Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1948, Part 348

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THE GARDEN ROOM 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

The SHERATON-BILTMORE

OPERATED BY THE

SHERATON CORPORATION OF AMERICA Twenty-eight Hotels in Twenty-one Cities

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

HOTELS

~ The ~ Crown Hotel

Deepsea Cocktail Lounge

J. EDWARD DOWNES, General Manager

The Tap Room

The Princess Restaurant

208 WEYBOSSET STREET

Telephone DExter 8200

NARRAGANSETT HOTEL

Famous for Fine Food

INDIAN ROOM

. HARBOR GRILL

EXCELLENT BANQUET FACILITIES

AIR CONDITIONED

. KING'S TAP ROOM

97 DORRANCE STREET

TELEPHONE GAspee 6320

SHERWOOD ROOM

TRANSIENTS ACCOMMODATED

RESTAURANT TAVERN

HOTEL RIALTO BENJAMIN CHESLER, Manager Where Commercial Men Meet MODERN and FIREPROOF

122 FOUNTAIN ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. - On U. S. Route 1 GARAGE CONNECTIONS

Telephone GAspee 7236

WAYLAND

MANOR HOTEL

Excellent Function Rooms

Manor Dining Room

Sky Room Cocktail Lounge

WAYLAND SQUARE

Telephone Plantations 7700

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

HOUSE FURNISHINGS - WHOLESALE

BALLOU, JOHNSON & NICHOLS CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

House Furnishings Electrical Appliances

128 DORRANCE STREET

Floor Coverings Telephone DExter 8320

HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT

SENAK OF AMERICA

International Silver Co. Distributors

1024 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. Phones DE xter 2442-3-4

166-174 SOUTH WATER STREET Phone GA spee 2662

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

ICE

Ice and Oil HOLMES ICE

Telephone GAspee 2517

43 to 53 LIVINGSTON STREET - - PROVIDENCE

OLNEYVILLE ICE COMPANY 100% PURE MANUFACTURED ICE Wholesale Cash and Carry

55 DeSOTO STREET -

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

Telephone WEst 6370

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

OLIVER BARRETTE MILLWRIGHTS, Inc. MILLWRIGHTS - CARPENTERS - PIPERS - MACHINISTS

Complete Plants Set Up

Polishing Benches - Jewelers' Tubs - Sinks and Cypress Tanks Built to Order Overhead Cranes and Material Handling

37 BOURN STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.

PHONE GAspee 3750

INSULATION

WEATHER STRIPS

CHAMBERLIN CHAMBERLIN COMPANY OF AMERICA

COMBINATION STORM WINDOWS & SCREENS

" Call A Chamberlin Man" Get His Expert Advice In Weather Proofing Your Home

ROCK WOOL INSULATION

Scientifically installed by Factory Trained Mechanics, Life Time protection against Summer Heat & Winter Cold

CHAMBERLIN COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. 143 ALLEN'S AVENUE TELEPHONES GAspee 5013-5014 PROVIDENCE, R. I.

MCCABE & WHITE COMPANY Sales FIBERGLAS AND CORK Contracts

INDUSTRIAL INSULATION - Pipes, Boilers, Tanks, Breachings, Ovens, Dryers, Etc. COLD STORAGE INSULATION - Walk-in Freezers & Coolers, Sectionals, Refrigerator Doors & Hardware BUILDING & HOME INSULATION - Board Form, Blankets, Batts, Loose Pour AIR CONDITIONING - Duct Insulation

ENGINEERS and CONTRACTORS

36 OXFORD STREET TEL. WI 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 JA ckson 5853 or Write to

NARRAGANSETT INSULATION COMPANY HOME INSULATION

Exclusive Fiberglas Applicators - Owens-Corning Fiber Glass Corp. 509 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

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, Providence Mutual, Pawtucket Mutual, Dorchester Mutual, Shelby Mutual, Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., Preferred Accident Insurance Co., Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co., Employers Fire, United National Indemnity

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

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

(1948) R. L .. POLK & CO.'S

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- 4263-4264-4265-4266 9800-9801-9802-9803

PROVIDENCE 3, RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

INSURANCE

E. W. SHIPPEE & SONS INC.

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

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

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

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

100

INSURANCE

Telephone GAspee 0909

E. L. WATSON CO., INC.

INSURANCE

FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS

29 WEYBOSSET STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

INSURANCE

101

Organized 1851

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

RODERICK PIRNIE, General Agent

Telephone GAspee 2672

12th FLOOR, TURKS HEAD BUILDING

THE PROVIDENCE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

INCORPORATED 1800

L FIR

One Hundred

The Oldest

and Forty-Eight

Agency

Years' Experience

Mutual Fire

With All

Insurance

Losses Paid in

Company in

INC.1800.

