Advertising Archives | Unravelling the Yarn: The Textile Industry in Arnprior

Advertisement for the Purchase of Wool

It wasn’t only textile producers who were looking to purchase raw wool. This advertisement, placed in The Arnprior Chronicle‘s Friday, July 12, 1912 newspaper by James Guthrie who […]

Kenwood Blanket Advertisement

The combination of bright colours and the implied high quality and resulting comfort were all part of the very successful marketing Kenwood did.

Kenwood Corporate Centre

By an unknown artist, this sketch shows the front of the Kenwood Corporate Centre as it appeared on the front of a booklet covering the history of the […]

Weavexx “Fast-Moving” Brochure

This brochure was produced after the merger of the Canadian and American branches of Huyck with Niagara Lockport Industries. The new subsidiary would supply paper-makers felts at 11 […]

BTR Booklet Cover

The B.F. Goodrich Company, run from Akron, Ohio, established the British Goodrich Tyre Company as a subsidiary in 1924. In the process of acquiring multiple local production companies, […]

Huyck “All-Wool” Blanket

Kenwood blankets altered very little after the Huyck Canada Limited name change. This particular all wool blanket belonged to line no. 33, the Ramscrest Plain Colours line. Its […]

Kenwood Sleeping Bag

The Kenwood sleeping bag, from the Huycks’ Outdoor Comfort Line, was a product made under the Kenwood. Sleeping bags were one of the first products made before they […]

Copper Plate

The advertisement markets Kenwood blankets as excellent quality for both home and as gifts. Featured in the bottom right corner of the image is the iconic Ramscrest logo, […]

Green “Famous” Blanket and Box

The “Famous” line of Kenwood blankets was packaged in boxes featuring the Ramscrest logo, the trademark image of Huyck products. Included in the box was a care card […]