Wow Alex - Great sleuthing!
I bought my 1899 DH from Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine so it’s a fair guess that mine didn’t stray far from ‘Auburn’ either.
I had looked at that beautiful Trojan at Cabela’s in Scarborough back then.
So I guess we can conclude that Mr. George R. Hunnewell was indeed a retailer and traded in Parker shotguns along with other farm implements.
And this from a quick check just now, Hunnewell Farms still exists to this day about 10–15 miles east of ‘Danville’ Maine (now Auburn, Maine).
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
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