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THE BACCHANTE
Smart Cocktail Lounge
The SHERATON-BILTMORE
OPERATED BY THE SHERATON CORPORATION OF AMERICA Twenty-eight Hotels in Twenty-three Cities
(1952) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
HOTELS
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208 WEYBOSSET STREET
Large, Quiet, Clean Rooms
25 Rooms with Television
· Free Radio in every Room
· Automatic Sprinkler System
Send for our New Brochure.
85 roun hotel
Norman Boucher, Mgr.
Telephone DE xter 1-8200
HOUSE FURNISHINGS - WHOLESALE
BALLOU, JOHNSON & NICHOLS CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
House Furnishings Electrical Appliances
Floor Coverings
128 DORRANCE STREET
Telephone DExter 1-8320
"Miss Jones, Type 2,500 Personal Letters ... and Get 'em Out Today !"
2
Do you want real response from your customers and prospects? A personally-typewritten letter gets the highest results!
But you don't have the time, or facilities? And you can't afford the expense of hiring 30 typists? R. L. Polk & Co.'s Automatic Type- writer Division has the answer for you!
The world's largest battery of automatic typewriters- typing completely personalized letters, each individually pen-signed-can produce 500 or 15,000 typewritten letters for you, READY TO MAIL-in a matter of hours. And the cost is a fraction of what it would cost you to do it yourself.
Simply send along your list, your letterheads and envelopes, your instructions. Or, ask for complete information from:
R.L. POLK AND COMPANY, Direct Mail Advertising Division HEADQUARTERS: POLK BUILDING, 431 HOWARD ST. DETROIT 31, MICHIGAN BRANCHES AND PRODUCTION PLANTS: New York Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St. Louis Cincinnati Trenton
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
IN DOWNTOWN Providence
@ Completely redecorated . Local Ownership and Management
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INSURANCE
CHARLES G. MORGAN President-Treasurer
STANLEY HENSHAW, Jr. Vice-President-Secretary
BEACH & SWEET, INC. INSURANCE
SINCE 1868
HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 1-9870
FIRE - LIABILITY - ACCIDENT - FLY WHEEL BOILER - MARINE - PLATE GLASS SURETY BONDS - SPRINKLER LEAKAGE AUTOMOBILE - YACHT - LIVE STOCK USE & OCCUPANCY - TRAVELLERS' BAGGAGE
*** * * *
Representing the Following Companies:
Agricultural, Atlantic Mutual, Boston, Centennial, Continental, Employers Fire, Equitable F. & M., Fidelity-Phenix, Great American, Home, Insurance Co. of North America, National, North British & Mercantile, Phoenix Assurance, Phoenix of Hartford, Providence Washington, Providence Mutual, Pawtucket Mutual, Dorchester Mutual, American Motorists, Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co., Shelby Mutual, United National Indemnity.
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INSURANCE
E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS INC.
Automobile
-
Liability
Accident
-
Fire
INSURANCE
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
Telephones GAspee 1-5746 and 1-8432-1-8433
36 EXCHANGE PLACE - PROVIDENCE, R. I. "On the Mall"
Pawtucket Office, 24 SPRING STREET Telephone PAwtucket 2-4872
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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INSURANCE
STARKWEATHER & SHEPLEY, INC.
INSURANCE
Fidelity Bonds
Surety Bonds
17 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET
PROVIDENCE 2, R. I.
Tel. GAspee 1-6900
120 Broadway
175 W. Jackson Blvd.
New York 5, N. Y.
Chicago 4, Ill.
ESTABLISHED 1871
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INSURANCE
WILLIAM H. GARRAHAN & CO., INC.
