Abercrombie and Fitch
Pardon the hand held photos, but my A & F catalog is a little on the delicate side to scan.
There are six cases, covering most tastes and price ranges plus two leather saddle gun scabards offered in this 1909 catalog. It is about an inch thick and 275 pages.
The leather A&F cases are quite prized and contain many high grade Parkers. The canvas cases pictured are shown in the 1909 catalog and were pretty standard offerings. A&F began furthur downtown in Manhattan and was a distributor much like Stoeger, who began in the 20th century vs A&F 1892. A&F went upscale and merged with Griffin and Howe and had a six story store near Grand Central through the 1960's. The Czar Parker was displayed at A&F and sold by them, after delivery to Russia failed, according to Bill Murphy.
Additional to sporting goods, A&F outfitted geologists exploring remote areas, and Roy Chapman Andrews safaris to Africa, collecting specimens for the American Museum of Natural History.
Best, Austin
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