QUILT HISTORY STORIES
ELGIN, ILLINOIS
RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
BECKET, MASSACHUSETTS
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND
Pieceing Together the Quilt and Art Needleart Past
of
Elgin, Illinois
Series
Collingbourne Mills and Virginia Snow Studios Story
Book 1 and Book 2
Susan Wildemuth, Atkinson, IL
Table of Contents
Timeline of a Family of Needle Art Companies
Collingbourne Mills and Virginia Snow Studios Story
Quick Facts and Significant Dates
History of Albert B. Collingbourne
A. Patent List – American and Canadian – Albert B.
Collingbourne
History of Collingbourne Mills, Inc. and Virginia Snow Studios, Elgin, Illinois
Section One
Section Two
Section Three
A. Berkshire and Becket Silk Company Acquisition
Department of Collingbourne Mills, Inc.,
Art Needlework Factory Elgin, Illinois
B. Dexter Yarn Company Acquisition
A. Virginia Snow Studios – Grandma Dexter Line
Lists
1. Collingbourne Mills, Collingbourne Mills, Inc.
and Virginia Snow Studios
2. Virginia Snow Studios Art Needlework Catalogs
3. Logos, Trademarks, Symbols, and Illustrations
4. Collingbourne Lineage (America)
5. Collingbourne Mills, Inc. Thread
Featured in Virginia Snow Studios Catalogs
(Partial List)
6. Needlecraft
Women’s Magazine Ads 1910-1940
Classified Section
Collingbourne Mills and Virginia Snow Studios
(Shirley McElderry)
7. “Help Wanted” Employment Ads
(August 1926 – January 1927)
Collingbourne Mills and Virginia Snow Studios
(David Siegenthaler)
Endnotes
Collingbourne Mills and Virginia Snow Studios Story
Bibliography (Entire Project)
