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BILTMORE HOTEL
UNION STATION
EXCHANGE PLACE
CITY HALL
DORRANCE STREET
MALL
81
WESTMINSTER '71 STREET
Do You Know-
(1) That Eighteen Transportation Lines Terminate at the Howard Building
(2) That 90,000 People pass its corners daily
(3) That any part of this building can be reached quickly and easily
(4) That its Offices are Light and Rents are Reasonable
(5) That Your business will prosper in such a Location
Other Properties under the same Ownership-Management
(1) WARWICK BUILDING Cor. Weybosset and Richmond Sts.
(2) WINSLOW BUILDING Cor. Weybosset and Mathewson Sts.
(3) TESTE BUILDING Cor. Weybosset and Dorrance Sts.
171 WESTMINSTER ST.
HOWARD BUILDING "The Heart of Providence" HOWARD REALTY CO. GAspee 5443
81 EXCHANGE PLACE
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
THE OFFICE APPLIANCE CO.
OFFICE FURNITURE
Mechanical Office
DEVICES
Desks
Chairs
Typewriters Adding Machines
Steel Shelving
Mimeograph Machines Calculating Machines
Telephones GAspee 3817-3818
60 PINE ST. Corner ORANGE -
- PROVIDENCE, R. I.
OIL BURNERS
OIL BURNERS - FUEL OIL
OIL BURNERS FUEL OILS
Air Conditioning Rock Wool Insulation
BUCKLEY & SCOTT
AIR CONDITIONING
Refrigeration Buckley & Scott, Gilbarco, Electrol and Ray Burners Gilbarco Air Conditioning Units
Boiler-Burner Units
Ray Burners for Industrial Use WESTINGHOUSE Electric Refrigeration
BUCKLEY & SCOTT, INC.
137 BROAD STREET - GAspee 4541
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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Filing Cabinets
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OIL BURNERS
PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER CO.
MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
PETRO
AND
PETRO
Nokol Automatic Oil Heating for Homes
Domestic - OIL BURNERS - Industrial
Distributors of All Grades of FUEL OIL ARCO-PETRO FURNACES
32 FRANKLIN STREET - - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 9166
CRANSTON OIL SERVICE Range and Furnace Oil CALOROIL, REIF-REXOIL and ACME OIL BURNERS Sales and Service Tel. WEst 4889 Day or Night
Office and Terminal 644 DYER AVE. Cranston, R. I.
Res. Tel. WEst 2215-R
Terminal 34 DIKE ST.
Providence, R. I.
DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL
PIERCE "CARE-FREE" OIL BURNERS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
FUEL - KEROSENE - SOLVENTS AUTOMOTIVE - LUBRICANTS - GREASES
PENNSYLVANIA PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS CO.
Tel. GAspee 5210
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
6 GLOBE ST.
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
OIL BURNERS
83
PETROLEUM SERVICE CO., Inc.
Distributors of
High Grade Heating Oils for All Makes of Burners
LENNOX Air Conditioning
NU-WAY Automatic Oil Burners
ELECTROL Oil Burners
FAIRBANKS-MORSE Air Conditioning
SIMPLEX Industrial Oil Burner Systems
CONTROLLED HEAT Oil Burners
271 FOX POINT BOULEVARD
Phones: DExter 2440-2441
OPTICIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS
ESTABLISHED 1860 J. PUTNEY & CO.
OPTICIANS
209-210 TURKS HEAD BUILDING -
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 2129
M. CURTIS SILVA
Optician Optometrist
236 WESTMINSTER STREET
Telephone GAspee 0666
PAINTERS
CHAS. MILLER CO.
General Painting Contractors 44 POND STREET - - GASPEE 2048 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
JOSEPH B. MILLER
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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PAINTERS AND PAINTERS' SUPPLIES
OLIVER JOHNSON & CO., Inc.