Insurance
Surety Bonds
Real Estate
Fire - Marine - Automobile Liability - Accident
Telephones DExter 1-8313-1-8314
7 DYER ST. cor. WESTMINSTER PROVIDENCE, R. I.
EARL M. IRONS
INSURANCE Of Every Description
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
Telephones GA spee 1-7345 and 1-7346 ·
1119 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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INSURANCE
KAGAN AND SHAWCROSS
INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE For Every Need
COURTESY
SERVICE
KS . SECURITY
Telephone JAckson 1-3900
805 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING PROVIDENCE, R. I. Service Office in Lobby
Organized 1851
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
RODERICK PIRNIE, General Agent
Telephone GAspee 1-2672
TURKS HEAD BUILDING
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INSURANCE
THE PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
INCORPORATED 1800
Over
One Hundred and Fifty
Agency
Mutual Fire
Years' Experience
Insurance
With All
CO
Losses Paid in Full
HE
INC.18
New England
MUTUAL PLACE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PURITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF RHODE ISLAND
Home Offices: Fourth Floor, TURKS HEAD BUILDING
Rhode Island's Home Company
OFFICERS
ARTHUR L. PERRY, President
WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD, Vice-President
JAMES R. O'DONNELL, Secretary
EARL M. PEARCE, Treasurer-Assistant Secretary HENRY S. REDSTONE, Assistant Secretary-Assistant Treasurer EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, M.D., Medical Director Emeritus JAMES B. BROWN, Actuary
DIRECTORS
EDMUND D. CHESEBRO EARL C. HENDERSON CLINTON PRESCOTT KNIGHT, JR.
JAMES R. O'DONNELL
EARL M. PEARCE ARTHUR L. PERRY HENRY S. REDSTONE HENRY D. SHARPE
WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
FI
The Oldest
Company in
AP
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INSURANCE
AND PROV IDENC
PLANTA
TIONS .
COMPANY
CHARTERED
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Head Office 141 WAYLAND AVE. PROVIDENCE 6, R. I.
MAURICE H. SAVAL, President Hon. GUILLAUME MYETTE, Secretary
R. A. DEROSIER AGENCY
Everything In Disability Insurance
(We are GENERAL AGENTS for FOUR of the largest companies) Dividend-paying as well as Guaranteed Cost Life Insurance LIFETIME Accident and NON-CONFINING SICKNESS - Individual NON-CAN Special Group Renewal Plans - Over-Age to 75 - Housewives - Retired Risks - Hazardous Special Risks - Combined Life and Disability at LOWEST rates. Direct and Brokerage Business solicited
32 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET, PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
80 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON 10, MASS.
TEL. GA spee 1-1391 TEL. Liberty 2-8862
EQUITABLE Fire & Marine Insurance Company
CAPITAL $2,000,000
PROVIDENCE. R.I. ASSETS $14,285,562.1
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
Connecticut
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
T. E. HOPKINS, State Agent
515 Hospital Trust Building Telephones GA spee 1-8666-1-8667
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
INSURANCE
GALLIVAN INC.
& CO.
87 Weybosset St. - Rooms 525-526
Telephones GAspee 1-8381-1-8382
Providence, R. I.
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Underwriting All Classes of Insurance (Except Life)
AMERICAN
UNIVERSAL
INSURANCE
75
INSURANCE
JOHN A. GAMMONS, Inc.
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS
REAL ESTATE
PHONE GA spee 1-5330
171 Westminster St., Cor. Dorrance St.
JOHN A. GAMMONS ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
"Behind the Clock"
Providence, R. I.
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Established 1860 Under the Laws of the State of New York DANDRIDGE M. GRAY, Manager
TELEPHONE UNION 1-1622
909-10 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
Partnership Insurance Business Insurance Pension Trusts
Personal Insurance Tax Liquidation Insurance Bonus or Profit Sharing Trusts
EUGENE T. LOTHGREN
Chartered Life Underwriter
3rd Floor 146 WESTMINSTER STREET
PHONE
DE xter 1-1230
ALL COVERAGES
INCLUDING LIFE
MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY of RHODE ISLAND D
Telephones DExter 1-9427-1-9428
86 WEYBOSSET STREET BROAD AGENCY FACILITIES
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
WE SOLICIT YOUR INQUIRIES
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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INSURANCE
O'DONNELL & CO., INC. JOHN F. O'DONNELL, Treasurer INSURANCE OFALL KINDS 1419 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING JU WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R.I. ESTABLISHED BY THOMAS E. O'DONNELL IN 1894
FIRE INSURANCE
THEFT
WINDSTORM
AUTOMOBILE
LIFE
HEALTH
ACCIDENT
RAPHAEL PAOLA General Insurance Real Estate 261 POCASSET AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone EL mhurst 1-9600
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION PUBLIC LIABILITY
PLATE GLASS INLAND MARINE BURGLARY BONDS
ANTHONY C. PAOLINO, Inc.
