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Firearms--1880-1900

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

MS 034 - Schuyler, Hartley & Graham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 034
Abstract

This collection consists of the correspondence, sales and shipping records, advertisements, and other business records from the Schuyler, Hartley & Graham Company. The company was heavily involved in firearms and related goods traded from about 1850 – 1950. The personal papers of Henry K. White and E.C. Brearly are also present.

Dates: Created: 1868-1963; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1992

MS 420 - Burgess Gun Company Collection

 Collection — Box MS420.01: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4; Series Series 5; Series Series 6; Series Series 7
Identifier: MS 420
Scope and Contents

Primarily secondary source information on the Burgess Gun Company, this collection also includes some information on the Burgess family.

Dates: Created: 1893-1899; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2012

MS 428 - Ithaca Gun Company

 Collection
Identifier: MS 428
Abstract

This collection consists of materials related to the production of the Ithaca Gun Company, of Ithaca, New York. 

The materials consist of several note pads that detail the serial numbers, grade, bore, length, and size of Baker, Crass, and other models produced from 1886-1892.

Also included are the records of the Lefever Arms Company of Syracuse, New York, which was bought by Ithaca Gun Company in 1916.

Dates: Created: 1886-1892; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2014

MS 544 - Stevens & Co. Collection, Rifle Advertisements

 Collection — Box SC BOX 4
Identifier: MS 544
Abstract

Photocopied advertisements from the Stevens Arms & Tool Company including rifles, pistols and mountings. Also includes a photo of the factory in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1900