Paint Makers
TRADE
OJACO MARK
PAINTS . STAINS . ENAMELS
169 RICHMOND STREET PROVIDENCE
Telephone GAspee 6242
C. S. OAKES CO., INC.
Painters and Decorators
PAINTS VARNISHES ENAMELS Wholesale and Retail
Art Supplies, Sign and Window Display Materials
Everything a Painter, Decorator, Artist, Sign Painter or Home Utility Man Needs
Our Service will procure it in case we do not have it
138 FOUNTAIN STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones GAspee 3757-3758
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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PAINTERS AND PAINTERS' SUPPLIES
M. N. CARTIER & SONS COMPANY
Wholesale Distributors of
Roofing Materials Sheet Metals
Building Materials Plumbers' Supplies
Paints, Varnishes, Enamels, Window Glass Distributors of Genasco Asphalt Shingles and Roofings
INSULATING MATERIALS Quick Service at Wholesale Prices Telephone DExter 0400
Office and Salesroom - 275 CANAL STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Warehouses, West Park and Bath Streets
1
Barreled Sunlight
BARRELED SUNLIGHT
Barreled Sunlight Paint Products
Now available in white and all colors-in exterior and all interior finishes-for Home, Institutional and Industrial use. Manufactured by
U. S. GUTTA PERCHA PAINT COMPANY
12 Dudley Street, Providence, R. I.
PAPER
" Representing the Country's Foremost Manufacturers of Quality Products"
Providence Paper Company
Printing Papers - Twine Cordage Office Equipment - Filing Supplies Textile Papers Drinking Cups
Paper Towels FEATURING - Price - Quality - Service Telephone GAspee 7600 44-48 WEYBOSSET STREET -
- - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE NATIONAL PAPER CO. H. J. KAUFFMAN Wholesale and Distributors of Paper Bags, Grocers' Supplies A Full Line of Toys and Novelties Woodenware and Specialties
61 PINE STREET AND 82 ORANGE ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Tels. GAspee 2980, MAnning 9077 1
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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PATENTS
Arthur Arnold Armington
TEL. GAspee 7267
George Arthur White, Jr.
White
Armington and PATENT ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN PATENTS
Patentability, Validity and
Designs - Trade Marks - Copyrights. Infringement Searches. Specialists in Textile-Machinery Cases 633 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING 111 WESTMINSTER STREET - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
HOWARD E. BARLOW
1897-1930
W. RUSSELL GREENWOOD HERBERT B. BARLOW Former Examiner U. S. Patent Office, Washington
BARLOW & BARLOW
Practice before U. S. Patent Office and Federal Courts U. S. and Foreign Patents
Infringements Designs Trade Marks Copyrights
Unfair Competition
2005 NEW INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG.
111 WESTMINSTER ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 9495
NATHANIEL FRUCHT, M.E.
TELEPHONE GAspee 3141 MAX SCHWARTZ
NATHANIEL FRUCHT
Patent Lawyer
719 HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THOMAS A. JENCKES
Registered Solicitor U. S. Patent Office Attorney and Counsellor at Law Patent and Trade-Mark Causes
UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN PATENTS DESIGNS, TRADE MARKS, COPYRIGHTS UNFAIR TRADE COMPETITION, ETC.
616 TURKS HEAD BLDG. Tel. GAspee 9673 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'8
PEN REPAIRERS
ROYAL PEN SHOP
The Pen Shop of Rhode Island We Have a Pen to Suit Your Hand and Purse FIFREE ENGRAVING ON PENS PURCHASED HERE of $1.00 up
INK
A New Sac, Clean and Adjust Any Pen While You Wait
35℃ C
STANDARD MAKES FOUNTAIN PENS
$1 .00 up
5 ARCADE
PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES
Established 1898
Heating
Plumbing
Telephone PErry 0080
FRANK DUPUIS COMPANY
Telephone DExter 1818
Engineers
Supplies
Rhode Island Distributors for Gar Wood Oil Burner and Air Conditioner
Oil Burner Service 24 Hours a Day
599 MAIN STREET - - PAWTUCKET, R. I.
PHILLIPS LEAD AND SUPPLY CO. ESTABLISHED 1836
WHOLESALERS OF Plumbing and Heating Supplies and Oil Burners
Experienced plumbing and heating engineers are in attendance and you are cordially invited to inspect this attractive display at any time.
231 SOUTH MAIN ST.
S LEA
PHIL
REGISTERED
PPLY CO.
PHILCO
TRADE MARK PROVIDENCE, R.I.
Sole Agents for the Famous Water Saver T. N. Closets and National Boilers "Standard" Fixtures on Display in our Show Room
Specifications freely given to your plumbing or heating engineer Tel. DExter 8600 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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88
PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES
GRINNELL
COMPANY
OUNDED
INC
EXCLUSIVE SALES COMPANY FOR GENERAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY
Manufacturers and Jobbers of Cast Iron and Malleable Fittings, Hangers, Nipples, Unit Heaters, Convectors, Grey Iron Castings and Galvanizing.
