The Grimshaw Brothers sample books document the output of the Grimshaw Brothers silk mill from 1895 to 1904. This Reading, Pennsylvania mill was built in 1887 and rebuilt in 1889 following a tornado which destroyed much of the original building. The mill would have employed between 300-400 girls and women to spin and weave silk cloth from imported fiber. The fabric samples contained in these books, although small, preserve the rich colors and textures of this century-old fabric.
This gallery includes a sampler of these important documents of the United States silk weaving industry.
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Fabric Swatch 2891
Fabric Width- 21
Transcribed Numbers- 4079 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2892
Fabric Width- 20
Transcribed Numbers- 7942 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2893
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- 7747 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2894
Fabric Width- 21
Transcribed Numbers- 144 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2895
Fabric Width- 24
Transcribed Numbers- This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2896
Fabric Width- 20
Transcribed Numbers- 4177 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2897
Fabric Width- 20
Transcribed Numbers- 4097 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2898
Fabric Width- 20
Transcribed Numbers- 7987 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2899
Fabric Width- 20
Transcribed Numbers- 7942 This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |
Fabric Swatch 2900
Fabric Width- 20
This swatch is from Volume 2 of the Grimshaw Brothers Silk sample books. The volume can be found here in its entirety: https://archive.org/details/GrimshawVol2_20170209 |