The 1940s Archives | Unravelling the Yarn: The Textile Industry in Arnprior

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

New Employee Wing

This new wing was built in 1947 as part of Kenwood’s employee welfare programme. This initiative was to give workers a stable and comfortable workplace, and hopefully would […]

View of the Kenwood Joining Workshop

Women were an integral part of Kenwood’s workforce. While not afforded the same positions nor pay scale as their male counterparts, they were still able to contribute financially […]

Shop Order, 1941

This shop order was designed in Huyck’s New York Factory and modified to work in the Arnprior Mill guaranteeing consistent quality among the Huyck products whether they were […]

WWII Volunteer List

This honour scroll shows the names of Kenwood Mills employees who volunteered for service in WWII. This document, designed, by A.J. Casson, a member of the Group of […]

View of the Kenwood Weaving Room 1947

Taking up a large portion of the Kenwood Factory, the looms in the weaving room manufactured the textile products. These larger looms could be used to make both […]