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ESTABLISHED 1835
INCORPORATED 1914
THE JAMES H. TOWER IRON WORKS
Engineers and Manufacturers
Plate Work Steel Structures
Ornamental Iron
ANGLE RINGS
HOPPERS
BANDS
LADDERS
BINS
PIPE RAILS
BOILER FLUES
RAILS (Step and Stair)
BOILER WALKS
RUNWAYS
BRIDGES
SPIRAL STAIRS
COAL BUNKERS
STACKS
CRANES (Jib and Traveling) DISCS
TANKS (Riveted and Welded)
FENCES
TRAVELING CRANES
FIRE ESCAPES
TRENCH COVERS
FRAMES
TROLLEYS
FURNACE SHELLS
TROLLEY TRACKS
GATES
TRUSS RODS
GRATINGS (Area and Window)
TRUSSES
GALVANIZED BUS STRUCTURES
Electric and Acetylene Welding
We Specialize in the Manufacture of Tanks and Other Welded Equipment Constructed of Stainless Steel, Stainless-Clad Steel, Nickel-Clad Steel and other Rust-Resistant Metals
LARGE STOCK
BEAMS
PLATES
CHANNELS
BARS
ANGLES
BLUE ANNEALED SHEETS
TEES
DIAMOND PATTERN PLATES
FENESTRA STEEL SASH
CEMENT FILLED COLUMNS
Telephone GAspee 4715
Address, 50 BORDEN ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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JEWELERS
DIAMOND MERCHANTS FOR THREE GENERATIONS
Michaels-Bauer
JEWELERS . EST. 1900
365 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE GASPEE 9808 .
NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MERCHANDISE ON CREDIT AT CASH PRICES
CREDIT AT CASH PRICES
NO ADDED CHARGES
ROGERS JEWELRY STORES
Your Friendly
JEWELRY STORE
DIAMONDS BIRTHSTONE
RINGS
WATCHES NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MAKES
RADIOS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED MAKES
SILVERWARE
ROGERS 1847 COMMUNITY PLATE STERLING
OPTICIANS
WATCH
REPAIRING
248 Westminster -- 180 Union, Providence 1909 Westminster - Olneyville Sq. 17 Washington St. - W. Warwick (Arctic Center)
Telephone GAspee 7608 Telephone WEst 1348 Telephone VAlley 232
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JEWELERS - MANUFACTURERS
J. A. FOSTER CO. JEWELERS Reed and Barton, Towle, International Silver Diamonds, Platinum and Diamond Jewelry Wedding and Engagement Rings Foster, Hamilton, Omega, Zenith, Elgin, Waltham, Gruen and Bulova Watches Watch and Jewelry Repairing-Ladies Handbags-Fountain Pens and Gifts 67 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. "THEY REALLY KNOW WATCHES AT FOSTER'S" SINCE "1876" THE STORE OF QUALITY-VALUE-SERVICE
MAKERS OF EMBLEMS
Exclusively Since 1864
The Experience of Three Quarters of a century is built into every one
IRONS & RUSSELL CO.
MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
SAN FRANCISCO
ESTABLISHED 1918
VIRGIN-GOLD
INCORPORATED 1926 M. R. T. COMPANY, Inc. Manufacturing Jewelers CREATORS OF THE FAMOUS VIRGIN-GOLD WEDDING RING Telephone GAspee 1952
MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY Sold Through Retail Jewelers Only
385 WESTMINSTER ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I.
THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Emblematic Specialties NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS .. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Phones GAspee 3621-3622
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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
The American Brass Company
ANACONDA from mine to consumer
REG. U. PAT.OFT.
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 A complete line of Brass and Copper Materials for manufacturing Jewelry carried in stock at
200 CHESTNUT STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE GAspee 2180
General Offices, Waterbury, Conn. Boston Office, One Forty Federal Street
LAUNDRIES
TWELVE SERVICES
HENNESSE ESTABLISHED 1885
CLEANSERS
Laundry Contractors
"The Home of Miss Prim"
Telephones GAspee 9626-9627-9628 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
THE LIBERTY LAUNDRY, INC.