Engineers and Contractors for
Grinnell Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Moistening, Air Conditioning; Pipe Bending and Flanging a Specialty.
Supplies for Heating, Industrial Piping and Power Plants.
Distributors of National Steel and A. M. Byers Wrought Iron Pipe.
260 WEST EXCHANGE ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Rhode Island Supply & Engineering Co. Steam and Plumbing Supplies Boilers and Radiators Refrigeration and Oil Burner Dealers' Supplies OF ALL SIZES-PUMP S-FOR ALL SERVICES PULLEYS, SHAFTING, HANGERS AND TRANSMISSION MACHINERY International Automatic Sprinkler Systems Phone GA 7333 156 WEST EXCHANGE ST., PROVIDENCE
PLUMBING, HEATING AND SUPPLIES
ALLEN & REED, INC. STEAM SUPPLIES
Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Packings and Specialties for Steam, Gas, Water, Oil and Air
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
Steam and Hot Water Heating Apparatus Boilers and Unit Heaters
178 DORRANCE STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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PRINTERS
ESTABLISHED 1866
INCORPORATED 1879
THE PROVIDENCE LITHOGRAPH COMPANY
All Kinds of Color and Commercial Lithography
LABELS, SHOW CARDS, POSTERS AND HIGH GRADE ADVERTISING, INCLUDING WINDOW TRIMS AND CUT OUTS
TELEPHONE WIlliams 1200
353 PRAIRIE AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
EUGENE A. CLAUSS President & Treasurer
DONALD H. CLAUSS Secretary
HERBERT THRELFALL Vice Pres. and General Manager
E. STANLEY CLAUSS Asst. Treasurer
THE AKERMAN-STANDARD CO. ESTABLISHED 1836 Printers and Binders 56 PINE STREET . PROVIDENCE R. I.
The J. C. Hall Company
Bank Stationers
LITHOGRAPHERS - BINDERS - PRINTERS
PHONE DExter 1124
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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PRINTERS
F. L. TITSWORTH
TELEPHONES GAspee 4800-4801 R. H. CHRISTOPHER
E. A. JOHNSON COMPANY Book and Job Printers SINCE 1870 BOOKS, CATALOGS, PAMPHLETS and COLOR PRINTING Manufacturers of DECALCOMANIA Displays 71 PECK STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
GAspee 6111
LIVERMORE & KNIGHT COMPANY Established 1875 42 Pine Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Branch Offices - NEW YORK CITY and BOSTON, MASS.
PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
A. E. BROWNING, Treasurer and Manager A. W. HOLMES, President LOOSE LEAF MANUFACTURING CO. INCORPORATED 1907
PRINTERS - BINDERS - STATIONERY
DISTINCTIVE BOOKLETS ADVERTISING LITERATURE FAC-SIMILE LETTERS - LOOSE LEAF FORMS AND DEVICES INDEX CARDS - STATIONERY - BOUND BOOKS AND SYSTEM FORMS TELEPHONE GAspee 2406 257 WEST EXCHANGE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE OXFORD PRESS
JOHN F. O'HARA, Proprietor
Publishers and General Printers Day and Night Service Publication Work a Specialty Press Work for the Trade Phone DExter 5463
100 SOUTH STREET
-
PROVIDENCE
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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PRINTERS
BENJ. P. MOULTON, President and Treasurer
JAMES E. CRAWFORD, Vice-President SAM W. BURCHIEL, Secretary-Manager
Remington Printing Co.
Advertising Printing
CATALOGS BOOKLETS
10 Abbott Park Place-next to Round Top Church Providence, Rhode Island
The Reynolds Press DEPENDABLE SERVICE JAMES E. REYNOLDS
PRINTERS
STATIONERS
50 PECK STREET Providence, R.J. TELEPHONE GAspee 8632
RHODE ISLAND LABEL WORKS INCORPORATED Label Printers Gummed and Ungummed Labels In Rolls or Separate also Strip Gumming TALCOTT BUILDING, 91 SABIN STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE GAspee 0170
EMILY G. PHANEUF, President and Treasurer
SNOW & FARNHAM CO. ESTABLISHED 1859
The Providence Press INCORPORATED 1905
PRI INTERS
FORTY FIVE RICHMOND STREET PROVIDENCE , RHODE ISLAND
GASPEE 5616 TELEPHONES GASPEE 5617
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REAL ESTATE
Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Providence
Real Estate Titles Examined and Insured
An Adequate Trained Staff of Title Experts to meet Your Requirements Courteously and Promptly
