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

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 […]

“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

‘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 Corporate Centre Today

The front of the Kenwood Corporate Centre, photographed here in the summer of 2021, remains the location of the offices. It now houses many businesses including a dentist’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Lapel Pin

This gold and enamel lapel pin is just one of many items Huyck awarded to their employees. Other items included folding knives, cufflinks, and coffee mugs, all with […]