[Business records]. 1931-1962.

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[Business records]. 1931-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49610016

These records refer to Joan Plush Mills and Include correspondence, 1932-1950, with many letters concerning machinery; parts lists, 1935-1937, for Crompton & Knowles machinery; a wage survey report, 1952, from New England Telephone and Telegraph; plush department cost sheets, 1936-1940; and costs sheets by style, 1936, with cloth samples (swatches). Also includes financial audits, 1950-1953; receiving clerk's records, 1945, for machinery, yarn, raw materials, etc.; price lists, 1939; records of shipments, 1945; and a scrapbook of promotional materials, 1943-1945. Also includes miscellaneous production notes, 1943-1962; student papers, 1929-1945, including some belonging to E. Herzog; and machinery papers from Pilgrim Plush Co., 1925-1927. See P1525 for various photographs and drawings.

3 ft. (4 boxes + 1 v.)

American Textile History Museum Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7610957

American Textile History Museum Library

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Ansin, E.

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Herzog, E.

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Pilgrim Plush Company.

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Joan Fabrics Corp.

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The company was incorporated in 1932 in Central Falls, R.I., and manufactured plush fabrics, upholstery materials, and corduroys, purchasing the cotton and mohair yarns. David Ansin was president and E. Ansin served as treasurer; in 1934, E. Herzog entered the firm as buyer and agent, eventually becoming vice president. By 1953, the company was run by H.S. Ansin. The company moved to Woonsocket, R.I., in 1936 and acquired a plant in Lowell, Mass., in 1957. It later acquired a plant in North Caro...

Ansin, H. S.

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Ansin, David.

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Joan Plush Mills.

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Crompton & Knowles Loom Works

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Firm was established in 1897 by the consolidation of Crompton Loom Works (established 1851) and Knowles Loom Works (established 1855). It had manufacturing facilities in Worcester, Mass., Providence, R.I., Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C. From the description of Loom specifications. 1923. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 48447635 The company, located in Worcester, Mass., began in 1851 as a partnership of Merrill Furbush and George C...