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TEL. GAspee 4600
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HOTELS
FULIN LILILIL
LILLILILILIUL
Center of Community
Life in Rhode Island
I HIS hotel, located in the heart of downtown Providence and convenient to everything, offers a wide variety of service to the community itself as well as to those who visit our state. Ban- quets, entertainments, business meetings ... every type of func- tion can be accommodated here. And it is, too, a popular meet- ing place for everyone at luncheon, cocktail time, dinner and sup- per. Four famous rooms for your enjoyment.
THE GARDEN RESTAURANT Dinner and Supper 6 P.M. to Closing
THE TOWN ROOM
Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner and Supper
THE FALSTAFF ROOM 15th-Century Taproom
THE BACCHANTE Smart Cocktail Lounge
Providence BILTMORE
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HOTELS
~ The ~ Croron Hotel®
Deepsea Cocktail Lounge
J. EDWARD DOWNES, Manager
The Tap Room
The Princess Restaurant
208 WEYBOSSET STREET
Telephone DExter 8200
MOHICAN HOTEL
Fireproof Construction
Free Parking ENTERTAINMENT IN ROSE ROOM
344 WASHINGTON STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 8823
The Home for Commercial Travelers
NARRAGANSETT HOTEL
Famous for Fine Food
· INDIAN ROOM . HARBOR GRILL . KING'S TAP ROOM
EXCELLENT BANQUET FACILITIES
97 DORRANCE STREET
TELEPHONE GAspee 6320
HOUSE FURNISHINGS - WHOLESALE
BALLOU, JOHNSON & NICHOLS CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
House Furnishings Electrical Appliances
Floor Coverings
128 DORRANCE STREET
Telephone DExter 8320
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ICE
Ice and Oil HOLMES ICE
Telephone GAspee 2517
43 to 53 LIVINGSTON STREET - - PROVIDENCE
OLNEYVILLE ICE COMPANY 100% PURE MANUFACTURED ICE
Air Conditioned Refrigerators Oil Stoves and Burners
Wholesale Cash and Carry
55 DeSOTO STREET - - - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone WEst 6370
INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
OLIVER BARRETTE
MILL WRIGHTS - CARPENTERS - PIPERS - MACHINISTS Complete Plants Set Up
Polishing Benches - Jewelers' Tubs - Sinks and Cypress Tanks Built to Order All Kinds of Machinery Repaired and Rebuilt - Lacquer Room Equipment
37 BOURN ST. Corner ABORN ST., PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
PHONE GAspee 3750
INSULATION
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 51 Years of Experience Insures Satisfaction. Chamberlin's Financial Responsibility is Your Dependable Guarantee of Getting Your Money's Worth.
CHAMBERLIN COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. 143 ALLENS AVENUE
Telephones GAspee 5013 - 5014
PROVIDENCE 1, R. I.
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INSULATION
McCABE & WHITE COMPANY FIBERGLAS PRODUCTS
INDUSTRIAL INSULATION - Pipes, Boilers, Tanks, Ducts, Vulcanizers, Acoustics, Roof Decks COLD STORAGE INSULATION - Freezer and Cooler Walk-in Rooms, Refrigerator Doors HOME INSULATION - Fiberglas Blankets, Bats, Loose Pour
DISTRIBUTORS and CONTRACTORS 36 OXFORD STREET Telephone Williams 2022 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
FIBERGLAS YOUR HOME
THAT'S THE SMART THING TO DO RIGHT NOW! Makes Your Home Cooler in Summer-Warmer in Winter-Pays for Itself in Fuel Savings NO DOWN PAYMENT - 36 months to pay Telephone GAspee 0057 or Write to
NARRAGANSETT INSULATION COMPANY AIR CONDITIONING Authorized Fiberglas Applicators - U. S. Gypsum Co. 509 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE
NATIONAL ROCK WOOL INSULATION CO.
Gold Bond - Gimco Applicator Licensed by National Gypsum Co. Home and Industrial Insulation 225 ABORN ST. TEL. GAspee 1830
For Year 'Round Comfort Insulate Your Home! CONSULT THE OLD RELIABLE
ROCK WOOL INSULATION CO.
