Smith & Wesson Company Records, 1920-1973
30 boxes (15 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 267
Terms of Access and Use:
The collection is open for research.
| 1854 | Patent of February 14th is filed under the name of Smith and Wesson for a metallic cartridge repeating magazine pistol and rifle. |
| 1855 | On April 3rd, No. 1 seven shot Smith & Wesson .22 caliber revolver is patented; it is manufactured until 1861. |
| 1856 | Books for the partnership of Smith & Wesson are opened. |
| 1857 | In April the partners rent a shop at 5 Market Street, Springfield Mass., from William L. Wilcox. First recorded income, October 1857, is $12 for a pistol, Serial No. 2 and $1 for cartridges sold to William Amadon, who kept a drug store in Springfield opposite the National Armory. |
| 1858 | J. W. Storrs advances $500 to secure the New York agency. The shop employees commence working by the piece or as inside contractors instead of by the day. Three women join the ammunition department. Gold or silver plated frames, foliate engraving and ivory stocks are introduced. |
| 1859 | Joseph M. Hall is made bookkeeper. He takes over for D.B. Wesson who kept the books of account for the first two years. |
| 1860s | Besides having to deal with domestic competition, Smith & Wesson find their pistols being copied abroad, where they hold no patents. |
| 1860 | Smith & Wesson completes a new plant on Stockbridge Street in Springfield. According to the 1860 Massachusetts Industry Census, Smith & Wesson now employs 40 males and 17 females. |
| 1861 | Production of Model No.1, second issue, .32 rimfire starts and continues till 1868. |
| 1862 | Employees at the factory number 154, including 14 women out of 36 workers in the ammunition department. |
| 1864 | Horace Smith's son, Dexter, branches out as a partner in the firm of Smith, Hall & Farmer which takes over the ammunition department of Smith & Wesson. |
| 1866 | The factory now has 300 employees and can finish as many pistols in a day. Smith & Wesson decides to send a representative to travel in the South and embarks on a modest advertising campaign. In Canada an appreciable demand for arms has arisen because of the Fenian troubles. The first advertisement ever published by Smith & Wesson appears in the Oshawa, Ontario, Vindicator of May 18, 1866. |
| 1867 | Smith & Wesson also solicits European trade through an ornate exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1867 and advertising in its official catalog. Distant markets as far away as Yokohama & South America also begin to develop. Smith & Wesson encourages foreign trade by allowing a 5% discount on all sales for export. |
| 1867-1874 | Charles A. King serves as superintendent of the S. & W. factory. |
| 1870s | By far the largest amount of business transacted with any one customer is Smith & Wesson's series of contracts with the Russian Imperial Government. |
| Mid-1870s | Martin y Perez of Havana buys more than 1,000 "N.M. Russian" revolvers for the use of Spanish officials. Wexel & De Gress also export the model to Mexico, and sales are made through various agents in South America. Smith & Wesson seeks to interest the Turkish, Austrian, Prussian and Persian military and governments. |
| 1871 | Walter H. Wesson, Daniel's oldest son, comes to work for the firm at the age of twenty-one as clerk and bookkeeper. He soon takes over routine correspondence. |
| 1874 | W. & C. Scott & Sons of Birmingham becomes Smith & Wesson's agents in England, later they merge with P. Webley & Sons. Smith & Wesson's agents in Paris and Argentina stamp their names on revolvers to protect against fake copies being sold as S. & W. originals. Henry M. Morehous succeeds Charles King as superintendent. The No.3 revolver aquires the title of "American" to distinguish the regular from the Russian model. Horace Smith, at the age of sixty-five, sells his interest in Smith & Wesson to his partner D. B. Wesson, who becomes sole proprietor. Smith & Wesson discontinues the manufacture of the rimfire Nos. 1 and 1-1/2 and prepares to make automatic ejector models of smaller calibers less than .44 caliber. |
| 1877 | Smith & Wesson produces decorated pistols of the American model which had been exhibited at the San Francisco Fair. An addition is built on the factory to obtain machinery space for the production of the .32 centerfire ejector. |
