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Website last revised: 07/01/09
This is a
photo of the Slack Shoddy Mill employees taken sometime before 1922.
If you look carefully at the center of the photo you will see both W.H.H.
Slack standing beside John T. Slack. In that W. H. H. Slack died on
February 8, 1922 this photo had to be taken earlier than that. If anyone
can recognize any people in the photo please contact me
with the information and I will post it.
To see this photo expanded, click HERE
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The Slack Shoddy Mill was started in 1871 by W. H. H. Slack (brother of John T. Slack) and C. Ellison. The company was first named Slack & Ellison. The firm reclaimed old wool to produce at its zenith 800 different grades of reworked product. The company became known as the John T. Slack Corp., and in the 1930s, gained recognition of being one of the world's largest shoddy mills. Unfortunately, the new synthetic fabrics cut into the business and company finances prompted it to declare bankruptcy in 1952. The following pages exhibit old photographs, documents and patent archives revealing some of the history of this once well recognized manufacturer of wool products. |
Before building-A was built there were several wooden buildings on this property site. Building-A was built about 1914 making this photo pre-1914.
Currently the State office building is on this site.
The photo below was taken before the Slack Shoddy Mill was built. The Vermont Novelty Company most likely built this wood dam to power their factory. After the Vermont Novelty Company went out of business the Slacks purchased the property and built their mill there.
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Ron Jasinski |
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