Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Bruck Museum
Advertisement of Bruck Mills Australia Ltd. circa 1946. It makes a link between the Bruck factories in Wangaratta and Cowansville, both established in towns near major urban centres […]
Left: example of four advertisements promoting Bruck fabrics for clothing and home décor. These ads are also placed in fashion magazines (including Châtelaine) and textile industry trade publications. […]
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 […]
Recruitment ad for the Premier Silk Mills factory in Cowansville in 1923. The plant is described as the most progressive in the fastest growing town in the Eastern […]
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 […]
Launching in 1938 by Bruck Silk Mills, Bruck Fabric News is distributed in Canada, the United States, and Europe to promote Bruck fabrics to targeted customers such as […]
The film The Fabric of Our Story traces the history of Bruck Silk Mills textiles from their conception and manufacture at the Cowansville plant to the presentation of the […]
Cover page of the company’s annual report in 1948, after the company’s name change. Bruck Silk Mills was renamed Bruck Mills Limited to better reflect the fact that […]
The first issue of Entre-Nous, the bilingual magazine produced by Bruck employees, is published in June 1944. The front-page features employees from the Throwing Department and the Artists […]
Front page of Entre-Nous newspaper in 1947 featuring the company’s wellness program that gives workers free access to a doctor and nurse in case of illness or accident. […]
Front page of Entre-Nous, July-August 1950. This photo of five Bruck employee couples is taken on June 24, 1950 after the wedding ceremony and in the middle of […]
The Bruck Fabric News magazine is an important marketing tool and serves to promote Bruck fabrics to Canadian, American and European customers. A top editorial team ensures that […]