OF RHODE ISLAND
Oldest Licensed Applicators of Moisture Proof Eagle Rock Wool in New England
109 WATERMAN STREET
For Free Estimates Phone
PLantations 2234 - Days Williams 3773 - Evenings
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INSURANCE
JOSEPH G. HENSHAW President
CHARLES G. MORGAN Secretary
BEACH & SWEET, INC.
INSURANCE
SINCE 1868
HOSPITAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 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, Continental, Equitable F. & M., Fidelity-Phenix, Great American, Home, Insurance Co. of North America, National, North British & Mercantile, Phoenix of London, Phoenix of Hartford, Providence Washington, Rhode Is- land, Providence Mutual, Pawtucket Mutual, Dorchester Mutual, Shelby Mu- tual, Accident and Casualty Insurance Co., Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., Preferred Accident Insurance Co., Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.
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INSURANCE
SYLVESTER M. BUDLONG AGENCY
"Nothing
But Insurance"
ACCIDENT
HEALTH
AUTOMOBILE
JEWELRY
BOILER
LIABILITY
BONDS-FIDELITY
MACHINERY
BONDS-SURETY
MARINE
BURGLARY
SPRINKLER
COMPENSATION
LEAKAGE
FIRE
WINDSTORM
TEL. DExter 0500
ROOM 401, 146 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE
RHODE ISLAND
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INSURANCE
SINCE JULY 1, 1904
Gamwell & Ingraham
CITY . STATE . NATION . WORLD WIDE
INSURANCE PROTECTION
For Life and Property on Land-on Water-in the Air Engineering . Inspection . Claim Service Fidelity and Surety Bonds
Complete REAL ESTATE SERVICE City and Suburban Homes Industrial Locations Property Management . Appraisals
GAMWELL & INGRAHAM
1612 Industrial Trust Bldg.
GAspee 9800- 9801 - 9802 - 9803
PROVIDENCE 3, RHODE ISLAND
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INSURANCE
E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS INCORPORATED
Automobile
-
Liability
Accident
Fire
INSURANCE
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS
Telephones GAspee 5746 and 8432
85 WESTMINSTER STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I. Fourth Floor
Pawtucket Office, 24 SPRING STREET Telephone PErry 0033
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INSURANCE
STARKWEATHER & SHEPLEY, INC.
INSURANCE
Fidelity Bonds
Surety Bonds
17 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET
PROVIDENCE 2, R. I. Tel. GAspee 6900
120 Broadway 175 W. Jackson Blvd.
New York 5, N. Y. Chicago 4, Ill.
ESTABLISHED 1871
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INSURANCE
Telephone GAspee 0909
E. L. WATSON CO., INC.
INSURANCE
=
FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS
-
29 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INSURANCE
Organized 1851
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
RODERICK PIRNIE, General Agent
Telephone GAspee 2672
12th FLOOR, TURKS HEAD BUILDING
C. D. PAIGE & COMPANY
INSURANCE - BONDING
UNION TRUST BUILDING
170 WESTMINSTER STREET
GAspee 7810
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INSURANCE
THE PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
JAL FIR E
One Hundred
and Forty-Six
Years' Experience
With All
Losses Paid in Full
HE
INC.1800.
