Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Bruck Museum
Operator checking bobbins and repairing broken threads as needed, circa 1948.
The Bruck Museum, located at 225 rue Principale in Cowansville, is an art and heritage museum. Built in 1874 as a branch of the Eastern Townships Bank, this […]
This artefact, commemorating the first yard of silk produced by the Bruck Silk Mills in 1922, was carefully preserved by the Bruck family and is now on display […]
A landscape painter, Sarah Robertson began her art studies at the age of nineteen at the Art Association of Montreal with William Brymner, Maurice Cullen, and Randolph Hewton. Robertson was […]
Diagram describing the manufacturing stages of Bruck fabrics from receipt of the yarns to delivery. Produced in 1947, this flowchart illustrates in detail and chronologically the production processes […]
Watchful eyes follow the threads from hank to spool. This is one of the primary operations in the production of Bruck Fabrics.
Bruck Silk Mills’ first building in Cowansville, circa 1925. The factory, which is located near the railroad and the Canadian Pacific railway station, was inaugurated on July 21st, […]
The old Cowansville train station depicted on an early 20th century postcard. In the background, circled in red, the building bought by the company Premier Silk Mills Limited.
Building permit application for the expansion of the weaving mill in October 1935, on company letterhead. The permit is signed by Leopold S. Lee, Vice-President of Bruck Silk […]
To alleviate the city’s lack of housing due to the large influx of workers arriving from other regions of Quebec, Bruck invests in the corporation Cowansville Realties Ltd. […]
This aerial view of the Bruck Silk Mills, circa 1945, shows the multiple expansions that reflect the company’s rapid growth. Also appearing, the railroad tracks and in the […]
The entrance gates to the Bruck Mills factory on Willard Street, circa 1947.