49 DEXTER ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
A Service For Every Need Telephone HOpkins 5300
LAUNDRY
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LAUNDRIES
MODERN LAUNDRY INCORPORATED
Complete Laundry Service
1083 CHALKSTONE AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones WEst 2875-2876
LEATHER GOODS
C. MOULTON STONE COMPANY
Manufacturers of RUSSET, CALF AND SHEEP LEATHER Telephone GAspee 0511 456 BENEFIT STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LOANS
AUTO LOANS $10 to $300 Cash on any make or model quickly. Wife's signature or cosigners not necessary. 2nd Mortgage Loans-$10 to $100.
Kwik Kash
OANS
FROM "THE FRIENDLIEST COMPANY IN TOWN"
SIGNATURE LOANS $10 to $300 on just your own signature. Any working person can qualify. cosigners necessary. Step in, phone or write.
Plenty of Free Parking Space
AETNA FINANCE CO.
206 Washington at Empire Phone GA 4511
LOANS UP TO $300 BEACON FINANCE CO.
ON YOUR OWN SIGNATURE - HUSBAND AND WIFE CO-MAKER AND AUTO 202 National Bank of Commerce Bldg., 146 Westminster St. Phone GAspee 0248 JOSEPH HOMEN, Manager
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LOANS
CITIZENS FINANCE COMPANY G. K. DEGNAN, Manager
Personal Loans - No Endorsers Required $20 to $300
Member Rhode Island Association of Personal Finance Companies Providence Chamber of Commerce
Affiliated with American Association of Personal Finance Companies Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
Hours 9 to 5-Saturdays 9 to 1
268 WESTMINSTER STREET
Telephone GAspee 5642
OVER 75 YEARS OF HONORABLE DEALING AS PAWNBROKERS
LOANS
In any amount on
IT WILL PAY YOU TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR HIGH GRADE SERVICE.
Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Etc.
Hours 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P. M.
COLLATERAL LOAN CO. 103 EDDY STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 5110
LOANS ON AUTOS AND TRUCKS
Auto
Loans
Present Notes Made Smaller and Extra Cash if Desired CAR REMAINS IN YOUR POSSESSION Terms Arranged Convenient to Yourself LINCOLN FINANCE CORP.
· Immediate Service
· No Investigation
· No Co-makers
1228 Industrial Trust Bldg. 111 Westminster Street Phone GAspee 2288
· No Red Tape
WHEN YOU NEED MONEY CONSULT
SERVICE "Where Your Credit is Good"
307 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PHONE GAspee 5360
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LOANS
LOANS
FOR EVERY WORTHY PURPOSE
$30 to $1,000 LOANED ON FAMOUS M-A-C PLAN THRIFTerms
Single Signature Loans * Co-maker Loans * Man-and-Wife Loans * Auto Financ- ing and Refinancing * Installment Sales Financing. * Debt-cancelling Loans a Spe- cialty.
* See M-A-C, soon!
NO RED TAPE
108 Westminster St., Providence, R. I. (PAWTUCKET M-A-C: 301 MAIN ST., AT BROAD)
LOAN$ made in ONE DAY
M-A-C PLAN
DExter 5520
UNION FINANCE COMPANY
LOANS UP
TO $300
FURNITURE - AUTOMOBILE NOTES Prompt, Efficient Service - Completely Confidential
Phone GAspee 3434 405 Woolworth Building - 187 WESTMINSTER ST., Corner DORRANCE
LUMBER
THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY LUMBER
Largest Distributors of Building Materials in New England
434 CENTRAL AVE., PAWTUCKET Telephone PErry 1218
1 WASHINGTON AVE. (Riverside) EAST PROVIDENCE 34 WATER STREET, APPONAUG, R. I. KINGSTOWN ROAD, WAKEFIELD, R. I. BROADWAY, NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS.
