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Weavexx Arnprior Plant in the 90’s

The Weavexx offices, like Kenwood’s, were at the front of the plant, partly shown here at the right of the image. When Weaxexx took over from BTR, they […]

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 Canada Ltd. Arnprior Plant

Taken after 1968 (as the original 150-foot-tall smokestack is missing), this photo shows the plant after the company name changed to Huyck Canada Ltd. The footprint of the […]

Toy Made with Kenwood Blankets

Blankets and felts were not the only things coming out of Kenwood Mills. This red and white stuffed bull, made from blanket material, was affectionately known as “Wooly […]

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 […]

Kenwood Overcoat Label

Every item made of Kenwood’s signature woolen material was marked with a label. The label changed depending on the product and informed the purchaser whether the product was […]

Warren K. Cook Wool Coat

Kenwood Mills Ltd. partnered with designers to create fashionable clothing using the wool produced at the Arnprior mill. Warren K. Cook added the Kenwood overcoat to his line […]

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 […]

Kenwood Felt Workshop Certificate

Certificates like this were handed out one year to those who attended a Kenwood felt workshop. Harry Brittle, a local Arnprior printer whose company (now named Hughes Brittle […]

Reception Programme for Rudolphe Olivier

This programme was given to Ed Murphy, a Kenwood employee, at the reception of Rudolphe Olivier, here anglicized as “Rudolph Oliver”. Olivier retired after 28 years of working […]