Miscellaneous N-P

New Idea Stores-

This was a department store in Pawtucket.  They were at 96 Main St. in 1882. It was known as Shartenberg & Robinson in 1906.

A 1906 factory inspection graded the department store as excellent with 148 employees.

1907 graded as good with 204 employees.

1908 graded as excellent with 169

1909 graded as excellent with 164

1910 graded as excellent with 202 employees.

1911, 17 graded as very good with 7 employees. Prov

1911 graded as excellent with 215 employees.

1912 graded as excellent with 210 employees.

1915, 16 graded as excellent with 225 employees.

1917 graded as excellent with 276 employees.

1918 graded as excellent with 235 employees.

1919 graded as excellent with 250 employees.

1920 graded as excellent with 120 employees.

1921 graded as good with 5 employees. Prov.

1921 graded as excellent with 179 employees.

1922 graded as excellent with 166 employees. pawt

See Shartenberg & Robinson under the Medicines category.

Charles E. Nichols-

Charles E. Nichols (1848-1913?) manufactured flavoring extracts and perfumes in Providence. He was first listed in 1875. He was at 78 Cranston St. with Walter B. Smith as his partner (& Co.). He was at 337 High St. in 1876-78 with no partner. In 1879-1887 he was at 49 Bridgham St. He was advertising extracts, colognes, and perfumes at the time. In 1888-1894 he was at 64 West Friendship St. The company became C.E. Nichols & Co. in 1891. He was at 80 West Friendship St. 1895-1912. The Chas. Nichols Co. was at 245 Charles St. in 1915-17. Charles T. Nichols (1875-1963) was the manager. The company was out of business in 1918.

1898 ad

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The Outlet Co.-

The Manufacturers Outlet was founded in 1894 by Leon Samuels. They sold men’s high-grade clothing. In 1899 they were at 176 Weybosset St. selling boots, shoes, clothing, and hats.  They were at 148-178 Weybosset St. in 1918.

1909 graded as excellent with 785 employees.

1910 graded as excellent with 1,120 employees.

1911 graded as excellent with 931 employees.

1912 graded as excellent with 914 employees.

1915 graded as excellent with 1,135 employees.

1916 graded as good with 1,135 employees.

1917 graded as excellent with 1,129 employees.

1918 graded as excellent with 912 employees.

1919 graded as excellent with 886 employees.

1920 graded as excellent with 1,050 employees.

1921 graded as excellent with 926 employees.

1922 graded as excellent with 929 employees.

By the 1950s it was Rhode Island’s largest department store. The Providence store closed in 1982.

See this website for a more complete history.

 http://www.quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id=31

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George A. Peckham-

George A. Peckham (1830-1921?) was a druggist in Providence. His business was established in 1862. While he began and mostly sold medicines, his bottles are embossed Grocers Supplies, so he dealt in an array of goods. He established his business in 1860, located at the corner of Broad and Eddy Sts. George A. and E.H. Peckham were at 125 and 129 Broad St. in 1863. In 1865-66 the company was Peckham, Colwell & Co., located at the same address. Peckham & Colwell were at 133 Broad St. in 1868. He was by himself at 133 Broad St. in 1869. He was at 54 Eddy St. in 1870-71. In 1880 he was at 19 Peck St. In 1881 he was advertising his Cough & Lung Balsam, as well as flavoring extracts. He was referred to as a jobber in a short 1886 bio. In 1892 he was at 22 Peck St. In 1904 the company became Geo. A. Peckham & Co. He was at 14 Hay St. in 1912.