REALTORS
OF RE
ARE AF TIVE
OARDS
ESTATY
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE - MORTGAGES TELEPHONE GA spee 1-2588
MEMBER
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INSURANCE AGENTS
71 JACKSON STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
You Don't Have To Be Rich
. . . to retire at 60 on an income of $200 a month - through the Phoenix Mutual Retirement Income Plan. Send for the illustrated booklet giving the facts. No cost - no obligation. Just write or phone -
LLOYD E. CRANDALL Manager
PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN.
312 Turks Head Building, Providence 3, R. I.
01937 PMLICO
Telephone GA spee 1-9715
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INSURANCE
SANDERSON BROTHERS, Inc.
INSURANCE Forty Years Continuous Service
GENERAL OFFICE AND CLAIM DEPARTMENT
171 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. Telephones GA spee 1-6728-1-6729
SPENCER & PRESTON Formerly Spencer & Boss INSURANCE for 3 generations 29 Weybosset Street Telephone GAspee 1-7276 Providence, Rhode Island offering you desirable and economical protection against Fire, Casualty, and Inland Marine Hazards
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA
RICHARD R. CALDWELL, Manager
Annuities Group Insurance
1019 Industrial Trust Building
111 WESTMINSTER STREET - Telephone DE xter 1-2422 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
REALTORS
ALLA ...
ARDS
J. BERTRAM WATSON, INC. Realtors - Insurance
Appraisals - Mortgages - Surety Bonds Complete Fire Coverage - Casualty - Automobile Phones DExter 1-8127-1-8133 - UNion 1-9290 86 WEYBOSSET ST., Suite 58 PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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IRON AND STEEL
UNITED IRON WORKS
WROUGHT IRON WORK - LIGHT STRUCTURALS FIRE ESCAPES
Miscellaneous Iron, Aluminum, Bronze and Brass Work of All Types
ARTISTIC WROUGHT
IRON WORK
IRON FENCES
IRON GUARDS
ORNAMENTAL RAILING
HAND FORGING
BRIDGE RAILING PIPE RAILINGS STAIR TREADS
TEL. EL mhurst 1-1098
ALUMINUM RAILINGS BRONZE LETTERING BLACKSMITHING WELDING AND BRAZING
BRACKET LANTERNS WIRE FENCES GATES OF ALL KINDS ANDIRONS
1704 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
NIGHTINGALE, BAKER & SALISBURY IRON and STEEL TOOL STEEL COLD ROLLED STEEL for all purposes - Rounds, Squares, Hexagons and Flats COLD DRAWN, SEAMLESS STEEL TUBING HOT ROLLED STEEL BARS Machinery Steel - Bands and Hoops Drill Rod - Cold Rolled Strip Steel Telephone DExter 1-4750 180 WEST EXCHANGE STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE STEEL & IRON CO.
STRUCTURAL STEEL AND LIGHT IRON WORK
27 SIMS AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GA spee 1-0173
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JEWELERS
J. A. FOSTER CO. JEWELERS
Reed and Barton, Towle, International Silver
Diamonds
Platinum and Diamond Jewelry
WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS
Watches FOSTER - HAMILTON - OMEGA - LONGINES - ELGIN PATEK PHILLIPE - MIDO - BULOVA GIRARD PERREGAUX - CONCORD
Watch and Jewelry Repairing
Ladies' Handbags - Fountain Pens and Gifts
67 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone DExter 1-0121
"THEY REALLY KNOW WATCHES AT FOSTER'S"
Since "1876" The Store of Quality-Value-Service
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
FRED ABRAMS President
LEONARD R. ABRAMS Secretary
MOLLIE ABRAMS Treasurer
JEWELRY ARDEN
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
CREATORS OF PEARL AND NOVEL COSTUME JEWELRY
The Facilities and Products of one of the world's Largest and Best Equipped Pearl Manufacturers is at the disposal of the Nations wholesalers.
We are also known today as one of the Leading and Largest Producers of Popular Priced Costume Jewelry with a reputation for value, quality, originality of design and service.
Complete Line of
NECKLACES BRACELETS
EARRINGS BROACHES
TELEPHONES
GA spee 1-3158 GA spee 1-0060
GA spee 1-3159 GA spee 1-1884
169 SOUTH ANGELL ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
FULFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1891
Jewelry Findings
SMALL STAMPINGS
Metal Specialties and Ornaments of All Kinds
General Office and Plant
107 STEWART ST., PROVIDENCE 1, R. I. GAspee 1-7825
NEW YORK CHICAGO
FRED A. OTIS President
SAMUEL A. OTIS Secretary
H. MORGENSTERN Treasurer
HARVEY & OTIS, Inc.