Equitable Rates, Large Dividends and a
Large Surplus for Contingencies
29 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PURITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF RHODE ISLAND
Home Offices: Fourth Floor, TURKS HEAD BUILDING
Only Life Insurance Company of this State
OFFICERS
HENRY D. SHARPE, President
HAROLD C. FIELD, Vice-President CLINTON C. WHITE, Secretary and Treasurer HENRY S. REDSTONE, Actuary and Asst. Secretary EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, M.D., Medical Director EARL M. PEARCE, Assistant Secretary JAMES R. O'DONNELL, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS
EDMUND D. CHESEBRO, Providence HAROLD C. FIELD, Providence FREDERICK C. FREEMAN, Providence CLINTON PRESCOTT KNIGHT, JR., Providence STEPHEN O. METCALF, Providence
ARTHUR L. PERRY, Westerly HENRY D. SHARPE, Providence WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD, Newport HENRY G. THRESHER, Pawtucket CLINTON C. WHITE, Providence FREDERICK B WILCOX. Providence
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INSURANCE
AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY OF NEW YORK NEW YORK CASUALTY COMPANY SURETY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY RAYMOND BUSS, Manager
538 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING GAspee 1197-1198
Both Companies Write Fidelity, Forgery and Surety Bonds and Casualty Insurance
FUTURE DELIVERY OF MONEY-FOR
Families - Education - Business - Taxes - Employee Pensions Complete Coverage For - ACCIDENT - HEALTH - HOSPITALIZATION WALTER C. BARNEY AGENCY
Bankers National Life Insurance Company of Montclair, New Jersey
1129 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE GAspee 3038
DUNCAN B. CAMPBELL
INSURANCE FIRE - MARINE - INLAND MARINE - CASUALTY - SURETY - LIFE
REAL ESTATE
WE SPECIALIZE IN FINE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
9 SOUTH ANGELL ST. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Plantations 3312-3313 After Hours EAst Prov. 3906 or PErry 9247
EQUITABLE Fire & Marine Insurance Company
CAPITAL $1,000,000
PROVIDENCE. R.I.
ASSETS $9,436,305.05
JOSEPH L. PRICE, Secretary
"Connecticut
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
JOSEPH L. PRICE, General Agent
Suite 515, Hospital Trust Building
Telephones GAspee 8666-8667
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INSURANCE
WINFIELD FULLER COMPANY INCORPORATED
G. E. RAY, Pres .- Treas.
INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
49 WESTMINSTER STREET SUITE 313 Telephone GAspee 7400
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
INSURANCE
GALLIVAN & CO.
INC.
87 Weybosset St .- Rooms 525-526
Telephones GAspee 8381-8382 Providence, R. I. ..
JOHN A. GAMMONS, Inc. All Kinds of Insurance
JOHN A. GAMMONS ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE
"Behind the Clock"
Fidelity and Surety Bonds Real Estate Phone GAspee 5330 171 WESTMINSTER ST., COR. DORRANCE ST. PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
WILLIAM H. GARRAHAN & CO. Insurance - Surety Bonds - Real Estate
Fire .. Marine .. Automobile .. Liability .. Accident
7 DYER ST. cor. WESTMINSTER
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephones DExter 8313-8314
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INSURANCE
G. L. & H. J. GROSS, INC.
ESTABLISHED 1888
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS Real Estate in All Its Branches
170 WESTMINSTER ST.
Telephone GAspee 6040
HAROLD HOLT & CO.
ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE
FIDELITY and SURETY BONDS -
LIFE INSURANCE
Telephone GAspee 7771
171 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
ROBERT G. HOLT AND ASSOCIATES FIRE. MARINE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS 58 WEYBOSSET ST .. PROVIDENCE
WE KNOW OUR BUSINESS AND ATTEND TO IT .- WHAT ARE YOU GETTING? Telephone GAspee 6077
EARL M. IRONS INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS
Telephone GAspee 7345 1119 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
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INSURANCE
John Hancock
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Providence Central District
RALPH B. LOMBARDO, District Manager
603 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING 111 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. TELEPHONE GAspee 9125
KAGAN and SHAWCROSS
INSURANCE FOR SERVICE COURTESY KS
SECURITY
EVERY NEED
INLAND MARINE
Telephone GAspee 6700 1408 Industrial Trust Building, Providence
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 DExter 1230
THE MASSACHUSETTS PROTECTIVE COMPANIES THE PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
FRANK LAZARUS, District Manager
Telephone GAspee 3812
907 TURKS HEAD BLDG. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INSURANCE
MUTUAL . BENEFIT HEALTH AND ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION OMAHA
LIFE HEALTH - - ACCIDENT and HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE
UNITED
BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OMAHA
RHODE ISLAND OFFICE JOHN F. KERSHAW, Manager
1102 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING
PHONE: DExter 5390
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company of New York
E. Herbert Peirce, Manager
640 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING Tel. GAspee 6964 - 65
THE HOPE - 1. To give your children a good education; 2. To give your wife financial security; 3. To have cash for emergencies; 4. To have a retirement income;
IS REALIZED FROM - Mutual Trust Educational, Family Income and Retirement Income Plans.
