Snippets of Information Regarding the Gorham Company

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NEWARK

Jerome B. Wiss and H. V. Paul of Wiss Sons, Inc., attended the recent annual sales conference for retail jewelers at the Gorham Mfg. Co.’s factory, in Providence, R. I.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 26th July 1928

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ROCHESTER

Russell Scheer, junior partner in the firm of Emil J. Scheer, retailer, 259 Main St. E., returned last week after attending the Gorham Mfg. Co.’s retail sales conference at Providence.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 26th July 1928

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The Gorham Mfg. Co. designed and made the handsome silver cup offered by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Rhode Island to the winner of the Craftsmen’s Bowling League.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 7th June 1928

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The Gorham Mfg. Co's advertisement from the International Universal Exhibition of 1900 held at Paris:


Gorham Mfg. Co. - New York - 1900

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The Gorham Company - New York - 1906

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The spoon and die departments of the Gorham Mfg. Co. held their annual Summer outing at the Warwick Club, Saturday. About 100 participated, and a most enjoyable time was had. There was a series of sports, and this was followed by a ball game which proved one of the features of the occasion. A Rhode Island clam dinner was served.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th June 1906

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The Gorham Company - Providence, R.I. - 1950

LILY OF THE VALLEY

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The annual outing and field day of the employes of the Gorham Mfg. Co., will be staged at Rocky Point on Saturday, Aug. 11. The party will proceed by special electric cars and after a clam dinner a program of sports will be run off.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd August 1928

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A dividend of $1.75 a share has been declared on the 7 per cent first preferred stock of the Gorham Mfg. Co., payable on and after Sept. 1, to all stockholders of record of Aug. 15.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd August 1928

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Michael J. Doyle, 62 years of age, an employe of the Gorham Mfg. Co. for the past 35 years, died suddenly of heart trouble Monday forenoon, Jan. 30. He was born in England and came to this country as a boy. He went to work at once for the Gorham Co. and worked there continuously ever since. He is survived by his widow, two sons, two daughters, one sister and two brothers. Mr. Doyle was a member of the Holy Name Society, and Providence Court of Foresters of America.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th February 1928

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The Gorham Company - New York - 1922

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A permit was issued last week to the Gorham Mfg. Co. for the erection of a two-story brick building to be used as a smelting shop. The structure will be 32.9 feet in height and will have a floor of reinforced concrete.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th June 1906

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President Holbrook, of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, spent the first week of the month in Chicago, He expressed himself as well pleased with trade conditions in the West, and thought the outlook most promising for fall trade.

Source: The Keystone - June 1898

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Edward C. Mayo, President of the Gorham Manufacturing Co., Delivers Interesting Address on Machinery and Tools Before Meeting of Mechanical Engineers

PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 8—New England’s loss of her monopoly of the skilled mechanic and of her supremacy in the patent field and her failure to balance the loss by introducing the most up-to-date machinery, are the potent factors in the present situation whereby her place as a leader in the industrial field of America is threatened, according to Edmund C. Mayo, president and general manager of the Gorham Mfg. Co., in a comprehensive survey of conditions here affecing the machine tool industry, the jewelry industry and others, before delegates to the New England regional meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the Providence Engineering Society rooms last Tuesday morning.

Mr. Mayo was the first speaker before the meeting held under the auspices of the machine shop practice division of the National Machine Tool Builders’ Asscciation and was followed by technical discussions given by experts of the trade. In urging a new philosophy upon leaders of the machine tool trade in the New England States, Mr. Mayo outlined his reasons for the “slipping back’ of these States from their advantageous position held since New England gave up its sea trade, withdrew its ships from the ocean after the Napoleonic wars and became the leading industrial centre of the country.

“This position was maintained by the monopoly of skilled mechanics,” said Mr. Mayo. “The natural product of the skiiled mechanic is inventiton. Invention is covered by patents. Hence, New England attained the heights of success by a monopoly of skilled mechanics and entrenched herself with patents. Strategically this position was economically unsound unless strengtiiened by other factors. The failure to balance the loss of skilled mechanics and patents by introducing the most up-to-date machinery is one of the controlling factors in the present situation.

“New England is the greatest dumping ground for second-hand machinery in the country. This, to my mind, is another example of where the factor of self-satisfaction plays its part. Why should we feel that we can take the discarded imachine tool of our neighbors and compete against them in the open market These tools they could not afford to operate, but we chuckle at the low prices we pay for them and manfully try to operate our establishments at a profit. Some of our neighbors in the middle west will throw out a machine tool that is six months old. If a new one is designed that makes its operation a liability.

“If we are to maintain our present position, we must follow a similar policy. Certainly to a modified extent. The day of pointing with pride to operating heirlooms in a manufacturing plant has gone forever.”

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 12th May 1926

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Strathmore Paper Company - West Springfield, Mass. - 1939



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An interdepartment baseball league of four teams is being planned at the Gorham Mfg. Co., to play games every Wednesday and Friday evening at 6 o'clock, to be known as the factory, bronze, office and production teams.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th June 1926

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Ernest W. Regester, a silver chaser for upwards of 44 years with the Gorham Mfg. Co., recently retired and will spend the Summer at Quonochontaug Beach. His associates presented him with a fine traveling hag.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th June 1926

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The Gorham Company - Providence, R.I. - 1953

DÉCOR

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John S. Holbrook, who is at present in Europe, is not expected to return until September.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd July 1925

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A Stilton-scoop by Gorham:







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