ORGANIZED 1884
INCORPORATED 1942
Emblems For Fraternal Orders
RINGS . CROSSES
· JEWELRY
GAspee 1-4416
46 CHESTNUT STREET
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
NEW YORK
-
CHICAGO
-
LOS ANGELES
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
CONCORD MFG. CORP. Manufacturers of CHAINS FOR JEWELRY, HANDBAGS, DRESS ORNAMENTS, NECK CHAINS All types In All Metals Telephone HO pkins 1-1329
100 BAKER STREET New York Office: 15 WEST 38th ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Wisconsin 7-9863
EXCHANGE NOVELTY, INC. Manufacturers of Buttons, Ear Wires and Jewelry Findings Tools Made To Your Specifications DExter 1-8104 474 WEST EXCHANGE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
FEDERAL CHAIN COMPANY
141 GEORGIA AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE Hopkins 1-2730
Manufacturers of CHAINS
for JEWELRY, HANDBAGS, DRESS ACCESSORIES, NECK CHAINS and SAUTOIRS Made in Any Metal
NEW YORK OFFICE: 303 FIFTH AVE.
MURRAY HILL 4-0063
MAKERS OF EMBLEMS SINCE 1861
The Experience of Nearly A Century Is Built Into Every One
IRONS & RUSSELL COMPANY
Telephone DE xter 1-4903
PROVIDENCE CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
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ESTABLISHED 1918
INCORPORATED 1926
VIRGIN-GOLD
M. R. T. COMPANY, Inc. Manufacturing Jewelers CREATORS OF THE FAMOUS VIRGIN-GOLD WEDDING RING and DIAMOND MOUNTINGS Telephone GAspee 1-1952
MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY 385 WESTMINSTER ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Sold Through Retail Jewelers Only
NEW-MODE CO., Inc. Special JEWELRY Findings
METAL ORNAMENTS BAG ORNAMENTS BAG LOCKS - EAR WIRES EAR WIRE FINDINGS
ORNAMENTAL CHAINS NECK and FOLD-OVER CLASPS
Telephones GA spee 1-6921- 1-6922
Corner BRAYTON AVENUE and CEDAR STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
HOME OF
RIM
Sweetheart SIMULATED PEARLS
Sweetheart
BY RIM
Guarantee
Sold Through Wholesalers Only
JEWELRY MFG. co. C 15 BOUGH STREET OLNEYVILLE SQUARE PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
NEW YORK
DALLAS
CHICAGO
ATLANTA LOS ANGELES
SPEIDEL CORPORATION . . Manufacturing Jewelers . .
Telephones GA spee 1-6840-41-42-43-44-45-1-6105-1-6355-1-6327
SEVENTY SHIP STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
New York Office: 303 FIFTH AVENUE
Los Angeles Office: 448 SOUTH HILL ST. Havana Office: 1955 APARTADO
UNCAS MANUFACTURING CO. "America's Largest Ring House"
623-633 ATWELLS AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GA spee 1-0680
VINAY CO. MANUFACTURERS OF
PEARL Dress Buttons - Earrings - Necklaces - Broches
21 Eddy St., 2nd floor
Tel. DExter 1-2923 Providence, R. I.
D. M. WATKINS CO.
Manufacturers of
Jewelry Findings and Screw Machine Products
METAL ORNAMENTS GALLERIES . PINS, JOINTS and CATCHES, ETC.
274 Pine Street
Tel. GAspee 1-2758
Providence, R. I.
THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC. MANUFACTURERS OF Emblematic Specialties
NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Phones GA spee 1-3621-1-3622
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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
The American Brass Company
ANACONDA from mine to consumer
COPPER and BRASS PRODUCTS
Copper, Yellow Brass, Red Brass, Commercial Bronze, Nickel Silver and Gilding in all forms of Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes, Platers' Bars and Cores.
Anaconda Brass Pipe and Copper Water Tube Sheet Copper for Roofing
200 CHESTNUT STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
TELEPHONE GAspee 1-2180
General Offices, Waterbury, Conn. Boston Office, 238 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass.
Quick Shipments from Warehouse Stocks
BRASS, COPPER, BRONZE and NICKEL SILVER
SHEET - STRIP - WIRE - ROD
Nails and Tacks Rivets and Burs Bolts and Nuts Cotter Pins
Seamless Tube
Red Brass Pipe Copper Water Tube Copper Tube Fittings Automotive Fittings
Woven Wire Cloth Roofing Products Extruded Shapes Bearing Bronze
EXCELLENT FACILITIES FOR SLITTING
Chase Brass & Copper Co.