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LUMBER
CHASE LUMBER COMPANY
Construction Lumber Industrial Lumber - Millwork
WASHINGTON and DEAN STREETS
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 5230
CHARLES C. GARDINER LUMBER CO.
AIR-DRIED AND KILN-DRIED HARDWOODS
PACIFIC COAST WOODS Custom Saw and Planing Mill TELEPHONES GAspee 0741-0742 258 EDDY STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
ROGER LAUDATI, Inc.
BRICK
Lumber
LIME
PAINT and HARDWARE
CEMENT
WINDOWS DOORS
PLASTER
BUILDING MATERIALS
SEWER PIPE
FLUE LINING
143-147 PLAINFIELD STREET
ASPHALT ROOFING
WALLBOARD
PAINT
Providence, R. I. WEst 5100-5101
NAILS
LINCOLN LUMBER COMPANY INCORPORATED Barber Genasco Roofings "EVERYTHING TO BUILD ANYTHING"
Lumber Brick Lime Cement Millwork Paints and Varnishes Masons' Materials Roofing Materials
OFFICE AND YARD
21 LOMBARDI STREET - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones DExter 9850-9851
FRAMING BOARDING SHINGLES FLOORING MOULDING FINISH
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LUMBER
McDUFF COAL & LUMBER CO.
COAL ... FUEL OIL
OIL BURNERS
COKE ... Lumber - Masons' Materials - Paints
11 HIGH STREET
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PAWTUCKET, R. I.
Telephones PErry 2400-GAspee 4148
F. D. McKENDALL LUMBER CO. BUILDING MATERIALS "From Foundation to Finish"
LUMBER
BRICK
LIME
CEMENT
PAINTS
VARNISHES
HARDWARE
Offices and Yards
735 ELMWOOD AVENUE
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519 CHARLES STREET
DExter 4496-4497
Hopkins 7100-7101
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
ESTABLISHED 1857
INCORPORATED 1888
NEWELL COAL AND LUMBER COMPANY COAL - LUMBER - FUEL OIL MASONS' SUPPLIES Complete Building Service PErry 7900 - TELEPHONES - GAspee 3392 Connecting All Departments 28 HIGH STREET
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
"When it's LUMBER, Call our NUMBER" - PErry 0147 ROSCOE W. PHILLIPS
PAWTUCKET, R. I. LUMBER FOR Mill Repairs - Foundry Purposes - Pattern Work - Manual Arts Office and Yard: TURNER ST. at Pawtucket and S. Attleboro State Line
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LUMBER
E. E. SMITH COMPANY
MILL WORK LUMBER Kiln Dried Oak Flooring
BUILDERS' FINISH
Cabinet Work Wood Turning Phone GAspee 3217
136 RHODES STREET
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
L. SWEET & COMPANY LUMBER
Window and Door Frames, Doors, Sash, Blinds and Inside Finish ASPHALT SHINGLES and ROOFING PAPER PLASTERBOARD-INSULATION WALLBOARD BEAVER WALLBOARD NAILS - GARAGE DOORS Low Prices Telephone WEst 4680 Prompt Delivery PROVIDENCE, R. I.
709 HARRIS AVE. Near Broadway and Olneyville Sq.
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, Lime and Cement, Creosoted Lumber and Ties
Telephones Hopkins 1720-1721-1722 434 ALLEN'S AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS
NEW ENGLAND BUTT COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF BRAIDING MACHINERY
of every description for Silk, Worsted and Cotton Braid, Wire Rope Machinery also Machinery for Insulating Electrical Wires, Braiding, Taping, Winding, Twining, Cabling, Stranding, Polishing and Measuring Machines, Cable Covering Braiders. Textile Finishing Machinery
304 PEARL STREET -
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Fine Casting a Specialty
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS
THE McWILLIAMS MFG. CO., Inc. Established 1870
ROLLING MILLS
Jewelers, Wire and Reed Manufacturers' Machinery Special Machinery and General Jobbing
Rolling Mills Corey Straighteners Foot and Screw Presses
Draw Benches Rotary Shears Coilers
Hot Air Dryers Polishing Heads Glass Presses
237 EDDY STREET
Telephone DExter 7092
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MACHINISTS
HENRY OWENS & CO.
