Chauncey Smith of the Chicago office of Reed & Barton, left recently accompanied by Mrs. Smith, for California where he will remain for about five months enjoying a good rest. Mr. Smith travels the middle western territory for this concern and has completed traveling for this year.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd December 1927
Reed & Barton, who for 25 years have maintained a store at 2-4 Maiden Lane, will move on or about April 15 to new quarters on the eighth floor in the same building.
The Reed & Barton Corp. has removed its Chicago office and display rooms from the Kesner Building to the Merchandise Mart and will be located in
rooms 1238-9-40. Comprehensive displays of their merchandise as well as of the affiliated companies, Dominick & Haff and McChesney Co. will be made. Stock will also be carried to facilitate delivery in this territory.
James P. Williams, one of Taunton’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at the home of his son here, Wednesday, in his 89th year, having been born in Weston-Super-Mare, England, on April 21, 1838. He came to this country with his parents when ten years of age, settling in Hartford, Conn. He came to Taunton in 1865 and entered the employ of Reed & Barton, and was foreman of the stamping room when he resigned after 30 years’ employment, to take a similar position with the Whiting Silver Co., at North Attleboro, where he remained until his retirement from active work 20 years ago. His son was his only survivor.
The Reed & Barton Corp., through its treasurer, Sinclair Weeks, has filed its annual financial corporation statement in accordance with the legal requirements, which shows the following: Assets—Real estate, $130,424; machinery, $58,409; merchandise, $1,109,310; cash, $52,959; accounts receivable, $640,537; securities, $240,605; notes receivable, $94,149; furniture, fixtures, tools, etc., $121,731; prepaid insurance, $21,217; vehicles, $115, making a total of $2,469,456; Liabilities—Capital stock, $1,200,000; accounts payable, $98,189; notes payable, $540,000; surplus, $631,267.
The contract for supplying the new Sinton Hotel silverware has been awarded to Reed & Barton, of New York City, over a large number of competing bidders. While the exact price is not made known, it is given out that It was in the neighborhood of $25,000, The order calls for 17,650 pieces of silverware, some of which will be very elaborate. The china and glassware contracts are now being considered and will be awarded shortly, The new two-million-dollar hotel is rapidly nearing completion, and will be thrown open to the public early next year. Electrical fixtures will be supplied by Horn, Brannen & Co., of Philadelphia, and include some beautiful patterns in solid bronze and crystal, to be used in the lobbies and dining-rooms.
Reed & Barton silver was furnished throughout the new Hotel Statler, just opened in this city. Samples of the coffee pots, table ware and other goods are on display in various stores throughout Boston. This is the largest hotel in this city.