Mark,
I found some information in "Remington Arms In American History"
by Alden Hatch. M. Hartley started a business with
2 partners in 1854 as Schuyler,Hartley and Graham.
They sold imported and domestic firearms, ammunition,
accessories and fancy hardware. By 1856 they were the largest
dealers in America and had sales offices in England and France.
Hartley eventually bought out Schuyler as the business
grew. In 1867 Hartley with some minor partners started
Union Metallic Cartridge. In 1878 he formed Bridgeport
Gun Implement Company (BGIC), that made reloading
equipment and acessories including their own line of
gun cleaning items. When E. Remington & Sons went
bankrupt in 1888 Hartley bought that company as well
and changed the name to Remington Arms Co. Marcellus
Hartley was a prominant and respected figure in the
firearms industry owning 4 different yet related
businesses. In January of 1902 Marcellus Hartley died;
by then the Hartley & Graham had become M. Hartley Co.
On the day Marcellus Hartley died, he died during a board meeting
of the American Surety Company, John Browning was waiting
to meet him to discuss Remington manufacturing a gun that
Winchester and he couldn't come to terms about; the A-5
autoloader. 28 year old grandson Marcellus Hartley Dodge took over
running M. Hartley Co. Several years later, Marcellus Hartley
Dodge would run all 4 companies: M. Hartley Co., Union Metallic
Cartridge, Bridgeport Gun Implement, and Remington Arms Co.
Jack Kuzepski
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