MUTUAL TRUST LIFE INSURANCE CO. MILTON A. BOULAIS, General Agent
1109 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING TELEPHONE GAspee 4165
E. M. SPARHAWK
C. F. NEWCOMB, Inc. INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS
29 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE Opposite Custom House St. Telephone GAspee 7521
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1946)
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INSURANCE
NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT INS. CO.
of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS America's Oldest and Largest Company WRITING ACCIDENT AND HEALTH, MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND HOSPITAL INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY
SWARTZ INSURANCE AGENCY 48 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET, Street Floor
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
DExter 5971 - DExter 8302
CASUALTY - FIRE - MARINE - BURGLARY
O'DONNELL & CO., INC. THOMAS E. O'DONNELL JOHN F. O'DONNELL
PRESIDENT TREASURER INSURANCE OFALL KINDS 1419 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING III WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE, R.I. ESTABLISHED BY THOMAS E. O'DONNELL IN 1894
Fire Insurance Theft Smudge Windstorm Automobile Life Health Accident
RAPHAEL PAOLA
General Insurance Real Estate 261 POCASSET AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone WEst 4698
Public Liability Plate Glass Inland Marine Burglary Bonds
01937 PMLICO
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 - OTIS L. DICKINSON, MANAGER AND ASSOCIATES PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN.
707-710 Turks Head Building, Providence 3, R. I. Telephone GAspee 9715
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INSURANCE
RHODE ISLAND MUTUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE CO. A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
PLANTATIONS UNDERWRITERS, INC. A GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY
All Forms of Insurance Except Life PHONE GAspee 3600
36 EXCHANGE PLACE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
WALTER H. ROBINSON
General Insurance
Established 1910
908 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING
Phones GAspee 8514-8515
Established 1860
SPENCER & PRESTON Formerly Spencer & Boss INSURANCE for 3 generations 29 WEYBOSSET STREET TELEPHONE GASPEE 7276 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND offering you desirable and economical protection against Fire, Casualty, and Inland Marine Hazards
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA
EARL K. RICKER, MANAGER
Annuities Group Insurance
1019 Industrial Trust Building
111 WESTMINSTER STREET
-
Telephone DExter 2422
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INSURANCE
UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. 9th Floor Grosvenor Building, Providence Incorporated 1863
Insures Mercantile and Dwelling Risks Liberal Dividends on Expiring Policies Cash Assets Over $2,700,000 FREDERICK T. MOSES, President and Treasurer
ROBERT P. SWAN, Asst. Vice-Pres. and Asst. Secy.
EMERSON P. IHEMPSTEAD, Asst. Vicc-Pres.
CARL A. MOSES, Excc. Vice-Pres. MAX H. MATTHES, Vice-Pres. BURR F. GONGWER, Vice-Pres. HARLAN T. MOSES, Vice-Pres. HARRY C. WOLF, JR., Vice-Pres. DAVID W. PATTERSON, Asst. Treas. and Controller BARTON F. CURIT, Asst. Secy.
ERIC WILLIAMSON, Vice-Pres. CLARENCE H. CADY, Secy. JEAN M. LEGRIS, Asst. Secy. and Asst. Treas.