1889 ad

Francis H. Perry-

Francis H. Perry (1824-1911) was a dealer in provisions and domestic fruit in Providence. In 1861 he was at 21 North Main St. He was listed as a grocer. His house was at 315 Broad St. In 1862-1870 he was at 23 North Main St. He was listed as a grocer at 28 North Main St. in 1872-73. He was at 47 and 49 North Main St. in 1875. In 1876 he was dealing in fruit at 49 North Main St. He was on Manning Pl. near Thayer St. in 1877. He and Timothy Earle patented a design for a fruit jar the same year. Later he was advertised as a fruit and vegetable preserver. In 1887-89 he was at Manning n. Brook. 16 Manning in 1891. In 1893 the company became F.H. Perry & Co. In 1894-96 he was at 16-20 Manning St. He was at 18 Manning St. in 1899. Francis died by 1895. It was at 236-238 Meeting St. 1900-01. Richard G. Davis was the proprietor of the company from 1895-1910. From 1902-1910 the company was at 236 Meeting St. In 1911 Mr. Davis abandoned F.H. Perry & Co. and focused on his automobile and bicycle business.

1862 ad

1882 fruit jar patent

Potter & Champlin-

Listed from 1855-1864.  Sold ink and root beer extracts.

1856 ad

Pratte’s Coffee Syrup-

See Quality Products Co.

Providence Electric Supply Co.-

They were at 56 Washington St. in 1884. They were at 59 South Main St. in 1886, C.H. Douglas was the manager.

In 1889 George H. Thurston & Co. were the proprietors of the Providence Electric Supply Co. They were at 59 N. Main St. ad p. 1027

They were at 65 South Main St. in 1900-05. Thurston was still the manager.

1892 ad

Providence Extract Co.-

The Providence Extract Co. was not listed in any RI directories. In 1911 it was mentioned as being analyzed and found to contain coumarin. It was mentioned in 1912 as selling Providence Brand Vanilla extract.

Miscellaneous M

Frank P. Marsh & Co.-

Franklin P. Marsh (1853-1928) was a dealer in cosmetic goods in Providence.  He was first listed in 1889 at 16 High St. In 1904 he was a founder of the Clinton’s Talcum Powder Co. in Providence.

He was president of E. Morgan & Co. in 1915, proprietors of the popular Hayne's Arabian Balsam.  At one point he formed his own company and sold a "Turkish cologne".

Martin Salad Dressing Co.-

No info at this time

C.A.P. Mason-

See CAP Mason under the medicine category

Henry Midwood-

Midwood & Sons were wholesale dealers in grocers supplies, particularly fish. William H. Midwood (1859-1903) dealt in fish, oyster, lobsters, clams etc. in 1881. He was at 119 North Main St. The company was founded around 1883 by Henry Midwood (1830-1914). In 1889 the company was located at 65 Canal St. They were also at 38 & 40 Canal St. His two sons had joined the business by then, George A., and Walter. William H. was still there as well. In 1891 they moved to the corner of Crawford Square and Dyer St. They were at 100 Dyer St. in 1904. In 1905 the company became H. Midwood's Sons Co.

1907 graded as very good with 53 employees.

1908, 09 graded as very good with 54 employees.

1910 graded as good with 55 employees.

1920 graded as excellent with 54 employees.

A 1921 factory inspection graded the company as excellent with 56 employees.

In 1922 they were located at 313 West Exchange St. George A. Midwood was the president of the company at the time. They were still in business in 1935.

1894 billhead

Moonlight Bleach-

See Sunlight Chemical Corp.

John Morey-

John Morey (1835-1891) ran the Human Hair Store in Providence, RI. He was first listed in 1867 at 185 Westminster St. In  1875 he was at 136 Westminster St. In 1880 he was at 154 Westminster St. In 1889-91 he was at 322 Westminster St., and 55 & 57 Arcade. He died in 1891.

Mrs Elanor M. Morey, ran Morey's Hair & Kid Glove Emporium in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1865 she was at 185 Westminster St. In 1867 the ladies hair dressing room was at 154 Westminster St. and the men’s at 191 Westminster St. In 1868 she was advertising “Morey’s Hair Tint”, with refills of her “Hair Color Restorer” bottles costing 25 cents. In 1872 and 1874, her advertisements in the Rhode Island Directory referenced "Morey's Hair Tint." The ad said it was "For changing gray or red hair to a beautiful brown or black, requiring no washing, and applied in a minute’s time.

