Kotler & Kopit, Inc., manufacturers of compacts, pearls and novelty jewelry, 7 Eddy St., have announced plans for the removal of a large part of their plant to Pawtucket where it will be located on the fourth floor of the Rhode Island Industries Building. The company has also leased space on the ground floor for the installation of drop presses. Leo Kopit, president of Kotler & Kopit, said his firm will give employment to 300 persons after the transfer, many of them unemployed Blackstone Valley workers who formerly commuted to Providence and Attleboro.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - February 1940
Walter Lampl, 20 W. 47th St., New York, has created a new compact featuring a patented loose powder compartment between twin cigarette cases. The powder is released in proper quantity into the puff recess by a snap of a small jeweled catch, which prevents spilling of the powder or clouding of the mirror. It comes in smart two-color cases for sports and town wear, in bright accent colors with semi-precious stone ornaments for afternoon, and with brilliant ornaments for evening.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - January 1937
A. Graham Shields, head of Shields, Inc., Attleboro, makers of compacts and cigarette cases, has announced that the company is now in the process of liquidation. Mr. Shields said that the plant would close down when work on goods in process had been completed. The company was originally known as Filkwik Co., organized in 1922. The name was changed to Shields, Inc., a few years ago.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - February 1939