FRANKLIN N. FOLSOM, Asst. Secy. DIRECTORS
Max II. Matthes
Charles E. Rigby
J. Arthur Atwood Charles G. Easton
Frederick T. Moses A. Livingston Kelley
Ray B. Owen Carl A. Moses
John L. Wilds
E. B. Hough Charles D. Owen, Jr.
Harlan T. Moses
UNITED LIFE and ACCIDENT INS. CO.
of CONCORD N. H. TRIPLE INDEMNITY LIFE INSURANCE WITH NON-CANCELLABLE ACCIDENT, HEALTH and HOSPITAL DISABILITY ALL IN ONE POLICY - NEW EDITION SWARTZ INSURANCE AGENCY
48 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET, Street Floor TELEPHONES DExter 8302 - 5971
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
CASUALTY - FIRE - MARINE BURGLARY
INSURANCE REPORTS
Insurance Reports - Market Research - Credit Reports
THE HOOPER-HOLMES BUREAU, INC. HOME OFFICE, NEW YORK
307A INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG., 111 WESTMINSTER ST.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 1373
INTERIOR DECORATORS
CROOKER COMPANY Decorators and Furnishers
Furniture, Draperies, Carpets and Rugs, Slip Covers, Upholstery, Wall Paper, Painting, Venetian Blinds, Gifts. Interior Woodwork. Asphalt and Rubber Flooring. Wax and Floor Maintenance Materials and Service. Agents for Westinghouse Lamps.
TILE WORK OF ALL KINDS GAspee 9000
100 EMPIRE STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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INTERIOR DECORATORS
JOHNSON BROTHERS
Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
5 THOMAS STREET Telephone GAspee 7369
PROVIDENCE, R. I. Residence Phone, HOpkins 1890
IRON AND STEEL
NIGHTINGALE, BAKER & SALISBURY IRON and STEEL Agents for WM. JESSOP & SONS, Ltd., Sheffield, England TOOL STEEL IN BARS AND SHEETS COLD ROLLED STEEL for all purposes - Rounds, Squares, Hexagons and Flats COLD DRAWN, SEAMLESS STEEL TUBING HOT ROLLED STEEL BARS
Norway Iron Machinery Steel Bands and Hoops
Drill Rod
Cold Rolled Strip Steel
Telephone DExter 4750
180 WEST EXCHANGE STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PROVIDENCE STEEL & IRON CO.
STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ORNAMENTAL IRON
27 SIMS AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 0173
IRON AND STEEL WORK
EDWARDS ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS
MAKERS OF Fine Ornamental Gates - Rails (Step and Stair) FIRE ESCAPES WROUGHT IRON FURNITURE - ORNAMENTAL NOVELTY WORK FREE ESTIMATES Phone UNION 0100 Satisfactory Service for 25 Years
136 UXBRIDGE STREET CRANSTON, R. I.
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
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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 - OMEGO - LONGINES - ELGIN WALTHAM - GRUEN - BULOVA -ROLEX - BENRUS
Watch and Jewelry Repairing
Ladies Handbags - Fountain Pens and Gifts
1 67 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.
"THEY REALLY KNOW WATCHES AT FOSTER'S"
Since "1876" The Store of Quality-Value-Service
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JEWELERS
JOSEPH H. COUTU
JEWELERS -
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
RADIOS - REFRIGERATORS - WASHERS
VACUUM CLEANERS - FLAT IRONS
ELECTRIC IRONERS - RECORD PLAYERS and RECORDS
49 OLNEYVILLE SQUARE
TELEPHONE WEst 4155 PROVIDENCE 9, R. I.
ERBER JEWELERS . OPTICIANS
S
240 WESTMINSTER STREET Telephone GAspee 9282 PAY THE GERBER WAY - NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CREDIT
JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
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
46 CHESTNUT STREET
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LOS ANGELES, METROPOLITAN BLDG.
