Cape Cod Braided Rug Company

A HISTORY OF QUALITY BRAIDED RUGS

 

The storied history of the Cape Cod Braided Rug started in the little town of Plainville, Massachusetts in 1910. At that time, Romeo Paulus was employed by a shoelace manufacturing company, and realized that the same braiding process used in the production of shoelaces, could be applied to braided rug production.

Romeo modified the machiney used in shoelace production, producing the first machine-made braided rugs in the United States and started the Plainville Rug Company. The company grew over the years, producing many different lines of braided rugs, with distribution outlets throughout the United States in the mid-west, west, and south.

The Paulus family migrated to Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Braided Rug Company was born in the early 1970's. The company has grown over the years and the fourth generation is still active in the business with every braided rug produced carrying the long family tradition of handcrafted excellence and quality.

The machinery and process used to produce a braided rug today has not changed dramtically since that first braided rug was produced by Romeo Paulus in 1910. We gladly offer tours of our manufacturing facility in Harwich. Please call our toll free number to schedule a tour.

We have just brought back the line of Olde New England Braided Rugs that Romeo Paulus made famous. Please stop by our retail showroom to view these one of a kind beautiful braided rugs.

 

Direction to Retail Store

From points off Cape Cod, take Route 6 over theSagamore Bridge. 

Take Exit 10 off Route 6 (Harwich/Brewster exit). Follow Rt 124 south to second stop sign in Harwich Center (1.2 mi.) This is main Street. Turn left onto Main Street and proceed one block to Bank Street. Brooks Library is on this corner. Turn right onto Bank Street and proceed approximately 1.3 miles to the first stop sign. You are now at the intersection of Bank Street and Rt. 28. Turn right on Rt. 28 and continue for 1/4 mile. Our show room is the large white building on your left, the Port Centre Building, directly across the street from TD Bank North. Turn left onto Sea Street, just before our building and park behind the building.