She was at 322 Westminster St. in 1891 and 460 Westminster St. in 1893. From 1895-97 she was at 12 Summer St.  Elanor died in 1897.

1882 ad

Prof. Morse-

See Ambrose Morse under medicines.

Morse’s Hair Dye, advertised in 1860 or 64. 

Miscellaneous F-L

No entries under F or G

H.-L. Co.-

Hall-Lyon Co.? Most likely

An ad from 1912 advertises H. & L. Co’s perfect soda. The bottle is a very odd shape, but could be a beverage.

See Hall & Lyon entry under medicines

Sarah E. Hemingway-

Sarah E. Hemingway (1841-1914) was a hairdresser and dealer in human hair goods in Providence with her husband. She was known as Sarah E. Sabb in 1870-75. In 1870-78 she was located at 156 Westminster St., cor. Eddy St. From 1879-1881 she was at 278 Westminster St., 2 doors above music hall. She started advertising her own product, Hemingway’s Alopecial for the Hair around this time. An alopecial “prevents dandruff, cures itching scalp, and stops the hair from falling out.” It was available at her hair dressing parlors, priced at 50 cents or $1 per bottle, depending on the size. 286 Westminster in 1880-83. In 1882 her last name had changed to Hemingway.

In 1886-92 she was at 159 High St. In 1893 she was at 625 Westminster St. She was at the same location in 1914. She died later that  year.

Hilton Bros.-

In 1861 Samuel (1836-1888) was listed as a clerk. The Hilton Bros. were listed in 1863.  They were at 63 Stewart St. in 1868-1872. They also ran the Narragansett Collar Co. in 1872. Hilton’s Cement was listed in a list of patent medicines in 1875, and sold for 25 cents a bottle.  Samuel F. Hilton died in 1888. William D. Hilton went on to become and agent for the Bronson Chemical Co. that same year.

1864 ad

Horsford-

See Rumford

H.I. Hough-

See Hough under the medicine category

Hoyt's Hiawatha Hair Restorer-

Joseph Hoyt created this product, which has its headquarters in Providence, and later New York. In 1850 he submitted samples of toilet powder and liquid blueing that were both reviewed as good. He was listed as a drug & chemical manufacturer in 1854 at 79 Front St. The manufactory was located at 4 Mathewson St. Providence in 1859. Earl P. Mason & Co. was one of the agents for the product. Mr. Hoyt was still located in Providence in 1862. In 1865 he was listed in Providence and New York. In 1866 he was listed as a agent. In 1867 he was listed as a manufacturer. An 1870 analysis showed that it contained 4.78 grams of silver nitrate.

This bottle comes pontiled and smooth based. It would be safe to assume that the pontiled version is from RI, and the smooth based versions can be from either RI or NY.

1861 ad

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Albert Mason Knapp-

(from an online 1891 bio) Albert M. Knapp, M.D. was born in Lyman, N. H., October 14th, 1842. He was educated in the public schools of Racine, Wisconsin, was a member of the Normal school of that state, and taught school for two years. A considerable part of his boyhood was passed in the state of Maine, much of it at Kendall's Mills. He graduated from the University of Michigan, taking the degree of M.D., with the class of 1865. After graduating he practiced in Racine, and then in Chicago, up to the time of the conflagration of 1871, when his office and much other property being destroyed by the fire, he availed himself of an offer to associate with a physician in Lowell, Mass. He soon left that field and practiced for two years in Manchester, N. H. He located in Providence about 16 years ago, and has remained in practice there ever since. He is a member of the medical societies, and professionally represents several benevolent organizations. He was married in 1865, to Kittie A., daughter of Thomas W. Crane, an old resident of Chicago. The marriage was performed in Dubuque, Iowa. They have two children — Kittie Mabel and George H. The father of Doctor Knapp, Doctor Horace Knapp, was born in Kingfield, Me., was a school teacher in early life, afterward a L T Universalist minister, and finally a physician and lecturer on medical and other subjects. His wife, the mother of Doctor A. M. Knapp, was Lucretia I Mckenson, daughter of a New Hampshire farmer. 