APA

New England

Full

29 WEYBOSSET STREET

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

102

INSURANCE

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 CLINTON C. WHITE, Providence FREDERICK B. WILCOX, Providence

CHARTERED 1916

AMERICAN UNIVERSAL

INSURANCE COMPANY Providence, I2. 9.

MAURICE H. SAVAL, President Hon. GUILLAUME MYETTE, Secretary

Underwriting All Classes of Insurance (Except Life)

HEAD OFFICE 32 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

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.

TELEPHONES JA ckson 8915 and 8916

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

103

INSURANCE

DUNCAN B. CAMPBELL

INSURANCE FIRE - MARINE - INLAND MARINE - CASUALTY - SURETY - LIFE

REAL ESTATE

WE SPECIALIZE IN FINE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Main Office: 9 SO. ANGELL ST., WAYLAND SQ., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone PL_ 3312

After Hours EAst Prov. 3906

Branch Office: 1491 BROAD ST., WASH. PARK SQ., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone WI 6836

ROLAND A. DEROSIER AGENCY

The Only COMPLETE PERSONAL INSURANCE AGENCY in New England with full facilities for Life Insurance and General In- surance Agents and Brokers. If it's a personal insurance problem, we can solve it. Top commissions to producers

WE ARE GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES

MASSACHUSETTS INDEMNITY CONTINENTAL ASSURANCE

WASHINGTON NATIONAL CONTINENTAL CASUALTY

GENERAL ACCIDENT

333 GROSVENOR BUILDING

TELEPHONE GAspee 1391

EQUITABLE Fire & Marine Insurance Company

CAPITAL $1,000,000

PROVIDENCE. R.I.

ASSETS $10,121,551.60

THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD

Connecticut

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD

T. E. HOPKINS, Special Agent

515 Hospital Trust Building

Telephones GAspee 8666-8667

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

FARM BUREAU MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FARM BUREAU MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Telephones JA ckson 2505 - GA spee 8498

75 WESTMINSTER STREET

PROVIDENCE 1, R. I.

HOME OFFICE: COLUMBUS, OHIO

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

104

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., Inc. Insurance - Surety Bonds - Real Estate Fire .. Marine .. Automobile .. Liability Accident

7 DYER ST. cor. WESTMINSTER

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

Telephones DExter 8313-8314

G. L. & H. J. GROSS, INC. ESTABLISHED 1888

INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS Real Estate in All Its Branches

170 WESTMINSTER ST. - - Telephone GAspee 6040

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

105

INSURANCE

THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Established 1860 Under the Laws of the State of New York RICHARD H. DEAN, Manager

TELEPHONE UNION 1622 909-10 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG. PROVIDENCE 3, 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 Telephones GAspee 7345 and 7346 1119 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BLDG., PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

KAGAN and SHAWCROSS

INSURANCE FOR SERVICE COURTESY KS

SECURITY

EVERY NEED

Telephone GAspee 6700 805 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING, PROVIDENCE SERVICE OFFICE IN LOBBY

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

106

INSURANCE

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

JOSEPH MANSOLILLO INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

Phones WEst 5296 - 5398

225 POCASSET AVE. PROVIDENCE, R. I.

ALL COVERAGES

INCLUDING LIFE

MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY of RHODE ISLAND . Tels. DExter 9427

51 EMPIRE STREET

BROAD AGENCY FACILITIES

- UNion 1245

PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

WE SOLICIT YOUR INQUIRIES

THE MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Company of New York E. Herbert Peirce, Manager

640 HOSPITAL TRUST BUILDING Tel. GAspee 6964 - 65

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

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INSURANCE

E. M. SPARHAWK, President RAY A. GARDINER

C. F. NEWCOMB, Inc. INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS

29 WEYBOSSET ST., PROVIDENCE

Opposite Custom House St.

