Person/Organization: Haskell, Edwin J.
Item 34502
Edwin J. Haskell, Westbrook, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 34505
Haskell silk advertisement, Westbrook, ca. 1902
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook
Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.