In 1880 he was listed as dealing in druggists sundries at 214 Broad St. In 1889 he was at 268 Broad St. In 1904 they were listed as selling druggist’s sundries at 881 Westminster St. Albert died in 1905.

1880s letterhead advertising Knapp nursers

1869 patent

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Herbert W. Ladd-

In 1889 Herbert W. Ladd (1843-1913) was the governor of Rhode Island. Ladd & Davis in 1874. Ladd, Davis & Drummond in 1880. 213 Westminster St. 1881. In 1882 he became H.W. Ladd & Co. He was at 213-215 Westminster St. R.R. Drummond was his partner. He also ran H.W. Ladd & Co., a dry goods company. In 1889 it was at 213 and 217 Westminster St.

1884 ad

Miscellaneous D & E

Davol Rubber Co.-

It was founded by Joseph Davol. He was working for Eben Simmons & Co. in 1875-78. In 1876-78 he was also the treasurer of the Perkins Mfg. Co. In 1879-1880 the Davol Mfg. Co. was at 35 Point St. It was at 33 Point St. in 1881-83. It became the Davol Rubber Co. in 1884. It was at 16 Point St. in 1884. In 1889 the Davol Rubber Co. manufactured fine rubber goods.

1911 graded as good with 545 employees.

In 1921 a factory inspection graded the company as excellent with over 565 employees. They manufactured druggists sundries. In 1971 they opened a new location in Cranston. They were bought out by C.R. Baird Inc. of New Jersey in 1980. The company is still located in Warwick, RI.

(atomizer, nursing bottles)

1893 ad for Atomizer

Old Davol building

Drum Evacuator Co.-

In 1897 a patent was filed by Anders Akeson of Providence, RI for an evacuating device. The patent shows a bottle similar to the one pictured on the LRBC website. The company was at 174 Weybosset St, room 305 at the time. However, an addition or correction lists the address as 223 Harrison St. By 1898 the company was advertising a new device for measuring and “throwing” tooth powder. Alfred G. Pierce was the owner. This device was a bottle with a special metal top. The user would turn the top while the bottle is inverted and it would measure the perfect amount of tooth powder. In 1899 the company was located at 223 Harrison St. They were not listed in 1900.

circa 1899 ad

Eclipse Food Products Corp.-

Eclipse Food Products corp. was founded in 1914. Located in Warwick, Alphonse Fiore was the founder. They didn't start marketing coffee milk until 1938. They were purchased by Globe Extracts of Long Island in 1963.

Everett & Barron-

Samuel Andrews Everett (1866 (68)-1945) and William H. Barron Jr. founded a shoe polish company in 1894. It was at 61 Westminster St. William was listed as a buyer, and Samuel as a clerk in 1893. They were at 26 Fountain St. in 1899. William appears to have left the company by 1900, but Samuel didn’t drop his name.

In 1902 the company was incorporated as the Everett & Barron Co. It included Samuel A. Everett, Gertrude A. Everett, and Herbert C. Miller. In 1903-1916 they were at 217 Canal St.

1908, 09 graded as good with 6 employees.

1918 graded as good with 13 employees.

1919 graded as good with 32 employees.

1920 graded as excellent with 40 employees.

1921 graded as excellent with 25 employees.

1922 graded as excellent with 27 employees.

In 1918 they were listed as manufacturing novelties and trade specialties.

In 1932 they were at 359 Eddy St.

 They eventually opened a branch in Canada and were in business at late as the 1960s.

Miscellaneous C

Callender, McAuslan, & Troup-

Established in 1866. Walter Callender, John McAuslan, and John E. Troup created a dry goods store.

