Parker Sales Office Photo

[Gregory Harris]

Hi folks, hope everyone is doing great today. I have been thinking about all of those lucky ones in the day who were able to go into NY and be fitted at the sales office gun room with the Parker of their needs at the sales facility much like Westley Richards in London or even Holland and Holland in NY still today. In the latter days it was at 25 Murray Street and before that an earllier location. What a treat for me and I am sure many others it would be to see an inside or outside photo of the sales office at either NY location or even San Francisco. Does anyone know where one is posted? My best to all!:) Greg

[Mike Stahle]

That would indeed be so neat to see pictures of the inside and outside of those buildings.

[Bruce Day]

Here you go. Sutter at Geary, SF, the old Sutter Hotel, taken this spring while staying at the Marines Memorial Club ( now that the Presidio is closed) and previously posted. Top floor, corner. Coincidently, Sam Spade, Spade & Archer, hung out in the coffee shop there while working on the missing Maltese Falcon case. In previous years, Captain DuBray ate breakfast in the coffee shop before heading out to hunt the Suisun or north bay marshlands around San Quentin point.

[Gregory Harris]

Ok, there we have the San Francisco office. Thank you Mr. Day for that very educational pair of photos. I had no idea it might be inside a hotel though if it housed hunters it would make perfect logic. Now if we can find someone to provide a picture the NY office or two that would be great. Thanks again, Greg

[Bruce Day]

Mr Harris, the Parker SF office was the hotel suite of Parker's West Coast agent, Arthur DuBray, ex Civil War, ex 7th Cavalry, racconteur and hail fellow. All explained in Muderlak's embellished account KNIGHT OF THE TRIGGER . DuBray maintained a stock of Parker guns but mostly took custom orders and appeared at major shoots and events up and down California, which then as now has extensive wing shooting opportunities.
The Sutter was then as now a residential hotel, not a hotel for hunters.

Here is a DuBray gun ordered for an executive of Los Angeles Iron and Steel Works, San Bernadino. This gun was ordered with a matching 16ga for the same purchaser, which I have tried unsuccessfully to find for ten years.

[E Robert Fabian]

That would be a find Bruce [16 ga.] The postings of these C's is killing me, I have a CH 12 semi pistol grip in the shop..... about to get paroled soon... can't wait with hunting season coming on.


Great slab of wood Bruce.

[Russ Jackson]

Bruce ,That sure is a beautiful Gun !!!!!!!!

[Jean Swanson]

Gregory --Down load "Google Earth " into your computer---type in either , 32 Warren Street or 25 Murry Street , New York NY-- then look on the left side pop-up and key "Street View" Key onto the " Camera" pop-up you can see the entire 360 degree view of the intersections --also Warren and Murry Streets are within a stones throw . Allan Swanson

[Gregory Harris]

Mr. Day, thank you for the clarification and additional information on the SF hotel. What a nice looking gun. Greg

[Bruce Day]

The guns of the New York showroom were in a large format salesman's portfolio catalog, reproduced by Larry Baer, of which plate photos have been previously shown here.

[Gregory Harris]

Allen, thanks for the Google Earth idea. It is great for putting location in perspective and what a location they indeed had in the finest of real estate available which shows the gun's appeal. What would really be great though is to see a photo of the building front of the day with the name on it if it was and know just what it looked like. Greg