Background on Sagendorph Woolen Company
The Sagendorph Woolen Company of East Brookfield, located about sixty miles southwest of Boston in Worcester County, Massachusetts, maintained sixteen looms and specialized in the carding of shoddy and the manufacture of cashmeres, repellents, and suitings. There is some evidence that Sagendorph also spun raw materials for other companies and sold some textile goods on commission.
The mill transactions include other local businesses of historical interest such as the Boston and Albany Railroad Company, Putnam, Davis & Company, and J. Marble and Company.
Scope of collection
The daybook contains daily transactions between the Sagendorph Woolen Company of East Brookfield, Massachusetts and other businesses, local residents, and the company's labor force. These detailed entries present a dynamic picture of the company's manufacturing operations ranging from the purchase of raw materials to the sales of finished products.
Also included are many of Sagendorph's intermediate expenses including equipment purchase and repair and standard mill purchases such as stationery and boxes. There is some evidence that Sagendorph spun raw materials for other named companies and sold some goods on commission.
Although the extant records cover only a brief period of the mill's history (November 1885- October 1887), this 400 page volume provides a detailed record of how textile mills operated during the late 19th century.
Administrative information
Search terms
Subjects
- Bookkeeping--United States--History--19th century.
- Carding (textiles)
- East Brookfield (Mass. : Town)
- Sagendorph Woolen Company.
- Textile construction processes and techniques.
- Textile factories--Massachusetts.
- Textile factories--New England--History.
- Textile industry--Massachusetts--History.
- Textile manufacturers--Massachusetts.
- Textile materials.
- Yarn-making processes and techniques.
Contributors
- Sagendorph Woolen Company [main entry]
Genres and formats
- Bookkeeping records--Massachusetts.
- Daybooks--Massachusetts.
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