 Within 7 years they outgrew their first building.  By 1882 the store occupied 50,000 square feet.  In 1880 they were dealing in dry goods at 209 Westminster St. They were at 225-249 Westminster St. in 1915-18.  In the 1950s this company was sold to the Peerless Co. of Pawtucket.

These factory inspection reports show just how big the company was.

1882 250 employees.

1906 graded as excellent with 605 employees.

1907 graded as excellent with 811 employees.

1908 graded as excellent with 684 employees.

1909 graded as excellent with 789 employees.

1910 graded as excellent with 781 employees.

1911 graded as excellent with 857 employees.

1912 graded as excellent with 887 employees.

1915, 16 graded as good with 737 employees.

1917 graded as excellent with 717employees.

1918 graded as excellent with 759 employees.

1919 graded as excellent with 631 empoyees.

1920 graded as excellent with 741 employees.

1921 graded as excellent with 679 employees.

1922 graded as excellent with 711 employees.

(perfume bottle)

1889 ad

Thomas W. Camm-

Thomas W. Camm (1819-1878) was a hairdresser in Providence. In 1849 he was listed as a “hair artist” at 108 Westminster St. In 1853 he was listed as a wig maker. He had a house built on Haswell St. in 1860.  He was still listed as a hairdresser in 1875 at 46 Westminster St. In 1880 Mrs. Thomas W. Camm was at 46 Westminster St., dealing in hair-related goods.  His popular product was Camm's Spanish Lustral or Hair Preservative.

1856 ad

Carpenter & Wood Inc-

Carpenter & Wood manufactured enamel and paints in Providence. Edgar B. Wood (1838-?) (1856-1907) and Alfred I. Carpenter (1858-1904) became partners in 1887. In 1889-1909 the company was at 38 Friendship St. In 1907 Alfred died in 1904. Edgar continued to run the company by himself until he died in 1908. The company was taken over by an unknown person. It was at 14 Calender St. in 1910-1916. The company was first called Carpenter & Wood Inc. in 1914. Carpenter & Wood Inc. was at 27 Mathewson St. in 1917-1923.

(bottle looks like it is medicinal but held paint or enamel)

1923 ad

Bela P. Clapp & Co.-

B.P. Clapp & Co. were ammonia manufacturers in Pawtucket, RI. Bela Parsons Clapp (1830-1907) established the business in 1859. He originally started out as a druggist in 1854 before becoming interested in ammonia. In 1872 Walter E. Colwell and Martin H. Lewis joined the company, and it became B.P. Clapp & Co. It became the B.P. Clapp Ammonia Co. in 1889. Their office was at 245 Broadway in 1889. The factory was just north of the Division St. bridge. They were still in business in 1911.

Shards of a bottle that say "app" and “ammonia // Pawtucket, R.I. were found so this is by far the most likely company.

Charles M. Cole-

See Charles M. Cole under the medicine category

Combination Ladder Co.-

In 1882-83 the Combination Ladder Co. was located in Pawtucket. In 1884-89 the company was at 300 Fountain St. in Providence. J.A. Weston and C.N. Richardson were the proprietors in 1889. 366 Fountain St. 1904

A 1906 factory inspection graded the company as very good with 53 employees.

1909 graded as very good with 64 employees.

1911 graded as good with 76 employees.

1912 graded as fair with 86 employees.

1919 graded as very good with 55 employees.

In 1921 a factory inspection graded the company as good with 57 employees.

(fire grenade style bottle, plain)

1882 ad

Connecticut Cream Co.-

The Connecticut Cream Co. was run by the Oakdale Mfg. Co. F.M. Mathewson was the president in 1896. They manufactured butterine. It was at 156 South Water St. in 1897-99. They were at 160 South Water St. in 1905. They were not listed in 1906.

(tin top milk)

1898 ad

Crary & Co.-

This was not a RI company, they were from New York.  Owned by Alart & McGuire.