Machinists and Toolmakers
MAKERS OF SPECIAL MACHINERY - TEXTILE SPECIALTIES TILLOTSON STEAM TRAP PROVIDENCE GAS SOLDERING FURNACE TELEPHONE WEst 5562 1734-1738 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MASONS' MATERIALS
CONTRACTORS' SUPPLY CO.
MICHAEL A. GAMMINO, Prop. and Gen. Mgr.
Masons' Materials
Cement, Brick, Lime, Drain Pipe, Hair, Etc.
TELEPHONE DExter 1280 728 VALLEY and AYRAULT STREETS
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
JAMES C. GOFF COMPANY Building Materials JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS
Asbestos Shingles
Asphalt Shingles
Refractory Cements
WALL BOARDS Fireproof Asbestos Wainscoting and Decorative Flexboard for Kitchens, Bathrooms, etc.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES
CAULKING Vulcatex and Kaukit.
FIREPLACES Heatilators for increased radiation.
INSULATION Insulating Board-Rock Wool FACE BRICK, FIRE BRICK and FIRE TILE CEMENT-WATERPROOFED and QUICK SETTING
90 RESERVOIR AVE.
Tel. Hopkins 5800 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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H. R. HORTON CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Lime, Cement, Brick, Calcined Plaster, Hair, Metal Lath, Etc. DISTRIBUTORS OF Master Builders Products and J. H. France Refractories Celotex Shingles
Gypsum Products of all Kinds Rock Wall Gypsum Lath
Telephones GAspee 3569-9653
459 SOUTH WATER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
MERCANTILE AGENCIES
Established 1841
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The Mercantile Agency
1103 Union Trust Bldg., 170 WESTMINSTER ST. Phone GAspee 8370
MILK DEALERS
E. S. CRANDALL Fresh Rhode Island Milk
Baby First
PASTEURIZED
Baby First
GRADE A MILK From Own Guernsey Tested Herd
Cream and Buttermilk
Wholesale and Retail
12 LOWELL AVENUE - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephones WEst 4358 Try Our Pure Tomato Juice and Mission Orange Drink
HOOD'S MILK
MILK AND CREAM DAIRY PRODUCTS
H. P. HOOD & SONS 135 HARRIS AVE., PROV., R. I.
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MILL SUPPLIES
JAMES HILL MANUFACTURING CO.
INCORPORATED
Manufacturers of
Vulcan Fibre ( ROVING
CANS AND Hercules " SPRINGS
THE VULCAN VULCANIZED FIBRE CAN -----
GALVANIZED Ash and Garbage Cans Pails, &c.
Stove Pipe-Elbows Fittings in Blk .- Galv.
TIN PIPE AND ELBOWS
Job Galvanizing
20 GORDON AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PRODUCTION IN EVERY MILL DEPENDS UPON THE SPINNING ROOM
Wentworth Double Duty and Gravity Travelers Endure Higher Speeds Make Stronger Yarn Preserve the Ring
AMERICAN, HICKS, WILSON UNITED STATES STANDARD
Manufactured only by the
NATIONAL RING TRAVELER CO.
PHILIP C. WENTWORTH, Treasurer
354 PINE STREET PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND
P. O. Box 1565 P. O. Box 1028 - Pawtucket, R. I.
Providence, R. I.
131 WEST FIRST STREET - CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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"A TRAVELER FOR EVERY FIBRE"
FOR SPINNING "U.S."- RING TRAVELERS FOR COTTON WOOL WORSTED SILK RAYON JUTE ASBESTOS UNIVERSAL STANDARD TRAVELERS
FOR TWISTING """U.S."
