Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Cowansville and Bruck Mills: A Golden Thread Bruck Museum
Eugène Mongeau, of the Weaving Department, adjusts a Jacquard loom following a warp beam change, circa 1950. Empty wooden bobbins can be seen on a small rack and […]
An operator checks the length of a warp beam in front of a loom. The warp beam is a cylinder around which the warp yarn is wound for […]
A worker monitors the entrance to a finisher ream, where the damp fabric is then dried, stretched to the desired width, and heat-set so that it will not […]
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, […]
The entrance to the Bruck Mills plant on Willard Street in Cowansville, circa 1970. The fabric store appears on the far left.
The former Bruck Mills and Consoltex buildings have been used as warehouses for several years for various transportation companies and are now housing new businesses. The Bruck’s oldest […]
Former Bruck Mills workers were invited to attend a reunion hosted by the Bruck Museum in December 2017. Here are some quotes from interviews with some former employees: […]
Poster announcing the reunion of former Bruck Mills workers to invite them to participate in the memory collection undertaken by the Bruck Museum. The reunion made it possible […]
Régina Lapointe, 101 years old at the time of the reunion of the former workers of the Bruck, exchanges stories of the past with a guest. Employed from […]
Gerald H. Thomas, former Bruck Mills worker and finance director, looks at archival photos during the filmed interview of his testimonial. The donation of his archives is a […]
Since 2017, a new showcase introducing contemporary textile art has been added to the Bruck Museum’s programming in order to highlight its historical link with Cowansville’s textile heritage. […]
City of Cowansville fire insurance plan showing the expansion of the Bruck Mills buildings in 1951.
