Information Regarding Paye & Baker

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A topic for recording information regarding the Paye & Baker Mfg. Co., and their earlier entity, the Simmons & Paye Co.





If you have any details of the above companies, advertisements, examples of their work, etc., anything that you are willing to share, then here's the place to post it.

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The Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company, at North Attleboro, is building an addition to its plant on Richards avenue. The success of the concern in the manufacture of surgical instruments has made it necessary for the firm to materially increase its floor space.

Source: The Metal Industry - July 1919

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The Swastika, we are told by the Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company, is a peculiarly lucky symbol, being far more efficacious than the horse shoe or the rabbit's foot. The Swastika is a cross composed of two square s's—if you don't happen to know it, and if this description will tell you anything about its shape. It is the oldest cross and the oldest symbol in the world, Paye & Baker say, and it first appeared on coins as early as several hundred years B. C. It is found in the ruins of all ancient civilizations, not only in Asia and Africa but in Mexico and Central America. And so the Paye & Baker Mfg. Company issue a little booklet illustrating a line of jewelry in which the Swastika is the motif. You may have a hat pin with a Swastika top if you wear the right kind of hat for a hat pin, and in case this would not do for you, you may have a Swastika watch fob.

Source: American Industries - 1st January 1907

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Silver and enamel buckles by Paye & Baker from 1911:


Paye & Baker Mfg. Co. - North Attleboro, Mass. - 1911

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The Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company of North Attleboro is associated with a group of Providence firms starting a course for the training of jewelry apprentices at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Source: The Metal Industry - November 1913

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St. Elmo Coombs, salesman for the Paye & Baker Mfg. Co., returned last week from a southern trip.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th June 1917

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Richard Saunders has left for the west for Paye & Baker Mfg. Co. After a tour of the middle states he will travel through Wisconsin.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 27th June 1906

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The Bishop Co., A. H. Bliss & Co., D. Evans & Co., Merit Mfg. Co., and Paye & Baker Mfg. Co., are local concerns that have been given a priority rating by the War Industry Board. The concerns are all engaged in Government work.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 2nd October 1918

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Charles T. Paye of the Paye & Baker Mfg. Co., vigorously protested to the Selectmen last week relative to the electric car service from Pawtucket and Attleboro. He said the time was so arranged that it required employees to leave their homes before 6 o'clock to get to work. If continued he said North Attleboro would lose some desirable help. The Interstate after a conference with the Selectmen agreed to make the desired change.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 2nd October 1918

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St. Paul, Minnesota, Souvenir Spoon by Paye & Baker:










STERLING - P & B

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Chicago Souvenir Spoon by Paye & Baker:














STERLING - P & B

The spoon is also struck with the retailer mark of Lewy Bros. Co. of Chicago.

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CHICAGO

The Paye & Baker Mfg. Co., North Attleboro, Mass., will open an office in room 503 Heyworth building, Jan. 1, in charge of George A. Armstrong, western representative of that concern.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 15th December 1909

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A.B. Nock, for many years with the Gorham Mfg. Co., of Providence, R.I., has been made superintendent of the factory of the Paye & Baker Mfg. Co. North Attleboro, Mass., manufacturers of sterling silver wares.

Source: The Brass World and Platers' Guide - August 1907

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Paye & Baker, manufacturing jewelers, of North Attleboro, Mass., started to operate a part of their factory on a 24-hour-a-day basis beginning November 24th, and the other departments are on a 13-hour-a-day schedule. At the present time nearly 500 hands are employed.

Source: The Metal Industry - December 1908

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Paye & Baker Mfg. Co. - North Attleboro, Mass. - 1909

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NORTH ATTLEBORO

The Paye & Baker Mfg. Co. will secure 5,000 more feet of space room by the addition that is being made to its present quarters on Richards Ave.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd August 1906

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The Paye & Baker Mfg. Co., of Attleboro, Mass., manufacturers of sterling silver novelties, are building an addition to the factory. This addition is to be 34 x 48 feet.

Source: The Brass World and Platers' Guide - October 1910

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C. T. Paye, of the Paye & Baker Co., attended a conference of businessmen held at the State House in Boston last Tuesday and was one who announced his willingness to help in the work of Americanizing the non-English speaking workmen in the State.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th January 1918

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Paye & Baker have a rare pattern which is a vine trailing up a brick wall...

I have only seen it once in person on this fork and once on a pic of a Souvenir Spoon.

I find this pattern to be very aesthetically pleasing, and the quality approaches the big names such as Sheibler and Tiffany (in my opinion)...

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Chas. T. Paye has resigned as chairman of the Public Safety Committee in order that he may have more time to devote to his duties as chairman of the North Attleboro Chapter of the Red Cross.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th November 1917

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