-OFFICERS-
CLAUDE C. BALL President
O. HARRY LARSON Vice-President
M. E. ROOT Treasurer
DONALD T. McCALL Vice-President
PATRICK H. QUINN General Counsel
SAM S. TOURTELLOT First Vice-President and Secretary
ADOLPH GORMAN Associate Counsel
J. BENJAMIN NEVIN Vice-President
PHILIP A. GORY Title Counsel
Telephones GAspee 9555-9556
2010 Industrial Trust Building - Providence, R. I.
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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REAL ESTATE
HENRY W. COOKE O
Real Estate
Residential, Industrial and Commercial Brokerage Auctions Appraisals
Insurance of All Kinds
Offices, 615 Hospital Trust Building Telephone GAspee 5350
MORTGAGE GUARANTEE & TITLE CO.
NATHAN M. WRIGHT, Jr., President
WILLIAM E. PARMENTER, Vice-President ERNST T. VOIGT, Vice-President MILTON SULZBERGER, Sec .- Treasurer
TITLE INSURANCE
Telephone GAspee 3352
85 WESTMINSTER ST. - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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REAL ESTATE
R. E. WALLACE, INC. REAL ESTATE
Camps, Shore Properties
HOMES
Appraising
Business Opportunities
FARMS
Remodeling
Industrial Locations
RENTALS
New Construction
Investment Properties
Property Management
ACREAGE and BUILDING LOTS
Consult Mrs. Wallace
WILLIAMS CORNER
APPONAUG, R. I.
Tel. Greenwood 1010-W
HOWARD V. ALLEN
GEORGE R. HANAFORD
THE H. V. ALLEN ESTATE AGENCY ESTABLISHED 1895 Real Estate, Mortgages and Insurance Telephone Greenwich 376
164 MAIN STREET - - EAST GREENWICH, R. I.
BONNET SHORES - RIO VISTA BELTON CORPORATION - OWNER AND DEVELOPER
These twin properties, extending from Narragansett Bay to Narrow River form A Restricted Summer Home Community of Merit Rhode Island's Outstanding Bathing Beach - 2} Miles below Saunderstown on the Pier Road Locations For Sale - Rentals - Log Cabins - Season Bathhouses
Providence Office 17 EXCHANGE STREET Phone GAspee 5508
NETS
NOS
ORES
EBAY
BY THE THE SEA AND ONY
Entrance Field Office Phone Narragansett 1190
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Insurance, Mortgages
95
REAL ESTATE
JOHN B. CARPENTER, Inc.
REALTORS Real Estate, Mortgages and Insurance 58 WEYBOSSET ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phone GAspee 6989
R. A. HURLEY REALTOR
Real Estate Auctioneer Appraiser Mortgages Insurance Property Managed GAspee 7210 723 HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE
JACKSON & THAYER, INC. REALTORS
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES INSURANCE
Sales - Property Management and Authorized Mortgage Loan Solicitors For the Prudential Insurance Company of America (Home Office, Newark, N. J.)
Members of Providence Real Estate Exchange Members of National Asso. of Real Estate Boards
433 NEW INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONES GAspee 8964-8965
ARTHUR B. KINNE
NORMA S. KINNE
Tel. Greenwich 598-J-4 For Appointment
KINNE RHODE ISLAND Harms ALL LOCATIONS
CARR'S POND ROAD - FRENCHTOWN
EAST GREENWICH, R. I.
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS MORTGAGES
O. P. TAYLOR,
INSURANCE, ROOM 218 TURKS HEAD BUILDING PROVIDENCE, R.I.
Tel. GA 8205 Res. Tel. WEst 6655-R
Telephone GAspee 6386 Telephone DExter 4927
WILLIS H. WHITE (& SONS CO. INCORPORATED
Real Estate, Mortgages, Insurance Surety Bonds
49 WESTMINSTER STREET Room 717 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
REFINERS
CONLEY & STRAIGHT, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1896
Gold, Silver and Platinum Refiners Dealers in Platinum, Gold, Silver and Alloys ACIDS AND CHEMICALS Purchasers of Old Gold and Silver Telephones DExter 0704-0705 236 EDDY STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
ESTABLISHED 1879 HORACE REMINGTON & SON COMPANY Oldest Gold and Silver Refining Company in New England Gold, Silver and Platinum Refiners Assayers and Sweep Smelters Office, 91 FRIENDSHIP ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 5481
