Information Regarding Smith, Patterson Co. of Boston, Massachusetts

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F. H. Elliott, of Smith & Patterson, accompanied by his wife, sails to-day for Europe on a vacation tour.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 24th June 1891

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BOSTON

A. A. Abbott. Montreal agent of Smith & Patterson, was in town last week.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891

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The Thomas Long & Co. team defeated Smith & Patterson’s nine in the jewelry trade base ball tournament June 27.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891

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M. L. Carter, for the past five years a valued salesman for Smith & Patterson, severs his connection with that house this week and will be with Hayden W. Wheeler & Co., New York, after Aug. 1.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891

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Erskine Gay of the Smith, Patterson Co., who was severely injured in an automobile accident recently in New Jersey, has returned to his place of business. Though still bearing the marks of injury (especially a scar on the forehead, which required 15 stitches), he is in fairly good condition, and apparently is well on the road to complete recovery. The axle in the rear of his automobile broke, causing the car to overturn and crush Mr. Gay and his mother and sister who were riding with him.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 17th August 1927

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Carl F. Lawton recently entertained Howard Martin, of Smith, Patterson & Co.; Arthur Burque, of Nashua, and Arthur Stern, president of the Massachusetts Retail Jewelers’ Association, at the Woodland Country Club.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 24th August 1927

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Erskine Gay, Smith Patterson Co., received a severe cut in his forehead, a broken collar bone and a broken rib when the car he was driving turned turtle while he was approaching New Jersey. The rear axle snapped in two and the car overturned on Mr. Gay and two other occupants, his mother and sister. All three were taken to the hospital, where their injuries were treated. Mr. Gay required 15 stitches in his head wound. Last week he returned to his position but the company insisted that he lay off for another week or two to recover completely. He was on his vacation at the time of the accident and was going to his parents’ home in New Jersey.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 10th August 1927

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Merton S. Lovell, of the Smith-Patterson Co., has purchased a new home. It is a single dwelling and is located at 566 Fellsway, East, Malden.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th May 1927

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Arthur S. Black, the young clerk charged with stealing about $1,000 worth of jewelry from Smith, Patterson & Co. last winter, surrendered himself to the Boston police yesterday. It may be remembered that most of the property was recovered in New York by Chief Inspector Watts of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The police had been unable to learn anything as to Black's whereabouts, and from the young man himself it was learned that he had been South most of the time since leaving New York. After the war broke out he followed the soldiers from one camp to another, and finally was taken ill. He wrote home to his mother for money, and she persuaded her son to come back to Boston. It is said that Smith, Patterson & Co. will not press the boy very hard, as most of the property was recovered. As the court was not in session, Black was bailed from police headquarters in $1,000 for his appearance before the next session of the Superior Court.

Source: The Jeweler's Review - 27th July 1898

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Frank H. Elliott, the dean of traveling salesmen in New England, is much improved in health although not able yet to resume in the service of Smith Patterson Co., for whom he has covered this territory for many years.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 24th November 1926

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An image of the window display of Smith Patterson & Co.:



This image was published in 1955.

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BOSTON

Four members of the wholesale department of Smith Patterson Co. have established the United Jewelry Co., at 387 Washington St., the step being taken as the wholesale department of the Smith Patterson Co. is in process of dissolution. The United Jewelry Co is incorporated under the laws of this State with a capital of $50,000, and the incorporators are C. H. Ramsdell, A. V. Johnston, Alfred F. Reed and Clarence L. Quimby, all of whom were with the Smith Patterson Co. for a number of years. The business will be confined strictly to wholesale transactions. Mr Johnston and Mr. Reed will represent the United Jewelry Co. on the road, covering the whole of the New England territory. Other members of the wholesale department, including Howard Martin, who had been manager for several years, are also forming a new organization, details of which are expected shortly.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd January 1930

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Howard A. Martin, formerly with the wholesale department of Smith-Patterson Co. in Boston, and later in business for himself in Room 701, Washington Building, has retired to Falmouth, Mass.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - September 1958

