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.