacture of mohair yarn.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 of Mohair fiber (noils), Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Noils are the short strands removed from the mohair fibers during the combing process. 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 of Mohair fiber "in the grease", as purchased for processing by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Sample of raw mohair from Texas and New Mexico, as clipped from the goat. 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 of Collins & Aikman Corporation figured cotton and rayon velour, 1929. An overall cut pile upholstery velvet patterned with 'interrupted' warp stripes in dark brown, grays, red, and dark green. Panned (flattened) finish. Rayon pile gives lustrous effect; cotton grownd. The different pile warp colors blend into a subtle color interchange across the fabric's surface.
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.
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.
Length of novelty pile fabric in pink overprinted with a plaid on the diagonal in brown and green. Weave structure similar to "Panoply" from this same donation. Artificial silk solid cut pile is clipped to give a diagonal or twill aeffect in the weave, Color "Camelia" 51" wide. Sample length not noted. One of a number of samples of pile fabrics given by Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc. owner and operator of The Shelton Looms, Shelton, CT, in 1921.
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.
Sample of Collins & Aikman Corporation figured upholstery moquette (velvet), 1929. Solid cut pile jacquard-patterned cotton velvet, with dark red (wine colored) ground, and a non-directional pattern of scattered small flower sprigs and leaves in several colors: off white, yellow, golden-brown, light and medium lavender, purple, light, medium and dark green, pink, medium and dark red, dark brown. The warp pile patterning threads are carried down the back of the fabric when not in use, giving weight and thickness to the fabric. The color variations are organized in vertical bands across the fabric width: reds, yellows, purples. Half width. Machine overlocked on three sides; no selvage.
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.
A sample length of The Shelton Looms "Alfresco" mohair "chiffon plush' fabric; black and white mottled design, 1914. A Chiffon plush (lightweight) fabric with a mohair pile and cotton back. The pile warp has been printed prior to weaving. The finished fabric is panned (the pile is flattened) in circular effects. The overall effect is a mottled black and white swirling design with an imitation fur styling. Width: 56". 1 sample.One of a group of pile fabrics given in 1914 (accessioned in 1915) by Sidney Blumenthal and Co., Inc, owner and operator of The Shelton Looms, one of the best known and most important American pile fabric producers., whose mills were in Shelton, Connecticut. Original fabric woven 56" wide
Sample of Single Mohair Yarn, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. One bobbin. Single yarn, natural color. Used for weaving imitation fur goods, dress goods, and cloakings. 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.
A sample length of Shelton Looms upholstery cut pile fabric, "Continental". This novelty upholstery velvet has very short dark red mohair pile in a very open weave so that the contrasting yellow ground shows through. Color: mulberry, 3002. Mfr # 148F. One of a group of fabric samples given by Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc, owner and operatorof the Shelton Looms. 52" width, sample length 36". White warp; yellow weft, dark red pile warp. Stencilled Mfrs. mark. Yellow twill tape machine stitched along one selvedge.
Sample of Collins & Aikman Corporation mercerized cotton figured upholstery velvet, 1929. Cut pile in a diamond grid with an open center voided to a plain weave ground. The grid pattern is dark brown and white with a bright green dot at each intersection. The ground alternates red and yellow warps, with a dark brown weft. Non-directional design.The green and white pile warps are sheared away on the back of the cloth, and not continuos from one area of use to another. Half width. Machine overlocked on three sides; no selvage.
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.
Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, cut and uncut pile upholstery or furnishing fabric known as "Lorna".; Yarn-dyed, lightweight, short pile fabric resembling a velour, with the pile spaced by three weft picks, the center pick thicker than the other two. This gives a horizontal stripe or pile rib effect, which is further patterned with an abstract design of horizontal broken lines of various lengths at irregularly spaced intervale, in looped pile which conrasts with the cut pile background. Color: Yellow-tan. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. was headquartered in Boston but had a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts. According to the manufacturer, this pattern is "furniture quality."
A length of Shelton Looms "Audubon" novelty pile fabric. A novelty plush with a long artificial silk cut pile, randomly tinted blue and golden yellow, and pressed in swirls to imitate bird plumage. According to the initial cataloging from the accession file, "The colors of this fabric were inspired by the feathers of the Callistel." One of a group of samples of novelty pile fabrics given by Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc., owner and operator of the Shelton Looms, Shelton, CT, in 1921. Width 51", sample length not noted. Mfr # 12254E
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.
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.
