General 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 […]

The Huyck Brothers

From left to right are Frank C., John N. and Edmund N. Huyck, the sons of Francis C. Huyck. Following their father’s death in 1907, the men took […]

Roll of Honour Plaque

This roll of honour plaque hangs in the west entrance of the Kenwood Corporate Centre. It is the complete list of those from Kenwood Mills that served in […]

“The Town and The Mill” – The Making of Felts and Blankets

Transcript, as narrated by Andy Clarke: Passing between a series of large cylinders covered with fine wire, the wool is combed out into a wide loose web of […]

“The Town and The Mill” – A Great Place to Live

Transcript, as narrated by Andy Clarke: Yes, Arnprior is a great place to live. It’s nice for children to grow up in a place like Arnprior. They have […]

The Town and the Mill

‘The Town and the Mill’ shows Arnprior as it was in 1948. The technicolor film was produced at the request of Kenwood Mills, Limited. Narrated by Andy Clarke, […]

“No Credit Here” Sign

This pine, hand-painted sign, c 1875, states no credit will be given for carding or cloth dressing. These services, aside from making yard goods and socks, would have […]

1933 Kenwood Mills Staff Photo

This photo shows the staff of Kenwood Mills in 1933, just a few short years after the economic crash. Arnold MacIntyre’s identification of staff members in 2003 was based […]

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 Factory Building Over Time

Combining all the images of the mill used through the Story Pages, this timeline shows the changes made to the building over its 80 plus-year history as a […]

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’ Warwick Plant

After the shutdown of the Arnprior plant, the Warwick, Quebec location took over their felt production. The amalgamation of the two plants would have their production at one […]