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
97
RIGGERS
D. M. WESTON & COMPANY, INC.
Riggers and General Contractors All Kinds of Heavy Machinery Moved SPECIALIZING IN EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN WORK 228 SOUTH WATER STREET - PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Telephone GAspee 7567
ROOFERS
ECONOMY ROOFING CO. ROOFING
We Repair and Apply Any Type of Roof SIDEWALL SHINGLING ASBESTOS - ASPHALT and WOOD SHINGLES TAR and GRAVEL ROOFS KIMSUL INSULATION
3 Years to Pay 110 STEWART ST.
Free Estimates Tel. GAspee 7568
MAGUIRE ROOFING COMPANY .. ROOFERS ..
Felt, Gravel and Slag, Slate and Metal, Asbestos and Asphalt Shingles, Mastic Asphalt Floors, Etc. and Waterproofing Cellars.
Dealers in ROOFING MATERIALS 7 BEVERLY STREET, Room 7, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 3935 118 SPRING STREET, PAWTUCKET, R. I. Telephone PErry 7447
SCHOOLS
STUDY IN Y. M. C. A. SCHOOLS
Prepare Now For A Better Position In Business LEARN WHILE EARN
YOU
Courses in Accounting and Management Leading to the B. B. A. Degree CONVENIENT EVENING HOURS
GAspee 6357
160 BROAD STREET
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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SCREW MANUFACTURERS
ESTABLISHED 1838 It costs less to use Phillips Screws
WOOD SCREWS - MACHINE SCREWS - STOVE BOLTS
SHEET METAL SCREWS In Both Slotted and Phillips Recessed Heads
AMERICAN SCREW CO.
21 Stevens Street
Phone DExter 1800
Providence, R. I.
SEEDS
W. E. BARRETT CO.
Axes
Barrels Baskets
Florist Supplies Flower Seeds Grindstones Garden Tools
Belting
Hammers-All Types
Bird Food Boilers (Dairy) Bottle Carriers Bottles-Milk
Harness Handles
Churns
Hose-Rubber
Clippers-Electric
Humus
Tree Surgeon Supplies Rollers-Lawn
Cane for Chairs
Insecticides
Saws-Saw Tables
Cordage and Twine
Ice Tools
Shovels Scrapers-Horse
Contractors' Supplies
Lawn Seed
Spawn-Mushroom
Compost-Lawn
Lawn Fertilizer
Steel Traps
Cow Manure
Lawn Compost
Rubbish Burners
Dairy Supplies
Lawn Mowers-Power and Hand
Clam Diggers Stone Drags
Mats-Hot Bed
Sprayers-Power and Hand Water Pots Well Curbs
Ice Cream Freezers
Parcel Post Egg Carriers
Fence Wire Flower Pots
Pumps
Water Supply Systems Wall Nails Wheelbarrows
15-17 JACKSON ST. Tels. DExter 1812-1813
BETWEEN FOUNTAIN STREET and BROADWAY
SHEET METAL WORKERS
ALLENSON BROTHERS
Tin Plate, Sheet Iron and Copper Workers DEALERS OF STOVES, RANGES AND FURNACES Metal Roofing and Repairing of all Kinds TELEPHONE DExter 2479 9 STEEPLE STREET PROVIDENCE
(1940) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Pails-Wood and Metal Plant-Stakes and Tubs Peat Moss Reed for Baskets Seed Disinfectants Tanks for Pumps Tractors Tulip Bulbs Twine
Milk Cans
Hoists
Gladioli Bulbs
Crowbars
Labels-Plant and Tree
Motors-Electric
SHEET METAL WORKERS
99
THE ANDERSON SHEET METAL COMPANY Sheet Metal Workers
HEATING, VENTILATING AND SMOKE BREECHING Manufacturers of STEEL GARAGES Telephone GAspee 0476 168-170 CARPENTER ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
C. G. BRUNNCKOW CO.
1 223-231 GLOBE ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I. 1
is starting its
8 SECOND FIFTY YEARS
9
furnishing
8 Sheet Metal Work of All Descriptions 7 for industrial buildings and residences and Laying METAL ROOFS
4
0
SLATE ROOFS
ASBESTOS ROOFS
ROBERT BURTON MCLEOD Sheet Metal Workers and Roofers
Skylights Conductors Ventilators
Cornices Gutters, Etc.
