Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915

[Dean Romig]

Does anyone have a Parker Brothers shotgun known to have been exhibited in this 1915 International Exposition according to your research letter or provenance accompanying your gun when you acquired it?

Page 619 of The Parker Story alludes to this Expo and indicates that AH Fox had a large display there but there are no surviving Parker Bros. records that would support Parker Bros. having a display there.

One would think that with A.W. duBray, Parker Brothers' west coast salesman residing in San Francisco, Parker Bros. would most certainly had a well stocked display in this exposition.

Any help would be appreciated.





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[Robert Brooks]

I once owned a 20 gauge A grade Fox that had been on display. Bobby

[James Palmer]

Here are a few of the Fox guns that went to the 1915 Expo. As you can see many of them were off to A&F afterwards.

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[Dean Romig]

I once owned a 20 gauge A grade Fox that had been on display. Bobby

Did you ever get a research letter on that gun?




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[Dave Noreen]

While the A.H. Fox Gun Co. made a big deal about their award there --

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The big boys were there too. It appears everyone who showed up won something!! Insert in the 1915-16 Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. catalog --

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Back cover of the 1916 Winchester catalog --

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[Dave Noreen]

Guess Savage Arms Corp. was there too --

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[James Palmer]

Parker folk.

As a result of complaints by several Fox members ....I have been asked by management of the Fox Collectors association to remove the historical records information I posted above.

I had hoped it would promote an informative discussion amongst both forums. Rather...it seems several members have nothing better to do then complain. I strongly disagree with the request but Not wanting to create a big issue I have removed the pics.

Best regards

James

[Dean Romig]

Thanks James.

No good deed goes unpunished. Funny how that often seems to be the case.





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[James Palmer]

Unbelievable actually. Who knows if my post might have prompted some members here who are Not Fox members to actually jump over to their site to take a look.

Instead....complaints.

[Bob Jurewicz]

I quess I am missing something, but, on what basis or for what good rational reason would there be objection to posting that info??
Bob Jurewicz

[James Palmer]

I wish the members who complained would come forth and give their reasoning....

[Dean Romig]

The reason I asked for Parker owners of guns exibited in the 1915 Pan-Am Exposition is that I had something to offer them to go with their gun’s display.

Please see my For Sale post on another thread.





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[Robert Brooks]

Dean a letter came with the Fox stating it was an exhibition gun and it is on James's list.Bobby

[Bruce Day]

Unbelievable actually. Who knows if my post might have prompted some members here who are Not Fox members to actually jump over to their site to take a look.

Instead....complaints.

Maybe this is a reason not to. The PGCA forum is a good place to be, and we keep it that way.

[edgarspencer]

The picayune reason is simply that the narrow minded objectors foresaw lost revenue from research letters. This is infinitesimally unlikely, as it would have required a living owner of one of those guns to see it on the PGCA site, and copy it as a satisfactory replacement to a real letter from their ASSociation.
Some people have nothing better to do than exercise their barely measurable authority.