Telephone GAspee 7521

O'DONNELL & CO., INC. JOHN F. O'DONNELL, 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

J. J. PATERRA & CO.

INSURANCE Accountants - Tax Consultants TELEPHONE DExter 2462 411 ATWELLS AVENUE

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

108

INSURANCE

O 1937 PMLICO

707-710 Turks Head Building, Providence 3, 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 -

OTIS L. DICKINSON, MANAGER AND ASSOCIATES

PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN.

Telephone GA spee 9715

WALTER H. ROBINSON General Insurance Established 1910

908 INDUSTRIAL TRUST BUILDING Phones GAspee 8514-8515

We Write a Complete Line of LIFE - HOSPITALIZATION - HEALTH and ACCIDENT Empire State Mutual Life Insurance Co. R. E. SMITH, General Agent - GAspee 0780

All Forms of Fire and Casualty Insurance R. E. SMITH AGENCY, INC.

49 WESTMINSTER STREET, Room 314 GAspee 6740 PROVIDENCE, R. I.

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

Established 1860

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

INSURANCE

109

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.

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 $2,200,000 FREDERICK T. MOSES, President and Treasurer

CARL A. MOSES, Exec. Vice-Pres. MAX H. MATTHES, Vice-Pres.

ROBERT P. SWAN, Asst. Vice-Pres. and Asst. Secy.

EMERSON P. HEMPSTEAD, Asst. Vice-Pres.

ERIC WILLIAMSON, 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.

CLARENCE H. CADY, Secy. JEAN M. LEGRIS, Asst. Secy. and Asst. Treas.

FRANKLIN N. FOLSOM, Asst. Secy.

DIRECTORS

J. Arthur Atwood Charles G. Easton

Frederick T. Moses A. Livingston Kelley

Ray B. Owen Carl A. Moses

Max H. Matthes John L. Wilds

E. B. Hough Charles E. Rigby Harlan T. Moses

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

CENTRAL IRON WORKS

STRUCTURAL STEEL ORNAMENTAL IRON - - - FIRE ESCAPES

TELEPHONE WEst 6209

33 MAGNOLIA STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

T. Robley Louttit

110

IRON AND STEEL

UNITED IRON WORKS

WROUGHT IRON WORK - LIGHT STRUCTURALS FIRE ESCAPES MISCELLANEOUS IRON WORK OF ALL TYPES

ARTISTIC WROUGHT

IRON WORK

IRON FENCES

IRON GUARDS

ORNAMENTAL RAILING

HAND FORGING

BRIDGE RAILING

PIPE RAILINGS

STAIR TREADS

TEL. WEst 1098

BLACKSMITHING

REPAIRING ALL KINDS OF CONTRACTORS' EQUIPMENT 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 IN BARS AND SHEETS 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 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

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

111

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

67 DORRANCE STREET PROVIDENCE, R. I.

"THEY REALLY KNOW WATCHES AT FOSTER'S"

Since "1876" The Store of Quality-Value-Service

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

112

JEWELERS

ERBER

JEWELERS . OPTICIANS

240 WESTMINSTER ST. GAspee 9282

116 MATHEWSON ST. DExter 7912

PAY THE GERBER WAY - NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CREDIT

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 7825

Sales Office 185 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK 16, N. Y. MU. 5-6155-56

WHY A BUYERS' GUIDE?

"IT IS CUSTOMARY TO INCLUDE A BUYERS' GUIDE IN THE CITY' DIRECTORY BECAUSE:

It gives business firms the opportunity to elaborate upon a description of their products and services impossible in the limited space of regular Alphabetical and Classified listings.

The Buyers' Guide is a necessary supplement to the regular listings; it is good City Directory information . . . EXTENDED *

(1948) R. I .. POLK & CO.'S

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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.

