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DIRECTORY
OF
Rhode Island Manufacturers.

CITY OF PROVIDENCE.

ARCHITECTURAL IRON WORK, FIRE ESCAPES, BRIDGES, &C-J. H. Tower.

ARCHITECTURAL COPPER WORKS-C. G. Brunnckow.

BELT HOOKS-Charles E. Angell, W. O. Talcott.

BICYLES-W. W. Whitten Cycle Mfg. Co., Diamond Machine Co., Corp Bros.

BICYCLE PARTS-Household Sewing Machine Co.

BOLTS, NUTS, WASHERS, DROP FORGINGS, &C-Rhode Island Tool Co.

BOTTLING MACHINES-Logan & Jackson Co.

BRAIDING MACHINERY-R. I. Braiding Machine Co., N. E. Butt Co.

BRICK-New England Steam Brick Co.

BRONZE STATUES-Gorham Mfg. Co.

BUTTONS-Tockwotton Co., Royce, Allen & Co., Standard Mfg. Co., Novelty Pearl
Co., New England Pearl Co., Eckert & Cohen.

BUTTERINE-Oakdale Mfg. Co., Vermont Mfg. Co., Goshen Mfg. Co.

CABINET WORK-Household Sewing Machine Co.

CAPSTANS (Hand and Steam)-American Ship Windlass Co.

CARPET LINING-Royal Carpet Lining Co.

CARRIAGES-George W. Edmunds, H. M. Howe & Co., O. E. Jones, Jas. E. Kay & Son,
Chas. Pay & Co.

COTTON AND WOOLEN MACHINERY-Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, Providence Machine
Co., Franklin Machine Co., John Heathcote. 

COTTON GOODS-See Cotton Goods Directory.

DYEING AND BLEACHING-Cranston Print Works, Queen Dyeing Co. 

ELASTIC STOCKINGS-W. E. Brown.

ELASTIC WEBBING AND FLEXIBLE TUBING-American Tubing & Webbing Co., National
Elastic Webbing Co.

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (Safety)-Hope Electric Appliance Co.

ELECTRIC FUSES-D. & W. Fuse Co.

ELECTRIC WIRE-American Electrical Works.

ELECTRICAL SPECIALTIES-Russell Electric Mfg. Co.

FILES-Nicholson File Co., New England File Works, The Chatterton File Works, S.
P. Bullas, Thatcher File Works.

FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS-General Fire Extinguisher Co.

GENERAL MACHINERY, TOOLS, &c-Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Diamond Machine Co.,
Beaman & Smith Co., Eagle Machine Co., P. W. Dawson, Adams Bros., Allen Fire
Department Supply Co., Elm Street Machine Shop, John Heathcote, Thomas Jackson,
McWilliams Mfg. Co., Thurston Mfg. Co., The Thos. Phillips Co., Household Sewing
Machine Co., Mossberg & Granville Mfg. Co., Henry Blundell & Co., J. T. Slocomb
& Co., I. P. Richards.

HOISTING MACHINERY-Volney W. Mason & Co.

HORSE SHOES-R. I. Perkins Horse Shoe Co.

IRON CASTINGS-Builders' Iron Foundry, Phenix Iron Foundry, A. Carpenter & Sons
Foundry Co., Colvin Foundry Co., Granger Foundry and Machine Co., Miller Iron
Co., New England Butt Co., R. I. Malleable Iron Works, Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co.,
Household Sewing Machine Co., H. C. Bowen Foundry Co.

JEWELRY (of all kinds, gold and plated)-Made by 250 manufacturing concerns.

JEWELERS'MACHINERY-Mossberg & Granvillle Mfg. Co., Henry Blundell & Co.

KNIT GOODS-Vesta Knitting Mills, Chemnitz Co.

LEATHER BELTING-Providence Belting Co., A. Burgess & Son.

LOCOMOTIVES-Rhode Island Locomotive Works.

LOOMS-Knowles Loom Works, successors to Geo. W. Stafford Mfg. Co., S. Colvin &
Co. (works at River Point). 

LOW GEARS, COAL CARTS, WAGONS AND CARAVANS-Charles Pay & Co. 

LUBRICATING OILS-American Oil Co., W. H. Place Mfg. Co.

MACHINE WOOL COMBS-Lodge Double Comber Co., Thomas Townsend.

PAPER BOXES-C. W. Jenks & Bro., Young Bros., A. H. Sweet, Elmwood Paper Box Co.

PAINTS-U. S. Gutta Percha Paint Co., The National Paint Co., Oliver Johnson &
Co., The Providence Steam Paint Works, Roger Williams Paint Co., New England
Paint Co.

PATENTED SPECIALTIES (in steam, water and gas)-E. M. Dart Mfg. Co.

REED AND LOOM HARNESS-J. A. Gowdey & Son, Rhode Island Loom-Reed-Co., American
Supply Co., H. C. Lazeele, Standard Mill Supply Co., Brown Bros. & Co.

RING TRAVELERS-National Ring Traveler Co., F. A. Chase & Co.

RUBBER GOODS-Davol Rubber Co., Mechanical Fabric Co., Union Rubber Shoe Co.,
Banigan Rubber Co.

SAFES-Mosler Safe Co.

SCREWS-American Screw Co.

SEWING MACHINES-Household Sewing Machine Co., Tillinghast Mfg. Co.

SHIP WINDLASSES-American Ship Windlass Co.

SHOE LACINGS-Fletcher Mfg. Co., W. E. Joslin Co., Joslin & Smith.

SHUTTLES, CHASE WOOD-RIM PULLEYS-F. A. Chase & Co.

SILK RIBBONS-Rhenaniah Silk Mills.

SILVERWARE-Gorham Mfg. Co., J. B. & S. M. Kuowles Co., Howard Sterling Co.,
Campbell-Metcalf Silver Co., W. H. Manchester & Co., Fessenden & Co., The Wm. J.
Feeley Co., W. J. Braitsch & Co.

SPECTACLES-Providence Optical Co.

STEAM BOILERS-Almy Water-Tube Boiler Co., Hicks Boiler Works and several of the
steam engine manufacturers as mentioned below.

STEAM ENGINES (Stationary, Portable and Marine)-Corliss Steam Engine Co.,
Providence Steam Engine Co., Armington & Sims Co., Rice & Sargent Engine Co.,
Fuller Iron Works, Wm. A. Harris Steam Engine Co., The George M. Cruickshank
Engine Works.

STEAM TOWING MACHINES-American Ship Windlass Co.

STOVES-Spicer Stove Co., Barstow Stove Co.

TACKS AND NAILS-Snell Tack Co.

TORPEDOES, MORTARS (and other Ordnance)-Builders' Iron Foundry.

UNDER GRIDS-White & Rushton Co.

VENTILATING AND HEATING-N. E. Ventilating and Heating Co., 930 Manton avenue.

WAGON WHEELS-Providence Wheel Co.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from: 

The Providence Board of Trade
Thirtieth Year
1898

Providence: Chaffee-McIndoe Company, Printers
1898

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