Koko Boodakian & Sons

Koko Boodakian & Sons Koko Boodakian & Sons is one of the largest full service rug cleaning and restoration plants in the Boston area. We provide professional in-plant rug cleaning and repair and we invite you to stop by any time. For store hours and directions, please visit our contact page. Founder of the company, Krikor "Koko" Boodakian, was born of Armenian parents in Kilis, Turkey, around 1891 ( accurate birth records were not kept at the that time ). He was impressed into the Turkish Army, from which he escaped in 1912, at the age of 14. Boodakian fled to Egypt and avoided the Turkish genocide of Armenians. In Alexandria he learned to restore rugs and clocks, developed a love for antiques and fine machinery and a desire to come to America and practice his art. He arrived in Waterbury, Conn., and joined the U.S. Army, then in World War One. After discharge, at the urging of Boston rug dealer Harry Adalian, he moved to Boston. His sweetheart from Turkey, Hripsime, came to marry him in 1920. The family moved to Winchester in 1927. Here Koko started a rug business in his garage. He washed each rug by and and taught his tree sons, Levon, Harry and Michael, an appreciation for the artistry of oriental rugs, his deman for quality workmanship and his pride of customer satisfaction. In 1941 the family opened its first new building. During the war it served as an air-raid warden's post.