CHASE
- INCORPORATED - Subsidiary of Kennecott Copper Corporation
66 Branch Avenue, Providence 1, R. I. TEL. DExter 1-2300
"THE NATION'S HEADQUARTERS FOR BRASS AND COPPER"
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
A. M. WOOD CO. . Jewelry Findings Metal Specialties - Contract Stampings
GAspee 1-5776
155 CLIFFORD ST. PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
LABEL MANUFACTURERS
RHODE ISLAND LABEL WORKS
Incorporated
SINCE 1880
· GUMMED
· UNGUMMED
. HEAT SEAL
· PERFORATED and ROLLED
· DIE CUT
· EDGE GUMMING · SHOP TICKETS · TAGS
TALCOTT BUILDING, 91 SABIN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GA spee 1-0170
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Looking for
EMBOSSED LABELS . FOIL
PAPER METAL 2
FOIL DISPLAYS & SIGNS
GET OUR BEAUTIFUL SAMPLE FOLDER & ORIGINAL IDEAS NO OBLIGATION
FOIL BOX WRAPS
REPRESENTED IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES
The FOXON
Company
239 W. PARK ST., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
LAUNDRIES
BOND
LAUNDRY and CLEANERS
56 JUDITH STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
JA ckson 1-7397
SHIRTS OUR SPECIALTY
A. LEONARDO, Proprietor
GREENWOOD LAUNDRY Complete Laundry Service CASH and CARRY 20% OFF WE SPECIALIZE IN SHIRTS
232 LOWELL AVE.
Tel. TEmple 1-9515
PROVIDENCE
What Cheer Laundry The Gentle Laundry
93 Cranston St.
What Cheer LAUNDRY
Providence, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
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LEATHER
C. MOULTON STONE COMPANY
Manufacturers of RUSSET, CALF AND SHEEP LEATHER
Telephone GAspee 1-0511
456 BENEFIT STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LEATHER SUBSTITUTES-PLASTICS
RESPRO INC.
Rubberizing - Impregnating - Coating - Calendering - Processors of Plastics
RESPROID ®- Plastic Coated Fabrics -Plastic Films and Plastic Upholstery Material DURAKALF ®- Leather Substitute Impregnated and Coated with Rubber or Pyroxylin
VOLTAPE ® - Electrical Insulation
PLASTICS - Calendered
TUFSTA ®- Reinforcing and Plumper for Leathers
WELLINGTON AVENUE
Telephone Williams 1-1600 CRANSTON 10, R. I.
LINOLEUM AND FLOOR COVERINGS
NEW ENGLAND FLOOR SURFACING & COVERING CO.
Sanding
LINOLEUM
Finishing
ASPHALT TILE
FLOOR
Waxing
RUBBER TILE
Rentals
LINOWALL
BROADLOOM CARPETS
163 FRIENDSHIP ST.
GA spee 1-1304
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF
WHERE TO BUY
IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE TO SELL GOODS
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LIQUORS
A. GASBARRO & SONS, INC.
ESTABLISHED 1898
GASBARRO'S
RED STAR
WINES
Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Wine Merchants - Importers
Distributors of GASBARRO'S VERMOUTH
Telephone GAspee 1-2439
483 ATWELLS AVE.
PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
ALEXANDER R. FRITZ, INC.
IMPORTERS - WHOLESALERS
of WINES and SPIRITS
176 KINSLEY AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE DE xter 1-4910
MR. CITIZEN!
Correct Information Is Valuable To You!
Cooperate with the City Directory enumera- tors to see that your name and those of your family are correctly listed in each edition. Your name, listed correctly in the City Directory, is a great asset. This has been proved thou- sands of times, especially in cases of employ- ment application, proof of residence, questions relating to citizenship, applications for welfare assistance, distribution of mail, etc. Be better cstablished ... be on record as a local citizen by seeing that your name is not missed or incorrectly listed in the Directory.