| 1877/1878 | About the time the factory ceases production of Nos. 1 & 1-1/2, Mexico and South America are flooded with imitations. (Some probably came from Belgium, but there were domestic copyists too.) |
| 1878 | Completion of the Russian Government contracts, in January 1878, leaves Smith & Wesson free to start a new model .44 embodying all the improvements developed in the .38 and .32 calibers. |
| 1879 | At the end of 1879 Smith & Wesson fills a special order from the Turkish Government for 5,000 pistols of the No.3 New Model in .44 rimfire. (These are the arms that comprise the "Turkish Model" as it is styled by collectors.) Production of revolving rifle starts. |
| 1880 | First double action produced by Smith & Wesson is a .38 caliber. |
| 1881 | Joe H. Wesson contracts to work for one year in the machine shop as a machinist and draftsman. |
| 1882 | Walter H. Wesson made a partner in the firm. |
| 1887 | Frank Wesson loses his life in a railroad accident, Joe Wesson becomes a partner in the firm. |
| 1893 | Horace Smith dies on January 15th, in Springfield. First single shot .22 model is introduced. |
| 1903 | Smith & Wesson manufactures a revolver for the .32 long cartridge. |
| 1906 | Daniel B. Wesson dies on August 4th, at the age of eighty-one. |
| 1917-1918 | During World War 1, the U.S. purchases 153,311 of the justly famed Model-1917 side-swing revolver. |
| 1921 | Smith & Wesson begins the manufacture of handcuffs and continues to make them up to 1940; and thereafter, they are reintroduced in 1952. |
| 1922 | Smith & Wesson is incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts on December 20, 1922. |
| 1924 | In September the company branches out into the manufacture of small water motors. The plant has 185,000 sq. ft. |
| 1925 | Officers: Harold Wesson- President, D. B. Wesson- Vice President, F. H. Wesson- Treasurer, George Chapin- Clerk. |
| 1930s | A truly target grade .32 cal. gun is put together in the late 1930s. |
| 1945 | Plant located at Springfield with 185,000 sq.ft. of floor space has a production capacity of about 125,000 firearms per annum. Officers: President- Harold Wesson, Vice President & Treasurer- H. Wesson, Clerk-George P. Chapin, Sales Manager-David H. Murray and Service Department- F. H. Miller. Net assets, as of November 10, 1944- $890,708, with 500,000 shares of stock. |
| 1957 | Officers: President- Carl R. Hellstrom, V. President & Treasurer Frank H. Wesson, Sales Manager- Harold 0. Austin, Assistant Plant Manager- Daniel B. Wesson. |
| 1965 | Smith & Wesson is now controlled by Bangor Punta Alegre Sugar Corporation. The 200 acre site has 350,000 sq. ft. of floor space and on an adjacent 31 acre site, a 100,000 sq. ft. plant addition is under construction. |
| 1973 | According to a March 1973 New York Times article, "Gun Industry", sales for Smith & Wesson are at $43.3 million and a net income of $8.3 million is realized. |
| 1984 | As stated in Moody's Industrial Manual, Smith & Wesson is acquired by Lear-Siegler Inc., February 24, 1984. |
| 1986 | The latest change in the company's ownership occurs in 1986. Smith & Wesson (handguns and handcuffs) is acquired by Gregor: Hutchings of F. H. Tomkins-PLC of United Kingdom for $113 million ($67 million English pounds). The consumer products division now encompasses the handguns, handcuffs and identi-kit system. |
Records, approximately 10,000 items, are comprised of incoming sales and service correspondence, with some outgoing correspondence, and administrative and financial/legal subject files. The bulk of the sales and service correspondents represented in this collection are individual gun users, sharpshooters, pawn shop owners, gun clubs, gun dealers, collectors, policemen and police organizations, military personnel, boys clubs, schools, exporters and foreign agents. Of special interest is the correspondence of the National Rifle Association (N.R.A.) (1926-1927, 1943-1944), Small Arms Industry Advisory Committee (1941, 1944), United States Revolver Association (1927-1928), and other letters from gun legislation factions, firearms manufacturers and foreign countries. The correspondence, from U.S. and foreign sources, contains original handwritten and typed letters, carbon copies, and some printed form letters.
