Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Bruck Museum
Portrait of Leopold S. Lee (1899-1972), vice-president of Bruck Silk Mills Limited. Originally from the small town of Chyrow in Poland (now located in Ukraine), he emigrates to […]
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 […]
Operator checking bobbins and repairing broken threads as needed, circa 1948.
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 […]
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. […]
View of the factory facilities near the railway line, circa 1955. The tall smokestack, reservoir and approaching train have been part of the town of Cowansville’s landscape for […]
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 […]
Bruck Silk Mills exhibition booth for showcasing its fabrics at the prestigious Wembley Colonial Exhibition in England, which was held from April 1924 to October 1925.
The Bruck Mills fabric store was located near the main entrance on Willard Street in Cowansville. Frequented mainly by residents of Cowansville and the region, it was particularly […]
This piece of fabric was found at the Roberma fabric store in Cowansville in the summer of 2019. Wrapped around a cardboard backing emblazoned with the Bruck Fabrics […]
On February 7, 1975, The Gazette reports that the Bruck family has handed over control of the family business to Japanese interests: Toyobo Co. Ltd, a textile giant, […]
City of Cowansville fire insurance plan showing the expansion of the Bruck Mills buildings in 1951.