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
AM-LEE
JEWELRY COMPANY, INCORPORATED Makers of AM-LEE CREATIONS
80 CLIFFORD STREET TELEPHONE GAspee 9847 PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
GEORGE E. CONLEY COMPANY Refiners of Precious Metals CHEMICALS AND JEWELERS SUPPLIES "New England's Most Progressive Refiners" 65 EAGLE STREET, PROVIDENCE 9, R. I. TELEPHONE DExter 1415
EDGAR MANUFACTURING CO. Jewelry Manufacturers - Costume Jewelry TELEPHONE DExter 0329
4 STEEPLE STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
ENZELL MANUFACTURING CO. Creators of DISTINCTIVE COSTUME JEWELRY PHONE GAspee 4552 44 FRANKLIN STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
(1946) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
105
JEWELERS - MANUFACTURING
FEDERAL CHAIN COMPANY
141 GEORGIA AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
TELEPHONE Hopkins 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
FRENCH JEWELRY COMPANY
CREATIONS OF COSTUME JEWELRY
FACTORY: 86 PAGE STREET, PROVIDENCE 3, R. I. TELEPHONES GAspee 4191, 8955
MAKERS OF EMBLEMS
Since 1861
The Experience of Three Quarters of a century is built into every one
IRONS & RUSSELL CO.
MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY -
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
-
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
SAN FRANCISCO
JEFCO GLASS WORKS
Makers of INDESTRUCTIBLE PEARLS - COSTUME JEWELRY NOVELTIES
EAR RINGS SPRAYS PINS
NECKLACES
BRACELETS
CHOKERS
86 PAGE STREET, PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
TELEPHONE DExter 4645
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1946)
106
JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
JOHN I. JEWELRY CO.
Hand Made Models & Samples For Costume Jewelry Also Jobbing for Plier Work on Chain Bracelets and Soldering and Finishing Work Phone GAspee 1888
44 FRANKLIN ST., Rooms 208-209
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
E. M. JOHNSON & CO.
EDGAR M. JOHNSON
Imitation Stone Imitation Pearl For Manufacturing Jewelers' Use
91 SABIN STREET TELEPHONE GAspee 0179 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
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 385 WESTMINSTER ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Jewelers Only
Sold Through Retail
PARAGON GLASS WORKS
MANUFACTURERS OF Indestructible Pearls
GLASS BLOWING - GLASS NOVELTIES SOLID WORK - HAT PINS - TIE PINS CORSAGE PINS GARDENIA PINS
36 GARNET STREET -
- Telephone GAspee 7584
(1946) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING
RAINBOW JEWELRY CO., INC.
Manufacturers of Costume and Channel Jewelry
185 EDDY STREET, PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 7148
REYNOLDS CO.
Manufacturers of All Kinds of EMBLEMS
INSIGNIAS
Costume Jewelry and Novelties
48 DUDLEY STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone DExter 1989
TESS AND SON JEWELRY CO.
Manufacturers of HAND MADE JEWELRY Trays - Earrings - Bracelets - Necklaces Telephone GAspee 5594 111 EMPIRE STREET, Rooms 303-304 PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
New York Office, 303 FIFTH AVENUE
UNCAS MANUFACTURING CO.
"America's Largest Ring House"
623-631 ATWELLS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Telephone GAspee 0680
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1946)
108
JEWELERS - MANUFACTURING
VAL-JEAN MFG. CO., INC.
High Grade Cast Novelties and Costume Jewelry
511 Westminster Street
Tel. GAspee 0449
PROVIDENCE 3, RHODE ISLAND
WILLIAM WEINSTEIN & SON, INC.
Manufacturers of COSTUME AND NOVELTY JEWELRY
387 CHARLES STREET
PROVIDENCE 4, R. I.
TELEPHONE GAspee 0770
THE WILLIAMS & ANDERSON CO., INC.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Emblematic Specialties NORTH MAIN and THIRD STREETS .. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Phones GAspee 3621-3622
JEWELERS - REPAIRERS AND STONE SETTERS
ALFRED J. DiMEO JEWELRY REPAIRING
STONE SETTING ENGRAVING PEARL STRINGING and MODEL SPOTTING
SOLDERING
ASSEMBLING
661 Westminster St.
Tel. GAspee 4851
(1946) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES
The American Brass Company
ANACONDA from mine to consumer
REG.U.S. PAT. OFF.
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 2180
General Offices, Waterbury, Conn. Boston Office, One Forty Federal Street
R. E. THORNTON & SON
MANUFACTURERS OF JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS
31 COMMERCIAL STREET (PAWTUXET) PHONE Hopkins 8940 Post Office: PROVIDENCE 5, R. I.
LABEL MANUFACTURERS
Looking for
EMBOSSED LABELS FOIL PAPER METAL ?
