California Hardware Company

[James Palmer]

Anyone have any info on this company?

I have recently encountered a few Fox's and Parker's sent there.

All 32 inches.

Thanks,

James

[Bill Holcombe]

They were a winchester dealer in the early 1900s
https://books.google.com/books?id=VeeiAgToOq4C&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=california+hardware+company&source=bl&ots=KqHzjMtn9y&sig=IBPB0FWThGB4inU4iebTSdjHcqs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji8ZmN3LTWAhVmr1QKHRw-Dck4ChDoAQhRMAs#v=onepage&q=%22california%20hardware%20company%22&f=false

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/SILNMAHTL_9141

Also a Colt dealer

https://gun-data.com/colt_companys_shipped1_arms.html

They were based in los angeles and member of los angeles chamber of commerce

It was owned by Walter W. Lydiksen

http://www.prolades.com/glama/la5co07/LALittleTokyo1940.pdf

They were on the corner of Alameda and 1st street in 1950

http://japantownatlas.com/share/LittleTokyo_11x17_set.pdf

or it may have just been warehouses

[Scott Janowski]

I had a #2 Ithaca 10 gauge Magnum with a single trigger that went there in 1934. It had 32" barrels.

[Drew Hause]

Trina Brown was quite helpful with a recent research project, and scanned a catalog in the collection for us. It appears that the California Hardware is 2000 pages, but she might scan the pages listing Parker & Fox guns.

National Museum of American History Library
brownkm@si.edu
202.633.3867

[James Palmer]

Thank you.

I will reach out.

James

[James J. Roberts]

Drew,Thanks for sharing the pictures of the historic guns,old advertisements and sporting artists. J.J.

[Kevin McCormack]

I had a #2 Ithaca 10 gauge Magnum with a single trigger that went there in 1934. It had 32" barrels.

Twatlow; and identical gun was sold today at the Vintage Cup with case.