Administrative and financial/legal records, comprised of materials found scattered throughout the papers, have been reorganized into manageable subject files. Among these files are items from the following categories: ads and advertising, American Railway Express, audits, counselors at law, debtors, insurance, legal actions, newsletters, patents and trademarks, personnel, photos, sample parts, sideline ventures, stocks and bonds awards, Western Union Telegrams and others as identified in the various series.
This collection offers resources for researchers interested in the history of firearms, firearms industry and labor, gun legislation, and gun-ownership around the 1920s and early 1940s.
This collection is organized into five series:
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: Smith and Wesson Company Records (MS 267). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Processed by Mike Milewski, Spring 1990.
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Special Collections and University Archives
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 01003-9275 Phone: (413) 545-2780 Fax: (413) 577-1399 Link to:
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1923-1973
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1 box, 0.5 linear ft.
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This series consists of general subject correspondence, addressed primarily to the company's president, Harold Wesson, and to its secretary George P. Chapin. Included in this administrative series are letters from individuals, agencies, committees and companies. The subject content ranges from personnel matters and proposals to memberships and invitations. Of special interest are the folders pertaining to Gun Legislation (1923-1929, 1944), Post World War II Plans, and Criminal Investigations/Testimonies. The widest range of dates for the entire collection is represented by this series. |
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1923-1945
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1 box, 0.5 linear ft.
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These are records that were received by the Treasurer, Frank H. Wesson, and other executive officers. Documented in this series are the companies dealings concerning financial and legal transactions with governmental offices, individuals, U.S.courts, counselors at law, and foreign governments. Of particular interest are the legal notices for the years, 1925-1929; these include trustee writs with release notices and assignment of future wages. |
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1920-1973
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27 boxes, 13.5 linear ft.
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By volume, this series represents 90% of the collection. It contains general subject files (box-3) and specific correspondence files from individuals, agents and companies (boxes 4-6). The domestic/foreign revolver & pistol sales and service requests can be found by geographical location in boxes 7-25, which are divided into three major sub-series: Subseries 1 (Advertising) consists of subject files such as ads & articles, circulars, and price lists; and correspondence files from various publishing companies such as American Rifleman and Sporting Goods Buyer along with letters from individuals such as William Remington. Subseries 2 (Domestic Sales and Service) consists of subject files for firearm manufacturers, railroads and U.S. Government and Military. The bulk of the sales and service correspondence is contained in this series which is arranged by individual state. For the most part, these files have not been sorted with the exception of some special folders that have been identified for easier access, especially the files for Massachusetts. Subseries 3 (Export Sales and Service) is made up of files from exporters, especially noteworthy are the files of the Remington Arms Co.-Export Division and Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 1927. Also included are subject files, i.e. the file for Frederick N. Bungey, export division of "S&W", (1924-1929); and finally correspondence for other locations: Canada, Caribbean, Central & South America, and other countries located throughout the world. |
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1924-1945
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0.5 box, 0.2 linear ft.
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Prior to 1924, Smith and Wesson exclusively manufactured firearms; thereafter, they took on miscellaneous work that was suitable to their machinery. Series: 4 contains files on some of these side-line ventures which were proposed, such as production of an automobile brake accessory and bookkeeping machine; and undertakings which were pursued by the company, such as a shock absorber, aircraft screw tool and dish washing machine parts. Especially well documented are the files for flush valves, which also contain some patent and design information. |
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1925-1967,
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0.5 box, 0.2 linear ft.
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These photos were separated from the general collection and have been cross-referenced with their original locations. The photos are of individuals, Ed McGivern (the famous sharpshooter), test bullets used in evidence, and other miscellaneous subject matters. |
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Series 1. Administrative
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1923-1973
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1 box, 0.5 linear ft.
