Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
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id: CT046-S01
title: Preservation Connecticut: Gilbert & Bennett
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. A Norwalk River mill tells the story of a craft business becoming mechanized industry.
url: https://connecticutmills.org/find/details/gilbert-bennett-wire-mfg.-co
credit: Preservation Connecticut
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT046-P01
title: Gilbert and Bennett factory 004
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-05-07
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: The Gilbert and Bennett factory was located along the Norwalk River to provide mechanical power when the manufacturer was established in 1818.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_and_Bennett_factory_004.JPG
credit: Pedro Xing / CC0
notes: CC0 public domain dedication; attribution appreciated but not required. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/gilbert_bennett-19501006.jpg
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Gilbert_and_Bennett_factory_004.JPG
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id: CT046-P02
title: Gilbert and Bennett HQ 003
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-05-07
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: The former corporate headquarters of the Gilbert and Bennett company, manufacturers of various wire products including the dish of the Arecibo Observatory in Georgetown, Connecticut, USA.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_and_Bennett_HQ_003.JPG
credit: Pedro Xing / CC0
notes: CC0 public domain dedication; attribution appreciated but not required. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/gilbert_bennett-19489435.jpg
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Gilbert_and_Bennett_HQ_003.JPG
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id: CT046-P03
title: Gilbert and Bennett factory detail 006
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-05-07
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: An arched transom window near one of the gables at a building of the Gilbert and Bennett company, Georgetown, Connecticut, USA.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_and_Bennett_factory_detail_006.JPG
credit: Pedro Xing / CC0
notes: CC0 public domain dedication; attribution appreciated but not required. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/gilbert_bennett-19501134.jpg
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Gilbert_and_Bennett_factory_detail_006.JPG
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id: CT046-P04
title: Gilbert and Bennett demolition 2012 010
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-04-20
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: A portion of the Gilbert and Bennett wire manufactory being demolished in 2012.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_and_Bennett_demolition_2012_010.JPG
credit: Pedro Xing / CC0
notes: CC0 public domain dedication; attribution appreciated but not required. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/gilbert_bennett-19352851.jpg
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Gilbert_and_Bennett_demolition_2012_010.JPG
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id: ED-P19501082
title: Gilbert and Bennett HQ SW oblique 005.JPG
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-05-07
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: Gilbert & Bennett headquarters seen across the bridge. A view of the southwest corner of the Gilbert and Bennett headquarters in Georgetown, Connecticut, USA.  This is a view from the North Main Street bridge looking north-northeast.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_and_Bennett_HQ_SW_oblique_005.JPG
credit: Pedro Xing / Own work
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Modern oblique exterior matches source. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC0
file: images/ED-P19501082.webp
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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id: ED-P19353041
title: Gilbert and Bennett demolition 2012 011.JPG
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-04-20
institution: Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, Georgetown
summary: Project sign outside Gilbert & Bennett headquarters during demolition work. Sign in front of the ongoing demolition of (part) of the Gilbert and Bennett wire mill in Georgetown, Connecticut.  The demolition project is apparently being carried out by the state of Connecticut.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_and_Bennett_demolition_2012_011.JPG
credit: Pedro Xing / Own work
notes: Image resized for the reading room. Source content retained. Blurry sign and exterior; no demolition machinery visible in this frame. Different image from recovered CT046-P04, which shows fenced work with an excavator. Do not use this image alone to establish funding or ownership. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC0
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