Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Bruck Museum
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.
Detail of the commemorative plaque which reads: “FIRST YARD OF SILK MADE IN CANADA, PRODUCED BY BRUCK SILK MILLS LTD, ON JULY 21st, 1922” .
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In August 1932, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Bruck Mill’s opening, employees and managers are photographed in front of the plant. An important growth in the […]
The entrance gates to the Bruck Mills factory on Willard Street, circa 1947.
A group of employees posing for the photographer of the Entre-Nous newspaper. This photo, published in August 1945, shows an impromptu meeting in the office of Joseph Shower, […]
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 […]