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American Hardware Mfg. Assoc.-conference
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1944-1945
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Box 1:1
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American Nationalist Committee
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1945
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Box 1:2
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Angier, R.H.-consulting engineer
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1928-1929
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Box 1:3
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Barrington Associates-economic research
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1928
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Box 1:4
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Criminal Investigations-testimony
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1924, 1926-1928
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Box 1:5
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Crossman, Captain E.C.-shooting game
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1928
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Box 1:6
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Department of Commerce-Bureau of Standards
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1929
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Box 1:7
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Department of Commerce-Geneva Conference
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1925
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Box 1:8
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Douglas Aircraft Company-thank you card
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1944
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Box 1:9
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Dun, R.G. & Co.-mercantile agency
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1925-1927
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Box 1:10
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Employer's Association of Hamden County
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1924-1926
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Box 1:11
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Equipment and supplies-office
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(1924-1927) 1943
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Box 1:12
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Gun Legislation
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1923-1929, 1943
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Box 1:13-17
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Harvard Band
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1942
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Box 1:18
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"Hickory Level"-game preserve
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1925
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Box 1:19
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Historical Items
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1929, 1945
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Box 1:20
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International Patrol
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1942
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Box 1:21
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Invitations
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1927, 1945
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Box 1:22
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1925
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Box 1:23
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Memberships
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1926, 1927, 1945, 1946
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Box 1:24
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National Safety Council
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1943
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Box 1:25
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Newcomen Society of England
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1945
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Box 1:26
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Newsletters-Smith & Wesson Company
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1969, 1970
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Box 1:27
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Notary Public
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1929
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Box 1:28
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Pershing, General J.J.-gift of revolver from Woodrow Wilson
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1943
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Box 1:29
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Personnel
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1925-1929, 1943-1945
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Box 1:30
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Post War Plans (WW-II)
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1943-1945
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Box 1:31
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Prison Inmate Reform
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1924, 1926
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Box 1:32
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Production Engineering Company
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1945
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Box 1:33
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Prohibition Enforcement
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1926
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Box 1:34
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Small Arms Industry Advisory Committee
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1941, 1945
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Box 1:35
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Box 1:x-ref
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Springfield Chamber of Commerce
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1927-1928
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Box 1:36
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Symonds, Frank W.
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1965, 1973
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Box 1:37
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United States Post Office-Department of The Solicitor
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1927-1928
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Box 1:38
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United States Revolver Association
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1927-1928
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Box 1:39
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Western Union Telegraph Co. & Telegraphic Code
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1928-1929, 1945
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Box 1:40
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Series 2. Financial and Legal
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1923-1945
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1 box, 0.5 linear ft.
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Affidavits and Oaths
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1924-1928
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Box 2:1
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Box 2:x-ref
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Audit (includes detailed chart of revolver sales, FY-1928)
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1923-1928
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Box 2:2
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Audit
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1945
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Box 2:3
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Bill of Sale for Scrap Materials
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1926
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Box 2:4
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Chapin National Bank
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1925-1927
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Box 2:5
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Box 2:x-ref
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Debtors
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1926-1927
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Box 2:6
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Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co.
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1929
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Box 2:7
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Excise Tax, Massachusetts Business Corp.
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1925
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Box 2:8
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Insurance
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1925-1929, n.d.
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Box 2:9
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Insurance
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1942, 1945
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Box 2:10
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Legal Notice-Assignment of Wages, Trustee Writs, etc.
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1925-1929
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Box 2:11-15
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Manufacturers Appraisal Company-1918 Appraisal
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1927
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Box 2:16
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Box 2:x-ref
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Patent Protests
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1928
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Box 2:17
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Patents
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1925-1929
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Box 2:18
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Property-Stockbridge & Willow St.
