SNEADA's March meeting will be held at the Providence Jewelry Museum (directions below), on Saturday, March 4, at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will be followed by lunch at the Royal Buffet in Cranston .
The museum holdings include the 1870s to present. Collections include the machinery, tools and components used in manufacturing jewelry, and approximately 1000 pieces of 20th century costume jewelry. The library consists of about 120 reference and art books, trade and fashion publications, and photocopies of the "Manufacturing Jeweler" 1885-1900. Additional holdings include jewelry advertisements from 1945 to present, photographs of jewelry workers, signs from jewelry companies, jewelry designers' drawings, and plating formulae notebooks. Their website is:http://www.providencejewelrymuseum.com.
Since the museum requires a minimum of 20 people, SNEADA needs to know the interest level of the members as soon as possible. Please contact Bob Anderson if you plan to attend at 401-782-1230 or email:shibob@peoplepc.com
MUSEUM DIRECTIONS:
Providence Jewelry Museum , One Spectacle St. , Cranston , RI
From Route 95, take Exit 16 (Route 2, Reservoir Ave. ), turn right on to Rt. 2, Reservoir Ave. Pass Calart on left and take first right which is Pleasant Street . Follow Pleasant Street , bearing right around small island until you reach Manhasset Street . Turn right on to Manhasset and follow it to the end (it will become Spectacle, a dead end). Museum is at the very end. It is a yellow painted building with a sign that says Technic, Inc. on it. Museum is right under the sign.
RESTAURANT DIRECTIONS:
Royal Buffet, 272 Garfield Street , Cranston , RI , Telephone 401-946-1986
From the Museum, return to Route 2, take left and then to Route 10 North (roughly where you got off). Follow Route 10 to first exit, directs you "To Cranston St." At light off ramp take left, which is Niantic Ave. Follow to Cranston Street and take left on to Cranston St. , then first left off Cranston Street at light which is Garfield Ave. Restaurant is in shopping center with Lowe's, Stop & Shop, etc. It Is located in the plaza between K-Mart and Stop & Shop.
NEW MEMBERS – New members Jerry and Susan Hartman of Hartman House Antiques, East Bridgewater, MA and Bernard Gordon of Book & Tackle Shop, Watch Hill, RI were voted in at our Holiday Party/Meeting in January. Welcome!
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