Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 2

New Bedford … directory : of the inhabitants, business firms, institutions, streets, societies, 1871

36 lines. Read by computer on 13 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

A town on its own line is one of the directory's headings. That is where the town on a maker's page comes from.

1BOSTON BELTING CO.
2INCORPORATED 1845.
3ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF
4Rubber Belting, Steam Packing,
5AND ENGINE HOSE.
6Also, manufacturers of all other articles of VULCANIZED INDIA RUBBER, used for mechanical and manufacturing purposes.
7JOHN G. TAPPAN & CO., General Agents,
857 Summer Street, Corner of Chauncy Street, BOSTON.
10SAMUEL H. COOK,
11MARINE, FIRE AND LIFE
12Insurance Agent & Broker,
13No. 37 NORTH WATER STREET,
14NEW BEDFORD.
15Office of the Ocean Mutual Insurance Co.
17ISAAC WASHBURN,
188 Union Block, Taunton, Mass.
19Jobber and Retailer in Foreign and Domestic Hardware.
20Building Materials, Washburn's Blind Hinges & Fasts, Tremont Nails, Window Weights, Sheet Lead and Pipe, Mason's Hair and Lime. Carpenters, Masons, Moulders and Machinists' Tools, Platform and Counter Scales, Steelyards, Carriage Hardware, Mats and Whips, Agricultural Implements, Chains and Wheelbarrows. Agency for Copper Weather Vanes, Bate's Well Curbs and Cucumber Wood Pumps, Dry and Tarred Sheathing Paper, Window Glass.
22Factory Supplies.
23Leather Belting and Lace Leather, Emery, Cordage, Twines, Vises, Wire, Sand and Emery Paper, Beeswax, Borax, Glue, Dye Stuffs, Neats Foot and Lubricating Oils, Factory Dusters.
25Carriage and House Painters' Supplies.
26Albion and Forest River White Lead, Oils, Varnishes, Dry and Ground Paints, Benzine, Turpentine, Potash. Brushes and Feather Dusters of all kinds.
28Headquarters for Rustic Work.
29Rustic Chairs, Settees, Vases, Hanging Baskets, &c. Splendid for ornamenting Suburban Residences. Also, Iron Vases, Wood, Iron and Wire Flower Stands. Trelisses in great variety.
31House Furnishing Goods.
32Pocket and Table Cutlery; Glass, Tin and Wooden Ware, Children's Carriages and Wagons, Doty's Washers, Universal Clothes Wringers, Patent Clothes Dryers, House Steps, Patent Meat Choppers. First quality Sperm Oil, $1.50 per gal. Kerosene Oil, government inspection, 30 cts. per gal.
34House Paper
35In endless variety, at bargains unknown outside of manufacturers.

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.