Hanks Silk Mill
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Rodney and Horace Hanks built this mill in 1810 in Mansfield, Connecticut. It was one of the earliest American silk mills and produced some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a water wheel. Here, the Hanks produced silk thread for sewing that they proudly called "the oldest and best brand of silk on the continent."
Rodney and Horace Hanks built this mill in 1810 in Mansfield, Connecticut. It was one of the earliest American silk mills and produced some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a water wheel. Here, the Hanks produced silk thread for sewing that they proudly called "the oldest and best brand of silk on the continent."
Artifact
Mill (Building)
Date Made
1810
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Connecticut, Tolland county
Creator Notes
Built in 1810 by Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horace Hanks in the hamlet of Hanks Hill, near Mansfield in Tolland County, Connecticut.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Liberty Craftworks District
Object ID
31.1088.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Width: 12 ft
Length: 28 ft
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