Telephone Williams 2240
Shop, 45 ANTHONY AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Residence Phone Hopkins 8860
Established 1896 PROVIDENCE CORNICE CO. Sheet Metal Workers and Roofers THE MAGIC CHIMNEY VENT (Patented Back Draft Eliminator)
309-311 CANAL STREET -
- PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones DExter 1038-GAspee 9483
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1940)
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SHIP AGENTS
GOFF & PAGE CO.
Custom Brokers and Ship Agents Order Your Goods Shipped "In Bond to Providence" Telephones GAspee 9856-9857 FOURTH FLOOR 54 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
STAMPS AND STENCILS
A. A. WHITE CO., Inc. ESTABLISHED 1860
RUBBER STAMPS, STENCILS, SEALS
Numbering Machines, Stencil Inks and Brushes, Branding Irons, House Numbers and Plates, Sign Markers, Doctors and Office Signs, Auto Emblems, Time Stamps, Inks, Stamp Pads, Ribbons, Dating Stamps, Pattern and Window Letters, Etc.
BADGES For Firemen, Police, Peddlers
157 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone DExter 2253
STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLIES
CENTRAL FALLS
PROVIDENCE
PAWTUCKET
WOONSOCKET
8. L. Freeman Company
"Built Like a Skyscraper"
Stationers and Printers
Office Supplies-Engraving-Loose Leaf Systems EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR SHAW - WALKER
OFFICE FURNITURE
FILING EQUIPMENT
79 WESTMINSTER STREET
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
STORAGE
J. A. CREAMER, President
Established 1874
CADY MOVING & STORAGE CO. RHODE ISLAND'S OLDEST MOVING CONCERN Fireproof Storage Warehouse, Local and Long Distance Moving, Crating and Shipping Agent for Allied Van Lines, Inc. The World's Largest Long-Distance Movers 80-90 DUDLEY STREET
Telephone DExter 7860
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Member of National Furniture Warehousemen's Association
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STORAGE
PEOPLES STORAGE WAREHOUSE CO.
Sanitary Sun Dry Storage. House- hold Goods secured in iron com- partments, free from moisture (dampness causes furniture to fall apart).
PACKING AND CRATING RHODES ST. AND ALLEN'S AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Connected by Rail TELEPHONES DEXTER 1382-1383 Eddy Street Busses every 10 minutes
PEOPLES
TERMITE CONTROL
TERMITES Are Prevalent Throughout Rhode Island
An unsuspected and concealed destruction of wooden timbers in the understructures of a large number of houses and other buildings is taking place. Large expense for future repairs may be avoided by finding the infestations promptly and taking steps to apply TERMINIX BONDED INSULATION to stop the attacks. We make FREE INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS on request. No obligation. Phone GAspee 5676
TERMINIX CO. of NEW ENGLAND 441 RICHMOND STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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Then arrange NOW to have your name properly listed and your business classified and cross- indexed in the next edition of this book. It costs less to be properly listed than to be left out.
Write to the publishers R. L. POLK & CO.
179 LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON, MASS.
TEXTILES
LeBon Bleach & Dye Works, Inc. BLEACHERS, DYERS AND MERCERIZERS
Cotton Yarns, Tapes, Braids, Threads, Hosiery, Rubber Lining and Silk Bindings. Custom Windings on Cones or Tubes
Rayon Dyeing a Specialty
1115 CENTRAL AVENUE - PAWTUCKET, R. I., U. S. A.
Telephone PErry 0966
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TEXTILES
This Directory Is Covered With
INTERLAKEN BOOK CLOTH
The Standard since 1883
MADE BY
INTERLAKEN MILLS
FISKEVILLE, R. I.
Telephones VALLEY 480-481
J. FRANK MORRISSEY, Treasurer
New York Sales Office
21 EAST 40th STREET
Telephone CALEDONIA 5-8945
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TOOLS
TRADE
HURCO MARK
Designers and Manufacturers of All Types of Standard and Special Milling Cutters for the Machine Tool Industry
THURSTON MFG. CO.