Cross Pen Company-

Alonzo T. Cross emigrated from England to Rhode Island around 1852, and founded the Cross Pen Company around 1862. His pens became widely successful. In 1892-1915 he was at 53 Warren St. He was selling stylographic and fountain pens, as well as Shipman automatic steam engines. The company was still based in RI, and was sold in 2012.

According to an 1897 ad, the Cross Pen Company that produced ink was run by Greenough, Adams, & Cushing in Boston, Mass.

(ink bottles) 

1897 ad

Miscellaneous B

Bailey & Eaton- Providence, Boston

In 1865 Amasa Mason Eaton (1841-1914) returned from fighting in the Civil War to Providence. He partnered with William M. Bailey (1841-1893?) and incorporated the Union Paraffine Oil Company during the same year. Mr. Bailey had been in the oil business since 1862. They were located at 26-27 So. Water St. in Providence and also at 28-30 Canal St. in Boston. They were first listed in the Providence Directory in 1864 at 26 South Water St. In 1864 they were also at 72 Weybosset St. They were present for the RI Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry’s fair in 1865, where they displayed “fine specimens” of Maysville Coal from Kentucky, as well as paraffine oils and candles. They were also awarded a bronze medal for their display at an exhibition in Boston. Their two most popular bottled products were gun oil and sewing machine oil. One ad states that the gun oil was made “expressly for army use”. The company became insolvent in 1867, after the discovery of oil fields in Pennsylvania. William Bailey Jr. was listed as dealing in oils in 1868 at 26 S. Water St. Amasa died in 1914.

(1864-1867)

1863 ad

Charles Blackman-

Charles Blackman was on Love Ln. in 1844. A label only ink bottle marked C. Blackman Providence was reported. Listed as a blacking mfg. In 1853.

No embossed bottle

Boston Store-

The Boston Store was a retailer of dry goods in Providence and Pawtucket. They were first listed in Pawtucket in 1898. (tbc)

Bronson Chemical Co.-

In 1882 a Dr. August Bronson advertised an “instant cure”.

In 1888 they were at 12 Moulton Ave. William D. Hilton (1833-1900) was their agent. In 1896 William D. Hilton Jr. was running the Carmen Chemical Co. at 19 Cranston St. He was advertising Hilton's Ozonec Ache Killer. He (Sr?) died in 1900. They were at the same location in 1902-07, dealing in patent medicines. The Consolidated Drug Co. was at the same address in 1907.

In 1904 they were listed as dealing in disinfectants at 12 Moulton Ave.

In 1912 the company was listed as producing perfumes at the same address.

In 1911 it was called the Bronson Chemical Co. Inc.

In 1911-15 they were also at 1092 Westminster St.

They were at 234-1/2 Broad St. in 1916-1921

Bugbee & Brownell-

In 1857 S. & W. Foster established a spice company in Providence. It underwent a series of name changes until becoming Parsons, Bugbee & Co., then Bugbee & Brownell in the 1880s. James. H. Bugbee & Seth Brownell from 18?-1888.  It later became S.H. Brownell & Co., and then Brownell, Field & Co. in 1890.

In 1892 they were advertising as Brownell, Field & Co. (successors to Seth.H. Brownell) wholesale grocers and spice millers, importers of teas, coffees. 41, 51 Canal St.

Seth H. Brownell (1848-1892).

James H. Bugbee (1857-1900)

Note: bottles from this company date to the 1890s-1900s, but use the old Bugbee & Brownell name

Builders Recorder Ink-

The Builders Iron Foundry was established in 1822. It was incorporated in 1853. R.A. Robertson Jr. was the treasurer in 1889. It was at 22 Codding St., 9 Custom House St.

In 1921 the Builders Iron Foundry was graded as excellent with over 500 employees.

H.H. Burrington-

See Henry Hudson Burrington under the medicine category

Miscellaneous A

 

Abelsen & Scott-
Daniel Abelsen (1868-1921) & Bowen B. Scott were syrup and extract manufacturers in Providence. They were first listed in 1905.

