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 2881
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- I207 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 2882
Fabric Width- 42
Transcribed Numbers- 4105 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 2883
Fabric Width- 23
Transcribed Numbers- I209 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 2884
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 2885
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 2886
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 2887
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 2888
Fabric Width- 27
Transcribed Numbers- 146 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 2889
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 2890
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 |