NEW YORK -

CHICAGO

- LOS ANGELES

ACME CASTING COMPANY

Moulds, Models, Designs Bronze Mould Casting, Cast Findings

661 WESTMINSTER STREET

TEL. GAspee 0009

E. A. ADAMS & SON

Manufacturers of ... Jewelry Findings ... Catering to the Jewelry Industry Since 1907

A Complete Line of Ear Wires, Dress Clips, Bar Pins, Necklace Clasps, Ornamental Findings, Settings and many other Findings for Jewelry

33 BASSETT STREET, PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

Telephone UN ion 4810

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

114

JEWELERS - MANUFACTURING

AUBURN BRONZE MOULD CO., INC.

ABM

Co.,INC.

Moulds - Models - Designs - Casting Hubs and Dies - Blanking Tools - Plastic Moulds - Dapping Tools 661 WESTMINSTER STREET Telephone GA spee 0018 PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

BAR-JAM JEWELRY CO.

Manufacturers of GOLD FILLED JEWELRY

86 PAGE STREET Telephones JAckson 6869 PROVIDENCE, 3, R. I.

CATAMORE Jewelry Company . 231 PINE STREET . PROVIDENCE 3 . R . I . GAspee 4916

CORP SOLDERING, INC.

SILVER GOLD - BRASS Jewelry Solderers ... INSIGNIA SPECIALISTS ...

651 CHARLES STREET DExter 4391

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

115

JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING

D. & W. JEWELRY CO.

MANUFACTURERS OF Jewelry Findings and Tools Phone DExter 2988

190 SOUTH WATER STREET

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

DEXTER MFG. CO.

Manufacturers of Costume Jewelry and Dress Belts

Telephone GA spee 7344

67 BASSETT STREET 31 N. STATE ST., CHICAGO

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

643 S. OLIVE ST., LOS ANGELES

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

FLORETTE MANUFACTURING CO.

40 VIRGINIA AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, R. I. . Costume Jewelry Enamel Jewelry

Telephone HO pkins 4945

BRASS and COPPER ORNAMENTS and NOVELTIES

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

116

JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING

FORT JEWELRY CO., Inc.

Manufacturers of Costume Jewelry and Novelties Telephone JAckson 5333 80 CLIFFORD STREET PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

IDEAL JEWELRY MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Rings - Jewelry - Novelties 144 PINE STREET DExter 6639

MAKERS OF EMBLEMS Since 1861

The Experience of Nearly A Century Is Built Into Every One

IRONS & RUSSELL CO.

Telephone DE xter 4903

MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY NEW YORK CHICAGO

PROVIDENCE, R. I. SAN FRANCISCO

S. & B. LEDERER COMPANY Manufacturing Jewelers Since 1875 WATCH CHAINS, KEY CHAINS, SPORT CHAINS, WALDEMARS METAL AND LEATHER WATCH BRACELETS FOR LADIES AND MEN SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE ITEMS MADE TO ORDER

100 Stewart St.

Tel. GAspee 2890

Providence, R. I.

(1948) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

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JEWELERS - MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1918

INCORPORATED 1926

VIRGIN-GOLD

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.

Sold Through Retail Jewelers Only

NATIONAL TOOL AND FINDING CO., Inc. Metal Specialties Contract Stamping - Findings Made To Order Jewelry Manufacturers

145 CRARY STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I.

TELEPHONE UNion 2816

NEW-MODE CO., Inc. Special Jewelry Findings

Metal Ornaments

Clasps and Ear Wires

TELEPHONES GAspee 6921-6922

36 BRAYTON AVENUE

PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

PARAGON GLASS WORKS

MANUFACTURERS OF

Lady Paula

Simulated

Pearls

36 GARNET STREET

- Telephone GAspee 7584

PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY (1948)

118

JEWELERS - MANUFACTURING

RAINBOW JEWELRY CO., INC.

Manufacturers of FINE COSTUME JEWELRY Special Item Rhinestone Watch Bracelets

16 BISHOP STREET, PROVIDENCE 5, R. I.

Telephone GA spee 7148

ROYAL CASTING COMPANY CLEMENT F. DONNELLY, Pres.

