Was The Parker gun salesroom ever at 30 Warren Street?

[B. Dudley]

It was. I am not near my copy of TPS currently to confirm what time period. 1902 seems to stick in my mind.

[John Davis]

Not sure if this helps and this isn't to say these are exact, but here is a couple of ads that appeared that gave the address of the NY sales room:

August 17, 1889, American Field, the following advertisement appeared: “The Parker Hammerless Shotgun. The first Parker Hammerless Gun made won the championship of America at Decatur, Ill. It is the safest Hammerless Gun ever made, as hammers cannot be let down to rest on loaded shells. The safety is automatic, also positive and absolutely safe, and the spiral mainsprings employed are guaranteed for twenty-five years. Send for illustrated circular. New York Salesroom, 97 Chambers Street. Parker Bothers, Makers, Meriden, Conn.”


August 17, 1907, The Sportsmen’s Review, “ A catalogue that will be invaluable to prospective gun purchasers will be sent on request by Parker Bros., 40 Cherry Street, Meriden, Conn. The New York salesrooms are at 32 Warren Street, where a full line of these good guns may be seen.”

[TARNATION !!!]

Originally Posted by John Davis

...and the spiral mainsprings employed are guaranteed for twenty-five years...

Significantly underestimated. I have yet to encounter mainsprings that do not perform. Even after cleaning a lot of rust out of the frame cylinders in which they have resided for over 100 years. Well done Mr. Parker. Cheers Jack

[Bill Murphy]

I remember my dad leading me around the retail and wholesale gun districts in Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, you name it. He didn't have to lead me around the gun districts in Washington, D.C. I found them on my own. I'm sure such districts existed in every major city. I think it was all over by the mid sixties.

[Drew Hause]

Nice neighborhood

J.H. Lau & Co. at 75 Chambers
New York Sporting Goods Co. at 17 Warren

Broadway in New York City was Gun & Sporting Dealers row:
American "E.C." & "Schultze" at 318;
Schoverling, Daly & Gales at 302-304;
H&D Folsom at 314 after 30 Warren, then 15 Murray;
Von Lengerke & Detmold at the corner of 5th Ave. and Broadway;
W. Fred Quimby Co. at 294;
Hartley & Graham then Remington Arms 313-315;
Hunter Arms opened a show room at 300, No. 310 in 1897.

[Drew Hause]

1941

http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2...20-%201080.pdf