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1925
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Box 2:19
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Property-Wilbraham Road
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1926-1927, 1945
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Box 2:20
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Roberts, Cushman & Woodberry
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1926, 1929
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Box 2:21
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Roberts, Cushman & Woodberry -Sloan Company
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1929
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Box 2:22
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Roberts, Cushman & Woodberry -Trademarks
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1943
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Box 2:23
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Roberts, Roberts, & Cushman-Counselors at Law (Tariff Commission & "Alpha" revolver)
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1924-1925
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Box 2:24
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Box 2:x-ref
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Spring Rights
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1925
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Box 2:25
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Springfield, City of-Assessor's & Treasurer's Offices
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1927, 1943
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Box 2:26
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Stocks and Bonds
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1925-1929, 1943, 1945
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Box 2:27
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Box 2:x-ref
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Trademark-Australia
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1929
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Box 2:28
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Trademark -Bolivia
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1929
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Box 2:29
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Trademark -Brazil
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1929
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Box 2:30
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Trademark -Czechoslovakia (mottled hammer and trigger)
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1921, 1929
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Box 2:31
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Trademark -Great Britain (Monogram "S&W")
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1929
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Box 2:32
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Trademark -Honduras
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1929
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Box 2:33
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Trademark -Mexico
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1929
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Box 2:34
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Trademark -renewals-Panama, Peru, Greece, Norway and Germany
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1927
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Box 2:35
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Trademark -Spanish infringements in Guatemala
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1929
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Box 2:36
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Trademark -"S & W" Hardware
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1929
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Box 2:37
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Trademark -Turkey
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1929
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Box 2:38
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Box 2:x-ref
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United States Tariff Commission
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1925
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Box 2:39
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Warren, Garfield, Whiteside, & Lamson-counselors at law (taxes)
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1925-1927
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Box 2:40-42
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Series 3. Sales and Service
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1920-1973
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27 boxes, 13.5 linear ft.
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Subject files: general
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Anniston Warehouse Corporation-ordinance depot
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1944
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Box 3:1
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Commission for Harry Guthrie
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1925-1926
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Box 3:2
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Connors, Charles J.-manufacturers representative (Minnesota)
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1945
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Box 3:3
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Correspondence-no addresses given
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(1924-1927), 1945, n.d.
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Box 3:4
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Government Contracts, Commissions on
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1942
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Box 3:5
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History of "Smith & Wesson"
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1943, 1945
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Box 3:6
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Hotels
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1924-1928
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Box 3:7
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Murray, David H.(Sales Manager)-personal
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1943-1945
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Box 3:8
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National Rifle Association (N.R.A.)
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1926-1927, 1943-1944
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Box 3:9
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Pistol Certificates
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1924, 1926
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Box 3:10
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Post Cards (envelopes are stored in box-30)
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1927, 1943-1945
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Box 3:11
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Prepaid Parts Shipment -bills
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1926
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Box 3:12
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Promotional Propositions
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1926-1929, (1942-1945)
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Box 3:13
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Repair -estimates
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1925-1929, n.d.
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Box 3:14
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Repair -parts (actual pieces)
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1925, n.d.
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Box 3:15
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Repair -tags & tickets
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Box 3:16-17
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Repaired Revolver Shipments
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1926, 1929
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Box 3:18
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Revolver Barrel Troubles
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1926
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Box 3:19
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Revolver Sketch
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n.d.-
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Box 3:20
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Russell, John, Cutlery Company
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1925
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Box 3:21
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Box 3:x-ref
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Skelly, J. J. (traveling salesman)
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1927-1928
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Box 3:22
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Sketch (pencil sketch of old revolver)
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n.d.
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Box 3:23
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Springfield Museum of Fine Arts (S & W Exhibit of Revolvers)
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1944
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Box 3:24
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Targets, 20-yard revolver
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n.d.
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Box 3:25
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United States Department of Commerce
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1925, 1928, 1929
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Box 3:26
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United States Revolver Association
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1928-1929
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Box 3:27
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Winchester Stores
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1924-1929
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Box 3:28
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SUB-SERIES 1. ADVERTISING
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Ads and Articles
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1925-1929, n.d.
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Box 4:1
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Ads and Articles -postcards, tags, etc.
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1924-1925, n.d.
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Box 4:2
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Circulars
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1925-1929, n.d.
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Box 4:3
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Circulars -Hershey's
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1944
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Box 4:4
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Correspondence:
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1924-1929, 1943-1945
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Box 4
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A
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Box 4:5
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American Rifleman
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Box 4:6
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B-C
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Box 4:7
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D
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Box 4:8
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E-G
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Box 4:9
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H-L
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Box 4:10
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Livermore & Knight Co.
