His products were marketed in states east of the Mississippi and overseas. After his death in 1965, the mill was conveyed to the State of Connecticut and used by the University as a storage facility for 30 years. It is now restored and owned by the Windham Automated Machine Co. , designers and makers of hi-tech machines. Although the building of the flood control dam in 1952 met with strenuous objection initially, it has proven to be a benefit to the little hamlet, protecting it from encroachment and urbanization. The Hollow remains an unspoiled example of a 19th century mill village.
Residents still tend vegetable gardens and livestock still grazes in pastures.
Other Mill Related Buildings Mill Housing. The two buildings across the street from the mill served as housing for workers at the National Thread Company and later, the G. J. Kirby Mill. Both houses were probably built about 1850. The two buildings are now apartments. Originally there was a third boarding house.