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01-03-2012, 06:57 PM | #3 | ||||||
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For a cool gun!
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I'll bet "RWJ" was for Robert Wood Johnson of Johnson & Johnson Company fame. Mr. W.H. Hobbs was the Superintendent of J&J at that time and RWJ was President of the corporation. Very nice!
I wonder if RWJ knew he bought a used gun? http://books.google.com/books?id=5vf...ohnson&f=false |
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01-04-2012, 12:26 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Well, not really used per say. Interesting letter. Thanks for sharing. I need to order me a few of those.
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01-04-2012, 01:34 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Second buyers are very common in the Parker order books. Often the first buyer or consignor, in this case, was charged a nominal fee to return the gun to new condition after being a bit shopworn or "hunted" into less than 100% condition. Marcellus Hartley purchased Remington in the early days and was a big deal in the gun business in New York.
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The Following User Says Thank You to Bill Murphy For Your Post: |
01-04-2012, 04:52 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Bill,
You are right about Marcellus Hartley owning Remington Arms. He also owned M. Hartley Co. who was the largest gun dealer in America in the early 1900's as well as wholly owning Union Metallic Cartride (UMC) and Bridgeport Gun Implement Co (BGIC). Jack Kuzepski |
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01-04-2012, 05:01 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Wolcott NY is east of Rochester along the shore of Lake Ontario in the apple belt. It is a very rural community even today. At one time the Lakes Plains of NY had fantastic Pheasant hunting. I wonder why the gun was ordered through Thacker Hardware in Wolcott NY.
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01-04-2012, 10:40 PM | #9 | ||||||
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M. Hartley died January 8, 1902, while the Browning Brothers were in the waitingroom with the autoloading shotgun patents. I wonder if the Parker was returned because of some restructuring in the company after M. Hartley Dodge took control.
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01-04-2012, 10:44 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Amazing! Encyclopedic...
Thanks Dave. |
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