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90
LOANS
CRANSTON LOAN COMPANY
Serving the People of R. I. for over a Quarter Century
LOANS FOR EVERY PURPOSE $50 TO $10,000
$100 LOAN-Cost to you $8.00 per year
Mortgages on Real Estate
Automobile Loans
Savings Accounts
Savings Accounts may be Opened with $5.00 or More
CERTIFICATES OF INVESTMENTS BEARING 2% PAYABLE JANUARY 1st and July 1st
Four Convenient Locations
MAIN OFFICE
1647 CRANSTON STREET UNion 1-0215
CRANSTON, R. I.
BRANCHES
1955 SMITH STREET CENTREDALE, R. I.
CE ntredale 1-4404
121 BROAD STREET
PA wtucket 5-4465
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
330 TAUNTON AVENUE EA st Providence 1-0506
EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I.
(1952) R. L. POLK & CO,'S
91
LOANS
AETNA FINANCE COMPANY
CASH WHILE YOU WAIT!
LOANS
On Signature - Auto - Household Goods
PHONE: GA spee 1-4511
NO RED TAPE Quick CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE
75 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
AUTO OWNERS FINANCE COMPANY INCORPORATED
SINCE 1926 THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOBILE OWNERS BENEFITED FROM OUR EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL "4" PLANS
1. AUTO FINANCING PLAN
2. AUTO CASH LOAN PLAN
3. AUTO PAYMENT REDUCTION PLAN
4. AUTO COMBINATION PLAN 2 & 3
RATES AS LOW AS $6.00 Disc. Per Year Per $100.00 LOANED
Low Cost . Fast Service . No Red Tape . No Co-Signers
68 EXCHANGE PLACE, PROVIDENCE
"On the Mall" JA ckson 1-9600
BEACON FINANCE CO. LOANS
Up To $1000 Or More - Personal or Auto Loans
PROVIDENCE 146 WESTMINSTER ST. JOSEPH E. MARSHALL, Manager GA spee 1-0248
WEST WARWICK, R. I. 1225 MAIN STREET JOHN A. DOYLE, Jr., Manager VA lley 1-6800
CITIZENS FINANCE COMPANY FRANK J. FINEGAN, Mgr. Personal Loans - No Endorsers Required $20 to $300
Member Rhode island Association of Smail Loan Companies Providence Chamber of Commerce
Affiliated with National Consumer Finance Association Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
HOURS 9 to 5
268 WESTMINSTER STREET
Telephone GA spee 1-5642
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92
LOANS
COUNTY LOAN & FINANCE CORP.
PERSONAL CO-MAKER
LOANS
COLLATERAL AUTOMOBILE MORTGAGE
387 ATWELLS AVENUE Telephone DE xter 1-9550
289} POCASSET AVENUE Telephone TE mple 1-4785
PROVIDENCE THRIFT CORPORATION LOANS
Signature - Autos - Household Goods FRANK J. FINEGAN, Manager
189 MATHEWSON ST.
Telephone GA spee 1-0752
UNION FINANCE COMPANY J
LOANS UP
TO $300
FURNITURE - AUTOMOBILE - NOTES Prompt, Efficient Service - Completely Confidential Phone GA spee 1-3434 405 Woolworth Building - 187 WESTMINSTER ST., Corner DORRANCE
Out of Sight! . Out of Mind! . Out of Business!
The importance of keeping firm and product names in the public eye is recognized by all business men. It is astonishing to see how a firm or product, however meritorious, will slip into the limbo of the forgotten if not persistently advertised.
The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or pro- duct name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages.
(1952) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
93
LUMBER
F. D. McKENDALL LUMBER CO.
INCORPORATED
Building Supplies
"FROM FOUNDATION TO FINISH"
LUMBER BRICK LIME CEMENT
PAINTS
VARNISHES
HARDWARE
YOUNGSTOWN KITCHENS
MORGAN KITCHENS
TRUSCON WATERPROOFING MATERIALS
Distributors For
PLASTI-KOTE PAINTS
PIERCE PAINTS
Offices and Yards
735 ELMWOOD AVENUE
361 CHARLES STREET
HO pkins 1-7100-1-7101
DE xter 1-4496-1-4497
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
94
LUMBER
STATE LUMBER CO., INC.
PAINTS LUMBER HARDWARE
BUILDERS' SUPPLIES MASONS' MATERIALS
FLUORESCENT & ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURES
403 Charles Street
DE 1-4110
Providence
750 No. Broadway
EA 1-3187
East Providence
HARRIS LUMBER CO., INC.
LUMBER - SASH - DOORS BUILDING MATERIALS - PAINT - HARDWARE
Phone GAspee 1-4750 CORNER HARRIS AVENUE AND ATWELLS AVENUE
McDUFF COAL & LUMBER CO.
