Established in 1914 by Mr. Henry Whittet and Mr. John Higgins in the basement of the mill on 27 Congress Avenue in Providence Rhode Island, the Whittet-Higgins Manufacturing Company started as a local contract manufacturer of super-precision bearing retaining components and machined parts for Johnson Universal Automatics of Cranston, the Taft-Pierce Company of Woonsocket, and the Brown & Sharpe Company of Providence Rhode Island.Shop All Whittet-Higgins Co. ProductsVisit Whittet-Higgins Co. Website