THE BOWEN PATENTED BEVEL EDGE TRAVELER The traveler without angular edges Sole manufacturers
THE U. S. RING TRAVELER COMPANY TRADE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
AMOS M. BOWEN President and Treasurer
U.S. RING TRAVELER CO
GREENVILLE, S. C.
WILLIAM M. P. BOWEN Vice-Pres. and Secretary
MARK
AMERICAN EMERY WHEEL WORKS Makers of Grinding Wheels and Abrasive Grain Stones, Bricks, Sticks and Grinding Wheel Dressers Office and Grinding Wheel Works Waterman, East River and Pitman Sts. Richmond Square, Providence, R. I. NG W VEEL? Telephones Plantations 2260-2261 Abrasive Grain Plant, 169 South Angell Street
INCORPORATED 1900
ESTABLISHED 1834 THE J. A. GOWDEY REED & HARNESS MFG. CO. JAMES A. WILSON, Pres. and Treas. The Pioneer Reed Works of America
REEDS HARNESS SHUTTLES
MILL SUPPLIES SERVICE AND SATISFACTION 1226 NORTH MAIN ST. Tel. PErry 1874 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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MONUMENTS
MAX SUGARMAN
Monuments OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Marble, Granite and Bronze Headstones, Markers
146-150 RANDALL ST., PROVIDENCE Telephones DExter 8094-8095 Residence Telephones GAspee 6655 DExter 8636
MOVERS
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 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone DExter 7860
Member of National Furniture Warehousemen's Association
NEWSPAPERS
The Providence Journal Daily and Sunday The Evening Bulletin
The advertising combination of Journal and Bulletin blankets Greater Providence and covers 3 out of 4 of all Rhode Island homes.
Only newspapers in the State combining full news and feature service of metropolitan scope, with State-wide staff news coverage.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO., Publishers, 75 Fountain St.
NT
"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN. BUYER AND SELLER
ax Folks
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OFFICE BUILDINGS
"The Heart of Providence"
BILTMORE HOTEL
UNION STATION
EXCHANGE PLACE
CITY HALL
DORRANCE STREET
MALL
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WESTMINSTER 171 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
Desks Chairs Steel Shelving Filing Cabinets
Mechanical Office DEVICES
Typewriters Adding Machines Mimeograph Machines Calculating Machines
Telephones GAspee 3817-3818
60 PINE ST. Corner ORANGE - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
· TO REACH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF BUYERS OVER THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME, ADVERTISE IN THIS MEDIUM:
THE CITY DIRECTORY THE LASTING MEDIUM
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OIL BURNERS
PETROLEUM HEAT & POWER CO. MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
MISER
PETRO Req U S Pal Off
AND
ParRe
COAL Nokől Automatic Oil Heating for Homes
Domestic - OIL BURNERS - Industrial Distributors of All Grades of FUEL OIL
Automatic Heating Boilers Winter Air Conditioners
Instantaneous Water Heaters
"Every Petro Burner is an Oil Miser that Squeezes Every Drop of Oil Heat-Dry"
32 FRANKLIN STREET
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 9166
OIL BURNERS - FUEL OIL
OIL BURNERS FUEL OILS
BUCKLEY & SCOTT
AIR CONDITIONING
Air Conditioning - Rock Wool Insulation Refrigeration BUCKLEY & SCOTT, GILBARCO, ELECTROL AND RAY BURNERS Gilbarco Air Conditioning Boiler-Burner Units Ray Burners for Industrial Use Units WESTINGHOUSE Electric Refrigeration
BUCKLEY & SCOTT, INC.
137 BROAD STREET
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GAspee 4541
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PROVIDENCE, R. I.
