Employee’s pay slip
![Employee payslip with columns of numbers and dates](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/textile-age-d-or-industrie-histoires_stories-golden-age/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2023/03/paysheet-clear-1000px.png)
Credit: Cowansville Historical Society
Pay slip showing the increase in an employee’s hourly wage rate between 1956 and 1975. The hourly wage starts at $0.89 in 1956 and reaches $3.36 in 1975. The functions vary over the years, from weaver to loom fixer.