COAL ...
FUEL OIL
COKE ...
OIL BURNERS
Lumber - Masons' Materials - Paints
11 HIGH STREET -
- - - PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Telephone PAwtucket 2-2400
(1952) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
95
LUMBER
ESTABLISHED 1857
INCORPORATED 1888
NEWELL COAL AND LUMBER COMPANY COAL - OIL - LUMBER MASONS' SUPPLIES Complete Building Service TELEPHONE PA wtucket 2-7900 Connecting All Departments
28 HIGH STREET
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
PROVIDENCE BOX & LUMBER CO.
LUMBER - BUILDING MATERIALS MANUFACTURERS OF BOXES AND PACKING CASES OF ALL KINDS Phone TE mple 1-4400
1108 CRANSTON STREET
CRANSTON, R. I.
E. E. SMITH COMPANY
MILL WORK LUMBER
BUILDERS' FINISH
Kiln Dried Oak Flooring Cabinet Work Wood Turning Phone GAspee 1-3217 136 RHODES STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
L. SWEET & COMPANY Inc. Lumber - Masons' Materials Garrett® ROOFING MATERIALS Phone UNion 1-4580
709 HARRIS AVENUE
PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
CALL US FOR PROMPT AND COURTEOUS SERVICE
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
96
LUMBER
WALLACE & TUCKER LUMBER CO. Lumber Treated with "Celcure" Will not rot
PROMPT DELIVERY FROM OUR OWN PLANT Long Leaf Yellow Pine, Timber and Plank, Fir, Hardwoods, Maple Flooring, Spruce, Cypress, Creosoted Lumber and Ties, Plywood of All Types Telephones HO pkins 1-1720-1-1721-1-1722 434 ALLEN'S AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MACHINERY MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
SCOTT TESTERS, INC.
Established 1899 as Henry L. Scott & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Machinery Equipment For Testing Textile - Plastic - Rubber - Wire - Paper & Leather
Telephone DE xter 1-2853 101 BLACKSTONE STREET PROVIDENCE 1, R. I.
MANUFACTURERS' KNIVES AND CUTLERY
IMPERIAL KNIFE CO., Inc.
MANUFACTURERS OF
POCKET KNIVES HUNTING KNIVES KITCHEN CUTLERY STAINLESS STEEL TABLEWARE Telephone UN ion 1-4700 14 BLOUNT STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MARINE SUPPLIES
J. T. O'CONNELL CO. Marine Supplies HARDWARE - FISHING SUPPLIES - PAINTS Distributor CRIS-CRAFT OUTBOARD MOTORS 255 DYER ST. GA spee 1-6682 PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
(1952) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
MERCANTILE AGENCIES
97
Established 1841
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The Mercantile Agency
17 CUSTOM HOUSE, 3rd Floor Phone GAspee 1-8100
NEED A
PAINTER
PLUMBER
ROOFER
CONTRACTOR
FLOORMAN
?
CONSULT THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS SECTION
MILK DEALERS
Viall's Grade "A" Milk
From Our Own Federal Accredited Herd Homogenized Milk Heavy Cream - Light Cream Quality Ice Cream Wholesale and Retail Delivery
W. C. VIALL DAIRY, Inc.
912 Broadway EA st Providence 1-1255
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1952)
G
98
MILK DEALERS
E. S. CRANDALL DAIRY INC.
Fresh Rhode Island Milk
PASTEURIZED GRADE A MILK
Beky First
Dehy First
From Own Guernsey Tested Herd
Cream and Buttermilk Wholesale and Retail
TELEPHONE EL mhurst 1-0700-1-0701
12 LOWELL AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I. .
Try Our Grade "A" Homogenized Milk
MILL SUPPLIES
JAMES HILL MANUFACTURING CO.
INCORPORATED
Manufacturers of GALVANIZED STEEL ROVING CANS ROVING CAN SPRINGS DYE HOUSE CANS
THE VULCAN VULCANIZED FIBRE CAN MANUF'D BY JAS.HILL.MFG.CO.PROV.R.I.
GALVANIZED Ash Cans, Pails, &c.
Stove Pipe - Elbows and Fittings IN Chrome Plate - Black - Galvanized
JOB GALVANIZING
Telephone HO pkins 1-2560
20 GORDON AVENUE
PROVIDENCE 5, R. I.
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