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Chief Watts, of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, this morning applied for a warrant for the arrest of Arthur S. Black, Jr., of this city, who, up to a week ago, was employed as a clerk in the store of Smith, Patterson & Company, the jewelers at 52 Summer street. It is alleged that Black is guilty of larceny from the store. The chief went to New York last Saturday and recovered fifteen watches, two diamond rings and several stickpins which young Black had left in his valise at the Broadway Central Hotel. Black left the store of Smith, Patterson & Company, where he had been employed as a clerk for about a year, a week ago. He gave due notice of his intention, saying that he intended to go into business at 116 Bedford street with a man by the name of Moore, under the firm name of Moore & Black. They were going to represent a manufacturing concern in selling woman's goods, such as shirt waists and collars and cuffs. It is said that Black told Moore that he was going to New York to get some money, and he supposed that that was his errand in visiting the metropolis. One of the members of the firm was considerably surprised one morning to receive a call to the telephone from New York. It was stated that "Detective Simpson" had Black under arrest, and added that he had a lot of jewelry supposed to be the property of Smith, Patterson & Company. It is understood that a young man by the name of Black went into a large pawnshop in New York and tried to pledge a watch. The pawnbroker was suspicious, and turned the man over to his private detective, Simpson. It was found that the watch was sold to Smith, Patterson & Company by a New York firm, and the young man was asked to go there and explain matters. This he did, and while the detective was calling up the firm in Boston young Black took his departure. That was the last that was seen of him, the detective having no legal right to detain him. Chief Watts went over to New York and succeeded in locating Black's baggage at the Broadway Central Hotel. His valise contained the watches and jewelry that were recovered. The young man had been stopping there, but had not returned after he was suspected by the pawnbroker. Smith, Patterson & Company have given a bond to the hotel proprietor in order to protect them in surrendering the valise. Young Black is about nineteen years of age, and has been living at the Hotel Rexford, in the West End. The firm will make a thorough examination of their books in an effort to find out just what is missing.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 22nd December 1897

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Smith, Patterson & Co., of Boston, Mass., have applied for membership in the New York Jewelers' Board of Trade.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 5th January 1898

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A sequel to the story of Arthur S. Black, Jr., which appeared in these columns on Dec. 22 was enacted at police headquarters in this city on Friday morning.

Early in the morning Chief Inspector Watts received from the Adams Express Company a large package, which had been forwarded from New York. Upon opening it he found fully $600 worth of watches and assorted jewelry, which, it is alleged, were stolen from the store of Smith, Patterson & Co., the jewelers on Summer street, in this city. It is alleged that the valuable goods were stolen by Arthur S. Black, Jr., for about a year a clerk for the firm. Black left the employ of the company early in December, saying that he was going into the commission business with another man. Nothing more was heard from him. It was always thought that he was an honest, upright and promising youth and there was not the slightest reason to believe that he had gone wrong. Some time after he left Boston the story of his attempting to pawn a watch in a New York pawnshop came out, and the firm recognized the young man who had formerly been in their employ by the description furnished by the police. Black escaped arrest in New York and his present whereabouts are unknown. Chief Watts went over to New York and found several watches in different pawnshops. He could not find Black, but learned that he had forgotten to take his valise when he fled. It was this valise and its contents that were received here. Friday noon representatives of Smith, Patterson & Co. called at headquarters and identified the jewelry as that stolen from their store. Thus far no warrant for the arrest of Black has been issued, but the police say that now the firm has been able to get an idea of how much property had been stolen criminal proceedings will undoubtedly be taken.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 12th January 1898

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Marcell N. Smith and Henry W. Patterson, of the Summer street jewelry firm of Smith, Patterson & Company, went over to New York this week to attend the dinner of the New York Jewelers' Board of Trade. Mr. Patterson will return to-day, but Mr. Smith expects to stay over a few days in the metropolis to look over the diamond field.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 19th January 1898

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Smith, Patterson & Company are sending out their bicycle salesmen, and report excellent business for this time of the year. It is even better than at the same time last year, and several large orders have been received. Orders are being booked and held for agents until a little later in the season.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 19th January 1898

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The sympathy of friends in the trade is extended to Byron Miller, engraver with the Smith, Patterson Co., on the death of his wife, who passed away Oct. 27. Burial took place Oct. 29. Mr. Miller has just rounded out 25 years of service with the company.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th November 1923

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Carl D. Smith has returned to his accustomed place in the wholesale department of the Smith, Patterson Co., after an absence of two weeks caused by illness. Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Smith were away for two weeks, visiting Tonowanda, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and New York.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th November 1923

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