Information Regarding A. Stowell & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts

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Death of Adelbert T. Teague

Boston, Mass., Feb. 14.—Adelbert T. Teague, for many years associated with A. Stowell & Co., 24 Winter St., died last Saturday of influenza followed by bronchial pneumonia and inflammation of the heart. He was born in Franconia, N. H., the great grandson of Richard Beacham, founder of Ossipee, N. H. Shortly after his graduation from Dow Academy, he began his business career with the George Corbett Co., jewelers of Worcester. For more than 15 years he was associated with A. Stowell & Co. At the time of his death he was with the firm of Link & Angell of Newark, N. J.

In 1897 he married Miss Georgia M. Rich of Worcester, who died a year ago. Ten years ago Mr. Teague purchased “West View Lodge,” an estate of 200 acres in Mount Sunapee, N. H., as a year-round residence, in order to be near his invalid mother. Much of his time away from business was spent in the general improvement of the town. Besides his father and mother, he leaves a brother, Neal G. Teague, who is now with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and a sister, Mrs. Frances G. Barnum of Beacon St, Boston.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 19th February 1919

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Robert Cruickshanks, for six years with A. Stowell & Co., is now employed by Kettell, Blake & Co. Mr. Cruickshanks for the last 12 months was in the Ambulance Corps in France. At one time he was with Bigelow Kennard.& Co., as watchmaker. He has had exceptionally fine experience and is considered one of the most expert watch workers in this vicinity.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 28th May 1919

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Samuel H. MacPherson, for the past 12 years a buyer for A. Stowell & Co., Boston, has taken a position with R. Blackinton & Co, of this town. He will travel through New York State and the middle west.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 28th May 1919

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A. Stowell & Co., Incorporated - Boston, Mass. - 1903

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T. Frank Bell, who has been salesman 12 years for A. Stowell & Co., has started in business on Temple Place, with a line of silverware and jewelry.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 23rd November 1892

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A. Stowell & Co., Incorporated - Boston, Mass. - 1903

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A. Stowell & Co., 24 Winter St., have purchased the entire stock of the E. R. Barnes Co., 26 West St., the latter concern going out of business.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 20th May 1891

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Mrs. Florence B. Harrington, formerly in the jewelry business in Rome, N. Y., where she successfully conducted, after her husband's demise, the establishment that he had built up there, has accepted a position with A. Stowell & Co., this city.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th December 1898

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A. T. Maynard, of A. Stowell & Co., who has been abroad for two months, is expected home this week, having sailed last Friday on the Frankfort.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 17th June 1891

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G. A. Barron, head of the watch and jewelry repair department, of A. Stowell & Co., and Miss Addie M. Quimby, for many years in charge of the leather goods department for the same firm, were united in marriage Monday, June 8.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 17th June 1891

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A. Stowell & Co. - Boston, Mass. - 1891

THE PRISCILLA SPOON

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The A. Stowell Co. has increased its capital from 2,000 shares of $100 preferred and 2,000 shares of $100 par common stock to 4,000 shares of each, issuing the additional 2,000 shares as a 100 per cent. stock dividend on the same class of stock. Provisions of the preferred stock have been changed so that it now receives 6 per cent. dividends, and after 5 per cent. has been paid on the common stock, both issues sharing alike in further distributions. As of June 1, the A. Stowell Co. had total assets of $2,025,396 and surplus of $515,095. The company is in a very prosperous condition.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th July 1927

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The Late A. D. Cook

Last Honors Paid to Boston Jeweler Whose Death Was Announced Last Week



Arthur Doane Cook, treasurer of A. Stowell & Co., Inc., who died Aug. 26 in his fiftieth year, was one of the most active members of the New England Jewelers’ Golf Association. He attended all but one of the Spring meetings. He was in addition a member of the Brae-Burn Club, the Neighborhood Club and the Algonquin Club.

Coming to the Stowell concern soon after he finished school, he served as vice-president until his father’s death, in 1922, when he took on the added duties of treasurer. The diamond end of the business was his specialty.

The funeral was private, but a number of the older employes of Stowell’s were present.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th September 1927

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Peter Ford Duchemin, for many years the manager of the estate of the late A. Stowell, the well-known jeweler of Boston, Mass., died at his residence, 52 Quincy street, Roxbury, on June 21. The deceased was seventy years of age. The funeral services were held from his residence at three o'clock last Friday afternoon.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 6th July 1898

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Miss Sarah T. Longworthy, 326 Harvard St., Cambridge, Mass., and an employe of A. Stowell & Co., died suddenly in the chair of a beauty parlor in Cambridge, where she was receiving facial treatment, late Friday afternoon, Jan. 28. She only a few minutes previously left her physician, whom she had visited for heart trouble. The assistant treating Miss Longworthy suddenly noticed her body stiffen and then slump in the chair. The police were at once notified and after she had been pronounced dead by a physician the body was removed to a morgue, where the medical examiner pronounced death due to heart trouble. Miss Longworthy had been employed by Stowell & Co. for 33 years. She lived alone at the Harvard St. address.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th February 1927

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A. Stowell & Co., Inc. - Boston - 1929

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Francis R. Carson’s design for a ring known as “Fair Lady” was among the 15 creations receiving citations in the annual Diamonds U.S.A. Awards. This enabled the A. Stowell Co. of Boston, for which Carson is a designer, to receive a citation from the awards committee (See JC-K, November ’56). The ring itself is described as a modern variation of the passerby ring, with a row of square-cut diamonds ending in a diamond and passing by a row of brilliantly cut diamonds finished by an emerald.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - December 1956

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Teams representing the D. C. Percival and the A. Stowell Co. had a lively tilt for honors in the Bowling League games last week, Percivals hitting 1547 to win by five points. Robinson of the Hodgson, Kennard Co. cracked 359 for three strings.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st March 1929

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C. S. Cook, Jr., general manager of A. Stowell & Co., is on a hunting trip in northern Maine.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st October 1908

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The hearing in the case of John L. Nudd, charged with using the mails in a scheme to defraud, was continued Thursday before United States Commissioner Hayes in the United States Court. The presence in the witness seats of a large number of young women, chaperoned by their mothers, gave the trial unusual interest. These girls are said to be former pupils of Nudd. J. William Tratt, 21 Bromfield St., and W. P. Briggs, of A. Stowell & Co., testified as expert engravers. Mr. Tratt said that in his opinion it would be impossible for the ordinary person to learn engraving in three months, disputing the contention Nudd is claimed to have made. Mr. Tratt said that it would require three or four years to learn engraving, and two years in addition before one could take the place of a competent engraver. He did not believe pupils could be taught in four or five months by the correspondence system. Mr. Briggs corroborated Mr. Tratt in many things and expressed his opinion that it would be impossible to teach engraving by letters or correspondence. Mr. Briggs was on the stand when Commissioner Hayes ordered the hearing continued until to-morrow, May 13.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 12th May 1909

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