Whiting & Davis Co.
Whiting & Davis Co.
American, established 1876
LocationPlainville, Massachusetts
BiographyThe Whiting and Davis Company, located in Plainville, Massachusetts is the oldest purse company in the US and is responsible for a great variety of exceptional mesh purses as well as other accessories. Although Whiting & Davis started as a jewelry firm in 1876, they made the first mesh bag in 1892. Because of the immense popularity of the mesh handbag, other companies began manufacturing them, including the Mandalian Manufacturing Co. of North Attleboro, Mass. By the early 1940's, Mandalian closed it's doors and Whiting & Davis acquired their mesh making machines.Person TypeCorporate Body
