Information Regarding the Alvin Corporation

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The Alvin Silversmiths - Providence, R.I. - 1950

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BOSTON

Russell Talbot, formerly of the Boston office of Joseph Fahys & Co., and now of the Alvin Co., was in town during the week and was congratulated by friends here on his recovery from the serious results of an auto wreck in Denver, in which he was thrown out of the vehicle and badly injured.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th March 1910

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Alvin Mfg. Co. - Sag Harbor, N.Y. - 1917

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L. Stanford, traveler from the Chicago office of the Alvin Mfg. Co., was in town a few days last week, after which he left on a trip to southern Wisconsin.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 27th May 1908

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The Alvin Mfg. Co. were to move into their new factory at Irvington yesterday.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 4th January 1893

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The Alvin Mfg. Co. are about completing some extensive improvements to their factory facilities which will give them more than double the present floor space. This company have had a remarkably successful career during the past three years.

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

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BOSTON

The Alvin Silver Co. of New York has opened a New England office at 333 Washington St. This office was established to afford better and quicker service to the concern’s rapidly increasing business in New England. Harry V. Anderson will be in charge of the office. The following travelers representing the Alvin concern who visit the New England territories will use the Boston office as their headquarters: Charles Beechell, Brent Foster, Gerald Nagle, W. E. Hayward, eastern manager, and G. E. Fahys, Jr., vice-president.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th July 1927

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NEW YORK

G. E, Fahys, Jr., vice-president and general manager of the Alvin Silver Co., 20 W. 47th St., has returned from a trip to Boston. Taylor Gaffga, representing the Alvin concern, started recently in his newly appointed territory, which was formerly covered by the late Joseph Harnden. Mr. Gaffga will visit the trade in the following States: New York, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th July 1927

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The Alvin Silver Co. 20 W. 47th St. has established a New England office at 333 Washington St, Boston, Mass. where Harry V. Anderson will be in charge.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th July 1927

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Otis A. Edwards, Jr., formerly with the Elder Co., and later traveling representative for the Alvin Silver Co., is notifying his friends in the trade that he is now president of the Deotis Co., Inc., Sag Harbor, L. I., exclusive distributors of the Kelvinator electric refrigerators, in the townships of East Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island and Southampton, east of and including Hampton Bays. The concern of which Mr. Otis is the head will establish its main offices at Sag Harbor, L. I.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 25th August 1926

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The factories of Jos. Fahys & Co., watch case makers at Sag Harbor, L. I., and of the Alvin Manufacturing Company, at the same place, were closed last Saturday for a period of two weeks.

Source: The Jewelers' Review - 29th June 1898

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CHICAGO

Joseph F. Wright, for 10 years connected with the Alvin Silver Co. and in charge of the showroom at 20 W. 47th St., has severed his connection with the firm.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 24th November 1926

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J. D. Grassick, Chicago manager for Alvin Silver Co., returned to the office this week, after a three weeks’ rest.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd September 1925

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G. Ernest Fahys, general sales manager of Alvin Silver Co., arrived at the Chicago office of the company Monday, and after spending the week calling on the trade here will go to St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd September 1925

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Edmund C. Mayo, Jr., was elected a director of the Gorham Co., subsidiary of Gorham Corp., July 28. Mayo joined the sales department of the Alvin Corp., another Gorham subsidiary, in 1949. He is now sales vice-president, general manager and a director of Alvin, as well as vice-president of sales of the Gorham Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - September 1961

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LOS ANGELES

L. M. Edwards, formerly traveling representative of the Alvin Corp., silversmiths, has become associated with the E. W. Reynolds Co., and will handle silverware, clocks and jewelers’ materials.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd January 1930

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The Alvin Corporation - Providence, R.I. - 1954

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H. B. O’Brien, vice-president of the Alvin Corp., spent a couple of days in Chicago last week making a hurried visit to the local office and visiting with some of his friends.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st March 1929

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Edward Grassick, Chicago manager of the Alvin Silver Co., is in New York for a few days. H. H. Horton, of the same concern, will go to Schenectady, N. Y., shortly, where he will broadcast a talk on table silver from Station WGY.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 26th November 1924

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Robert P. Pierce, better known as “Bob,” who represented the Alvin Co. for a number of years and more recently was with the International Silver Co. for several years, became general manager of Bruce-Hunt, Inc. of this city on June 1. This company was recently incorporated as a subsidiary of Edward Katzinger Co. and manufactures holloware. At present the line consists of copper and chrome but other lines will be added from time to time. Bob’s many friends wish him success in his new work.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - August 1933

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