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Box 4:11
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Box 4:12
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P
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Box 4:13
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Q-R
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Box 4:14
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Remington, William B., Inc.
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Box 4:15
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Box 4:16
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"Sporting Goods Buyer"
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Box 4:17
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T-W
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Box 4:18
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Smith and Wesson Revolvers
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ca. 1943
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Box 4:19
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Retail Prices
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1925
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Box 4:20
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Suggested Retail Price Lists
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1973
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Box 4:21
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SUB-SERIES 2. DOMESTIC SALES & SERVICE
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Subject files: Firearms Manufacturers:
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Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co.
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(1924-1928) 1945
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Box 5:1
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Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.
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1925-1927
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Box 5:2
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Remington Arms Co.
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1926-1929
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Box 5:3
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Savage Arms Corporation
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1925
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Box 5:4
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Springfield Armory-Massachusetts
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1925, 1928, 1944
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Box 5:5
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Stevens, J., Arms Co.
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1928
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Box 5:6
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Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
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1927-1928
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Box 5:7
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Railroads:
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Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railway Co.
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1927-1928
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Box 5:8
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Box 5:x-ref
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American Railroad Express Company 1924, 1927
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Box 5:9
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Atlanta and West Point Railroad Co.
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1924
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Box 5:10
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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway Co.
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1924
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Box 5:11
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
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1924-1929
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Box 5:12-13
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
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1925-1929
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Box 5:14
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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1926
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Box 5:15
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Box 5:x-ref
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co.
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1924-1928
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Box 5:16
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| Note: | |||
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Chicago and North Western Railroad Co.
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1924-1926
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Box 5:17
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Chicago Junction Railroad
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1927-1928
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Box 5:18
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R.R. Co.
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1924
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Box 5:19
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Delaware, Lachawanna Western Railroad Co.
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1926
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Box 5:20
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Florida East Coast Railway Co.
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1926
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Box 5:21
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Georgia Railroad
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1926
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Box 5:22
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Grand Trunk Railroad System
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1928
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Box 5:23
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Illinois Central Railroad Co.
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1925
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Box 5:24
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.
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1927
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Box 5:25
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
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1927
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Box 5:26
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Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie R.R. Co.
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1924-1925
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Box 5:27
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Mississippi Central Railroad Co.
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1924-1925
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Box 5:28
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
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1926-1928
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Box 5:29
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New York Central Railroad Co.
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1924-1929
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Box 5:30
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway Co.
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1926
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Box 5:31
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Nickel Plate Road
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1926-1927
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Box 5:32
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Norfolk and Western Railway Co.
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1923-1928
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Box 5:33
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Pennsylvania Railroads
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1925-1928
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Box 5:34
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Rock Island Lines
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1925
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Box 5:35
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Santa Fe Railroad
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1924, 1927
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Box 5:36
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Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.
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1924-1928
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Box 5:37
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Southern Railway Co.
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1924-1929
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Box 5:38
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Southern Railroad System
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1924-1929
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Box 5:39
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Tennessee Railroad Co.
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1925-1926
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Box 5:40
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Toledo Terminal Railroad Co.
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1924, 1927
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Box 5:41
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Union Pacific System
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1924, 1926
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Box 5:42
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United States Government and Military:
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Army
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1928-1929
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Box 6:43
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Chemical Warfare Service
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1943
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Box 6:44
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Coast Guard
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1944
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Box 6:45
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Department of the Interior-Indian Service
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1926, 1928
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Box 6:46
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Military Personnel (personal sales & service letters/orders while on active duty in the Armed Forces)
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1924-1929, 1942-1946, n.d.
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Box 6:48-51
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Navy and Marines
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1943-1944
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Box 6:52
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Post Office Department
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1924-1929
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Box 6:53
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Treasury Department
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1924-1926
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Box 6:54
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War Department
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1928, 1944, n.d.
