Old mill

JRSutton · Dec 16, 2015

one of the few - if not the only - mills left in my home town of Millbury Mass.

In case you ever wondered where that wool in major league baseballs comes from

JRSutton · Dec 16, 2015

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Spinning Mill

GeneMO · Dec 16, 2015

Good to see that there is a little industry left in the US.

Gene

jon f mn · Dec 16, 2015

Very interesting.

Steve@Advance · Dec 16, 2015

Looks like a good mix of the old and new. Nice to see some of the old equipment still able to keep up with the new!

Sean Feeney · Dec 16, 2015

Do you know any of the Watts family from Millbury
Dave Bruce Harold there dad was a local mechanic.

JRSutton · Dec 16, 2015

Sean, no. It's a small town, but I do not recognize the name.

If they lived there 30+ years ago, they'd probably recognize my last name though from my grandfather's, then father's insurance agency in town. Rocheleau Insurance. No longer in business, but at the time I could never say my name without somebody asking "oh any relation to the insurance agency?".

valleview · Dec 16, 2015

Interesting-thanks for posting. My great grandmother was born in Millbury, Mass. Doubt if you would know them, it was a long,long time ago. Her dad's last name was Stone from Sutton as was her mother's, Bartlett. The Sibley family was also very distant relation. Interesting to see your comments. I think there was a lot more farming in your area when great grannie lived there.

37chief · Dec 16, 2015

What is that stuff they make cord from. It isn't cotton, is it? Looks like belly button lint. Stan

JRSutton · Dec 16, 2015

You're right about that! Very little farming going on around here these days - all houses now.

I knew a Stone family in Millbury... Vincent.

The Sibley family must have lived on Sibley road here in Sutton - which coincidentally is where my friend's lost calves are roaming around (I posted about that earlier). Around Sibley Reservoir (which is more of swamp than what you'd think of as a reservoir).

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