MS 428 - Ithaca Gun Company

Collection

Identifier: MS 428

Staff Only

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

Creator

Ithaca Gun Company (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Extent

16.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Walter Snyder

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Accruals and Additions

Addition - Gift, Walter G. Snyder, 2018-03-19

Related Materials

Snyder, Walter Claude. The Ithaca Gun Company : from the beginning. [Spencerport, N.Y. : Cook and Uline Pub.], c1991. TS 533.5 .I8 S6 1991 Snyder, Walter Claude. Ithaca featherlight repeaters-- the best gun going : a complete history of the Ithaca model 37 and the model 87. Southern Pines, NC : Cook and Uline Pub., c1998. TS 536.8 .S64 1998 Morris, Jim. The Grand American : a century of trapshooting tradition : 100th anniversary. Vandalia, Ohio : Amateur Trapshooting Association, [1999]. GV 1184 .M67 1999