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 2861
Fabric Width- 24
Transcribed Numbers- 4209 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 2862
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- 7747 F201 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 2863
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 2864
Fabric Width- 21
Transcribed Numbers- F201 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 2865
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- 7747 F201 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 2866
Fabric Width- 26
Transcribed Numbers- 4078 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 2867
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- F201 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 2868
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 2869
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- F207 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 2870
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 |