Casting Specialists

CENTRIFUGAL CASTING LOST WAX PROCESS

CASTING ALL NON-FERROUS METALS PLASTER CASTING 7-9 BORDEN STREET

Phone GAspee 6671

VINCENT SIMONELLI Jewelry Manufacturer LOCKETS - BRACELETS - CROSSES MEDALS and CHARMS Telephone DExter 0052 and PL antations 6045 239 ATWELLS AVENUE PROVIDENCE, R. I.

Residence Telephone SCITUATE 4562

NEW YORK CHICAGO LOS ANGELES

SPEIDEL CORPORATION . . Manufacturing Jewelers . .

Telephones GA spee 6840-41-42-43-44-45

SEVENTY SHIP STREET

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

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JEWELERS-MANUFACTURING

New York Office, 303 FIFTH AVENUE

UNCAS MANUFACTURING CO. "America's Largest Ring House"

623-631 ATWELLS AVENUE

PROVIDENCE, R. I. Telephone GAspee 0680

VINAY CO. MANUFACTURERS OF

PEARL Dress Buttons - Earings - Necklaces - Broches

21 Eddy St., 2nd floor

Tel. DExter 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 2758

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

REGUS. 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

Chase Brass & Copper Co.

PROVIDENCE WAREHOUSE

CHASE

BRASS, COPPER, BRONZE and NICKEL SILVER

Sheet

Strip - Wire - Rod

Nails & Tacks Rivets & Burs Bolts & Nuts Cotter Pins

Seamless Tube Red Brass Pipe Copper Water Tube Copper Tube Fittings

Automotive Fittings Roofing Products Extruded Shapes Bearing Bronze

Facilities for Slitting and Shearing

66 BRANCH AVENUE PROVIDENCE 1, R. I.

TELEPHONE DExter 2300

Chase

The Nation's Headquarters for BRASS & COPPER

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JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SUPPLIES

A. M. WOOD CO. · Jewelry Findings

Metal Specialties - Contract Stampings

GAspee 5776

155 CLIFFORD ST.

PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

R. E. THORNTON & SON

MANUFACTURERS OF JEWELERS' FINDINGS AND SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS

18 COMMERCIAL STREET (PAWTUXET) PHONE Hopkins 8940

Post Office: PROVIDENCE 5, R. I.

JEWELRY ENAMELERS

CROWN HARD ENAMELING CO.

ESTABLISHED 1915

HARD ENAMELERS on Jewelry of All Descriptions Also JEWELRY SOLDERERS

127 CHESTNUT STREET, PROVIDENCE 37, R. I. TELEPHONE GA spee 3576

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LABEL MANUFACTURERS

Looking for

EMBOSSED LABELS FOIL

PAPER METAL

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

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

LAUNDRIES

LAUNDERERS CLEANSERS · FUR STORAGE olonial

Pawtucket Plant 482 PAWTUCKET AVENUE, PAWTUCKET Telephone PErry 3400

Providence Plant

472 POTTERS AVENUE, PROVIDENCE Telephone Hopkins 3400

"QUALITY BUILT" PROVIDENCE 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.

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LAUNDRIES

SULLIVAN & SMALL LAUNDRY, INC.

Service As You Like It

FLAT WORK

THRIFT SERVICE

FINISHED

GAspee 9312

149 GANO STREET

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

LEATHER

C. MOULTON STONE COMPANY

Manufacturers of RUSSET, CALF AND SHEEP LEATHER

Telephone GAspee 0511

456 BENEFIT STREET

- PROVIDENCE, R. I.

LEATHER GOODS

LUGGAGE - LEATHER GOODS - TRUNKS - UMBRELLAS

Luggage - Umbrella Handbag Repairing

Louis & CO. Jeatherfoods ESTABLISHED 1933

Telephone DE xter 5535

Special Cases Made To Order

80 WEYBOSSET STREET

PROVIDENCE 3, R. I.

DExter 1523

ESTABLISHED1865 nl IlIn 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

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LEATHER SUBSTITUTES-PLASTICS

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

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Polk's Providence (Providence County, R.I.) city directory, 1948, Part 348

Author: Publication date: 1948 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1300

Author:
Publication date: 1948
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1300