45 BORDEN STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONES DEXTER 0243-0244
"Comparison by Official Test Shows Thurston's are the Best"
TRANSPORTATION
Economical - Dependable - Comfortable YELLOW CABS GAspee 5000
TRUCKING
HOLLEY'S INC. OPERATING
HOLLEY'S SOUTH COUNTY EXPRESS
Daily Trucking Service Between Providence, Wakefield, Westerly, New London and Norwich "Serving All South County"
Main Office WAKEFIELD Tel. Narragansett 350
WEsterly 2184
Providence Terminal 565 Atwells Ave. & 75 Eagle St. Tel. GAspee 0541
VENTILATORS
FOR HOMES, OFFICES AND INSTITUTIONS A FEW PROMINENT CUSTOMERS ALL OF WHOM HAVE REORDERED MANY TIMES
City Hall, State House, New Court House, Rhode Island Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, Public Schools, Providence. Empire State Building, Rockefeller Inst. for Medical Research, Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan College, New York. State House, Boston. U. S. Government Buildings, Washington.
Hundreds of the Finest Homes throughout the Country
Patent No. 1660972 IDEAL VENTILATOR COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1894 Originators and Patentees of Glass Window Ventilators and Brackets 160 ATLANTIC AVENUE Tel. HOpkins 5740 PROVIDENCE, R. I. Agents in Principal Cities
Branches: Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington, D. C.
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WATER SUPPLY
BARKER ARTESIAN WELL COMPANY
NEVER FAILING
WATER
SUPPLY
BARKER ARTESIAN WELL COMPANY
ESTABLISHED - 1880 PROVIDENCE.R.I.
Well Drilling Contractors FOUNDATION TESTING Pumping Equipment Telephone WEst 4718 PROVIDENCE, R. I., U. S. A.
WEATHER STRIPS
WEATHER STRIPS
CHAMBERLIN METAL WEATHER STRIPS SINCE 1893-THE STANDARD
"ROLUP" SCREENS The Screen Like a Window Shade
Window and Door Screens Wood, Metal, Bronze, Regular and Non-Erosive bronze wire screening
Rock Wool Insulation Insulate-Windows
Chamberlin's 47 Years of Experience Insures Satisfaction. Chamberlin's Financial Responsibility is Your Dependable Guarantee of Getting Your Money's Worth.
CHAMBERLIN METAL WEATHER STRIP CO., Inc. Telephone GAspee 5013
51 GLOBE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
WIRE MANUFACTURERS
KENNECOTT WIRE AND CABLE COMPANY " AMELECTRIC" PRODUCTS
COPPER RODS BARE AND TINNED COPPER WIRE AND CABLE WEATHERPROOF WIRE AND CABLE MAGNET WIRE (Silk, Cotton, Enamel, Paper and Glass Insulated) PAPER INSULATED LEAD ENCASED TELEPHONE CABLE PAPER INSULATED LEAD ENCASED POWER CABLE VARNISHED CAMBRIC CABLES (Braided or Lead Covered )
PHILLIPSDALE, R. I. Telephone EAst Providence 2800
ORGANIZED 1865 RHODE ISLAND WIRE WORKS Wire and Ornamental Grille Work
ELEVATOR CABS ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES
Wire Cloth and Baskets for Manufacturing Purposes WIRE PARTITIONS
WINDOW GUARDS GRAVEL SCREENS RADIATOR COVERS
METALACE
Light Iron Work - Electric Welding OFFICE and FACTORY
45 WILLARD AVE. Tel. DExter 0137
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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PROVIDENCE
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COOKING · · REFRIGERATION
WATER HEATING . HOME HEATING
POLK'S PROVIDENCE Classified Business Directory 1940
INCLUDING
Associations and Clubs-Commercial, Buildings-Office and Public, Cemeteries, Churches, Clergymen, Clubs, Hospitals and Dispensaries, Labor Organizations, Libraries, Schools, Colleges and Academies and Societies.
Copyright, 1940, by R. L. Polk & Co.
Names appearing under headings marked thus (*) are inserted only when specially contracted for.
"Abrasives-Grains & Wheels AMERICAN EMERY WHEEL WORKS 325 Waterman at Richmond sq tel PL 2260-2261-See page 77 Buyers' Guide
Abrasives-Mfrs
American Emery Wheel Works 325 Waterman at Richmond sq
Abstracts of Title
MORTGAGE GUARANTEE & TITLE CO 85 Westminster tel Gaspee 3352 -See bottom edge, right top lines and page 93 Buyers' Guide
REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROVIDENCE 2010 Industrial Trust bldg 111 Westmin- ster tel Gaspee 9555-See back bone, right top lines and page 92 Buyers' Guide
* Academies (See Schools, Colleges & Academies)
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