CRANSTON OIL SERVICE Range and Furnace Oil SILENT GLOW, REIF-REXOIL and ACME OIL BURNERS Sales and Service Tel. WEst 4889 Terminal 34 DIKE ST. Providence, R. I. Day or Night Res. Tel. WEst 2215-R
Office and Terminal 644 DYER AVE. Cranston, R. I.
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PETROLEUM SERVICE CO., Inc.
Distributors of High Grade Heating Oils for All Makes of Burners PENN TUBELESS STEEL BOILER BURNER UNITS
LENNOX Air Conditioning
ELECTROL
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
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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
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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
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
OU POND Paints REG. U.S. PAT, OFF.
VARNISHES
· DUCO G. U.S. ..
DULUX
CAT. OPP
We are Ready to Serve You-Complete Stocks-Direct Shipments-Prompt Service Paints Automotive Finishes
Wallpapers Paint Sundries
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC. 355 WEYBOSSET STREET TELEPHONES GASPEE 9457-8
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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W. E. S. TANNER - CONTRACTING -
PAINTER and DECORATOR
138 FOUNTAIN STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TEL. GAspee 3757 RES. PLantations 2735
Barreled Sunlight
BARRELED SUNLIGHT
Barreled Sunlight Paint Products
Now available in white and all colors-in exterior and all interior finishes-for Home, Institutional, Commercial and Industrial use. Manufactured by
U. S. GUTTA PERCHA PAINT COMPANY
12 Dudley Street, Providence, R. I.
PAPER
THE NATIONAL PAPER CO. H. J. KAUFFMAN JORDAN J. KAUFFMAN, Mgr.
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
"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 Telephone GAspee 7600 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
76-78 WEYBOSSET STREET
160 DORRANCE STREET
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PEN REPAIRERS ROYAL PEN SHOP
FOUNTAIN
PENS
SALES
SHEAFFER - PARKER
WATERMAN - MOORE
$1 00 up
ROYAL PEN SHOP -
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
SERVICE
A NEW SAC - CLEAN - ADJUST -
MAIL - WHILE YOU WAIT
45 WEYBOSSET ST. GAspee 6069
PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES
Established 1898
Heating
Plumbing
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.
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PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES
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GRINNELL
COMPANY
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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 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.
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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 E. STANLEY CLAUSS, Treasurer DONALD H. CLAUSS, Secretary
The Akerman-Standard Co. Established 1836 Typographers . Printers . Bookbinders 56 Pine Street, Providence, R. I.
The J. C. Hall Company
Bank Stationers
LITHOGRAPHERS - BINDERS - PRINTERS
PHONES: PErry 9512, DExter 1124
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
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PRINTERS
F. L. TITSWORTH TELEPHONES GAspee 4800-4801 R. H. CHRISTOPHER
E. A. JOHNSON COMPANY - SINCE 1870
BOOKS, CATALOGS, PAMPHLETS and COLOR PRINTING Manufacturers of DECALCOMANIA
71 PECK STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
GAspee 6111
LIVERMORE & KNIGHT COMPANY Established 1875 42 Pine Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS
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
100 SOUTH STREET
General Printers
Briefs and Publications School Annuals Press Work for the Trade
Phone DExter 5463
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PRINTERS
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
RAW HIDE PRODUCTS
AMERICAN RAW HIDE PRODUCTS CO.
INCORPORATED Successors to HOLBROOK RAW HIDE COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1822 Manufacturers of RAW HIDE GOODS
CABLE ADDRESS: "RAWHIDE" PROVIDENCE, R. I. TEL. DExter 2009 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
748 NO. MAIN STREET
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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.
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REAL ESTATE
JOHN B. CARPENTER, Inc. - REAL ESTATE -
Sales - Appraisals - Mortgages Property Management
58 WEYBOSSET ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Phone GAspee 6989-6990-0745
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
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REAL ESTATE
TITLE INSURANCE MORTGAGE GUARANTEE & TITLE CO.
YOUR TITLE PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT WITH TITLE INSURANCE
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