They were at 556 North Main St. in 1905-1917. In late 1919 Mr. Scott left the company and it became D. Abelsen & Son. They were still in business in 1921.

 

1905 ad

 

Thomas T. Addeman-

Thomas Addeman (1803-1870) was a shoe polish manufacturer in Providence . In 1847-48 he was a clerk on Bradford St. In 1853 he was listed as a confectioner. In 1856 he was manufacturing leather preservative and polish at 15 Barclay St. In 1857 he was just manufacturing leather preservative. He was listed as a trader in 1860 at the same address.

Whitford Aldrich & Co.-

In 1858 George B. Whitford took over a grocery company started in 1815. In 1871 Edward S. (1843-1917) and William F. (1846-1913) Aldrich joined the company, becoming Whitford, Aldrich & Co. In 1878 they were located at 105 Dyer Ave. and 16 Pine St. Henry P. Aldrich joined the company by 1886.

In 1889-1901 they were at Dorrance cor. Pine St. In 1902 the company became Aldrich, Eldrege & Co.

(1871-1901)

Alexander & White-

Frederick Alexander and Frank E. White were grocers in Providence. They were at 62 Weybosset St. in 1895-1903. The partnership was originally Place & Alexander in 1890. It became Aldrich & Alexander in 1893.  In 1906 Frederick was listed as removed to Albany, NY.

Frederick was the proprietor of the King Fruit & Tea Store in 1906-07.

(1895-1906)

American Grocery & Tea Co.-

The American Grocery & Tea Co. was located in Pawtucket. Otto Gerlach was the proprietor. It was originally called the American Grocery Market & Tea Co. It was first listed in 1897 as the American Grocery Co. It was at 73-75 East Ave. from 1895-1897. It was at 73-85 East Ave. in 1899. They mainly dealt in wines and liquors. They were last listed in Pawtucket in 1901. Otto was listed as a grocer in Providence in 1901. They also had locations in Providence and Bristol (1903-04).

(1897-1901)

American Oyster Co.-

The American Oyster Co. was established around 1898. In 1899 they were at 130 Allens Ave. In 1904-1920 it was located at 315 Tockwotten St. Later it was located at 250 India St. In 1896 they obtained permission to replace ten fender piles at the foot of Tockwotten St. The company became the American Oyster Corp. in 1911. August F. Zoeller, James S. Foley, and W. Arthur Countryman Jr. were the founders.

1912 graded as very good with 67 employees.

1915, 16 graded as excellent with 55 employees.

1917 graded as excellent with 54 employees.

1918 graded as excellent with 40 employees.

1919 graded as excellent with 30 employees.

1920 graded as excellent with 14 employees.

1921 graded as excellent with 15 employees.

1922 graded as excellent with 11 employees.

In 1952 the Saltsea Packing Co. bought out the company. Saltsea Packing went out of business in 1966.

(1899-1952) American Oyster (1952-1966) Saltsea

American Pickling Co.-

In 1901 the American Pickling Co. was being operated by John B. Trottier and Stanislaus Fouriner. They manufactured pickles, ketchup, and mustard among other items. Their office and packing room was at 12-22 Lonsdale Ave., and their mill was at 12 Beverly St. The company was chartered in 1903. Stanislaus Fouriner, Alfred O. Poirier, and Benjamin Wolf were the partners. In 1904 the company was at 16 Lonsdale St. In 1906 the company was at 22 Beverly St.

A 1906 factory inspection graded the company as very good with 24 employees.

1907 graded as very good with 21 employees.

1908 graded as good with 58 employees.

1909 graded as very good with 49 employees.

1910 graded as good with 32 employees.

1911 listed as closed

They were at 331-335 Canal St. in 1912. They were at 514-518 Chalkstone Ave. in 1913-18. Julius Moskol was the proprietor from 1915-1918.

(1892-1918)

Gorton Anderson-

Gorton Anderson (1826-1913) was a hairdresser in Newport, RI. In 1849-53 he was listed as a hairdresser.  He was still listed in 1875.