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.
Several employees have treasured memories of their work at the factory, such as this tablecloth woven at Bruck Mills. The wooden shuttle, placed on the tablecloth, was recovered […]
Watchful eyes follow the threads from hank to spool. This is one of the primary operations in the production of Bruck Fabrics.
Break time in the Dye House in 1945. A stencil printed fabric is shown, which is one of the company’s star products. In the stencil process, the fabric […]
Pauline Maurice, a young employee in the weaving department, plays the role of extra under the supervision of foreman Ovila Dion in 1946. Her father, Alcide Maurice, also […]
A group of students from the sewing class of the École centrale d’arts et métiers de Montréal are photographed during a guided tour on May 17, 1950. They […]
In 1969, Bruck Mills is the first textile mill in Canada to use a fully automated, computer-controlled dye house. This computer system occupies the space of a conference […]
Worker preparing the warp thread for the loom, circa 1946. This operation consists in putting a protective coating on the strands of silk which are thus reinforced in […]
A weaver supervises the operation of a Jacquard loom, in 1946. The Jacquard loom is a loom developed by Joseph Marie Jacquard from Lyon in 1801. It was […]
Photo of former employee Jean-Nil Gince at work in 1958.
In 1976, the town of Cowansville celebrates the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the village of Cowansville. The Bruck Mills produces the commemorative flag.
The operator checks the width of the fabric at the exit of a roller dryer. According to the properties of the fabric to be dried, it will be […]
