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.
Top: in August 1932, 10 years after the opening of Bruck Silk Mills, employees and managers are photographed in front of the plant. An important growth in the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
A group of workers gathered in front of the entrance to the shipping department, circa 1923.