FOIL DISPLAYS & SIGNS
GET OUR BEAUTIFUL SAMPLE FOLDER & ORIGINAL IDEAS NO OBLIGATION IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES
FOIL BOX WRAPS
REPRESENTED
The
FOXO N Company
239 W. PARK ST., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1946)
110
LAUNDRIES
COLONIAL LAUNDRIES
Launderers - Cleansers - Fur Storage
Pawtucket Plant
Providence Plant
482 PAWTUCKET AVENUE, PAWTUCKET Telephone PErry 3400
472 POTTERS AVENUE, PROVIDENCE Telephone Hopkins 3400
Send It To "MAYFAIR"
MAYFAIR, INC.
Launderers - Cleansers - Fur Storage
60 FOX POINT BLVD. and 271 PLAIN ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I.
JOHN F. BROADFOOT, President
Phone DExter 5500
"The Laundry That Pleases"
RHODE ISLAND LAUNDRY CO., Inc. Complete Laundry Services
DRY CLEANING
BONDED FUR STORAGE
Curtains and Blankets a Specialty
Telephone WEst 4103 PROVIDENCE, R. I.
"QUALITY BUILT" WHITE STAR LAUNDRY, Inc. E. A. PLANTE, Pres .- Treas.
Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service Try Our Five Star Hand Finished Bundle Tels. WEst 5405-5406
1079 CHALKSTONE AVENUE
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
(1946) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
111
LEATHER
C. MOULTON STONE COMPANY
Manufacturers of RUSSET, CALF AND SHEEP LEATHER
Telephone GAspee 0511
456 BENEFIT STREET - PROVIDENCE, R. I.
LEATHER GOODS
RESPRO INC.
Rubberizing - Impregnating - Coating - Calendering Extruding - Processors of Plastics
RESPROID -Plastic Coated Fabrics - Plastic Films - Extruded Plastics
DURAKALF-Leather Substitute Impregnated and Coated with Synthetic Rubber.
VOLTAPE - Electrical Insulation
PLASTICS - Calendered and Extruded
Telephone Williams 1602
WELLINGTON AVENUE
CRANSTON 10, R. I.
LOUIS AND COMPANY
Trunks - Luggage - Leather Goods SPECIAL CASES MADE TO ORDER
UMBRELLAS 1 ARCADE
PHONE DExter 5535 SHOE REPAIRING
PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.
Repairing Done On All Kinds of Leather Goods
PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1946)
112
LEATHER GOODS
DExter 1523
ESTABLISHED1865 R.LUGGAGE PROVIDENCE
EXPERT REPAIRING
T. W. ROUNDS CO. Luggage and Leather Goods Since 1865 Headquarters in Providence for "HARTMANN TRUNKS AND LUGGAGE" 52 WASHINGTON STREET
PROVIDENCE, 3, RHODE ISLAND
LIQUORS
A. GASBARRO & SONS, INC.
ESTABLISHED 1898
GASBARRO'S
RED STAR
WINES
Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Wine Merchants -
-
- Importers
Distributors of G and D VERMOUTH
Telephone GAspee 2439
483 ATWELLS AVE. PROVIDENCE, R. I.
ALEXANDER R. FRITZ, INC.
IMPORTERS - WHOLESALERS of
WINES and SPIRITS
97 S. WATER STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. TELEPHONE DExter 4910
(1946) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
113
LOANS
ATLANTIC FINANCE CORP. JOHN J. DUNNIGAN Jr., Manager PERSONAL AND AUTOMOBILE LOANS $25 to $1000 or Over
42 WESTMINSTER STREET DExter 2214
Low Cost LOANS Quick Service
on AUTOMOBILES - TRUCKS - TRAILERS $6 per Year FOR EACH $100 LOAN COLLATERAL LOANS
AUTO OWNERS FINANCE CO. Inc.
68 EXCHANGE PLACE, PROVIDENCE
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