A 1915 promotional glossary issued by Cheney Brothers, silk manufacturers of South Manchester, Connecticut. It opens with a short history of silk and its production (cocoon raising, reeling, throwing, spun silk, weighting, dyeing, printing, weaving, velvets), followed by an account of the Cheney firm and its product lines. The main part is an alphabetical glossary of silk trade terms, silk fabrics (many with French pronunciation and Cheney trademarked names), color names with French pronunciations and English equivalents, and French terms describing fabric characteristics and design styles. Illustrated with factory photographs and a color plate of the silkworm life cycle.

A 1916 illustrated promotional history of silk published by Cheney Brothers, the Connecticut silk manufacturers. It traces silk culture from legendary origins in ancient China through Europe, England, France and colonial and 19th-century America, then describes the Cheney mills and their processes: reeling, spinning waste silk, throwing, dyeing, warping, Jacquard and ribbon weaving, velvet weaving, and printing. Illustrated with engravings, photographs and a colour plate; includes an index and an index of illustrations.