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Box 6:55
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Correspondence (by individual state)
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1939, (1924-1929, 1942-1946)
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Alabama
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Box 7:56-60
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Arizona
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Box 7:61-62
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Arkansas
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Box 7:63-64
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Alaska
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Box 7:65
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California
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Box 8:66-70
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California -Andrew Carrigan Company
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1924, 1926
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Box 8:71
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California -Linforth, Paul S. (mfg. rep.)
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1939, 1943
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Box 8:72
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Colorado
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Box 8:73
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Connecticut
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Box 8:74-75
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Delaware
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Box 9:76
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Delaware -E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co. Inc. (with blueprint)
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1927
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Box 9:77
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District of Columbia
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Box 9:78
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Florida
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Box 9:79-85
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Georgia
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Box 10:86-91
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Hawaii
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Box 10:92
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Idaho
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Box 10:93
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Idaho -Dudley, Erle P.
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1945
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Box 10:94
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Illinois
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Box 11:95-100
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Illinois -Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
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1925-1926
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Box 11:101-104
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Illinois -von Lengerke & Antoine
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1924-1925
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Box 11:105
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Indiana
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Box 12:106-109
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Iowa
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Box 12:110-112
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Kansas
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Box 12:113-114
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Kentucky
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Box 13:115-120
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Kentucky -Bellenap Hardware & Mfg. Co.
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1927
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Box 13:121
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Louisiana
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Box 13:122-124
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-Lee Hardware Co.
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Box 13:125
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Maine
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Box 14:126
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Maryland
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Box 14:127
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Massachusetts
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Box 14:128-133
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Massachusetts -Keyes, George H.
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Box 14:134
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Massachusetts -Springfield (Peerless Handcuff Co.)
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1944
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Box 14:135
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Box 14:x-ref
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Michigan
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Box 15:136-139
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Minnesota
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Box 15:140-142
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| Note: | |||
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Mississippi
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Box 16:143-145
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Missouri
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Box 16:146-151
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Missouri -Schmelner C.
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1924-1925
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Box 16:152
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Missouri -Wyeth Hardware & Mfg. Co.
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1925-1927-
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Box 16:153
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Montana
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Box 17:154
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Montana -McGivern, Ed (sharpshooter, etc.)
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1926, 1929, 1943
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Box 17:155
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Nebraska
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Box 17:156-157
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Nebraska -Lee Kountze Hardware Co.
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1927
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Box 17:158
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Nevada
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Box 17:159
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New Hampshire
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Box 17:160-161
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New Jersey
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Box 17:162-163
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New Mexico
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Box 17:164
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New York
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Box 17/18:165-176
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New York -Weed & Co.
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1927-1928
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Box 17/18:177
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North Carolina
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Box 19:178-182
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North Carolina -Abernethy, A.T. (pastor)
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1929
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Box 19:183
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North Dakota
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Box 19:184
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Ohio
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Box 19/20:185-193
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Oklahoma
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Box 19/20:194-195
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Oregon
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Box 19/20:196-197
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Pennsylvania
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Box 21:198-204
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Pennsylvania -Tryon, Edward K.
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1925-1929
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Box 21:205
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Rhode Island
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Box 21:206
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South Carolina
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Box 22:207-210
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South Dakota
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Box 22:211
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Tennessee
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Box 22/23:212-217
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Texas
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Box 22/23:218-222
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Utah
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Box 24:223
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Vermont
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Box 24:224
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Virginia
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Box 24:225-229
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Washington
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Box 24:230-231
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West Virginia
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Box 25:232-237
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Wisconsin
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Box 25:238-239
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Wyoming
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Box 25:240
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SUB-SERIES 3. EXPORT SALES & SERVICE
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Exporters:
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Arkell & Douglas, Inc.
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1924-1927
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Box 26:1
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Astlett, H.A. & Co.
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1927
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Box 26:2
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Davega
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1928
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Box 26:3
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Donneli & Palmer
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1926-1927
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Box 26:4
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Dunn, John, Son & Co.
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1924
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Box 26:5
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Grace, W. R. & Co.
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1926
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Box 26:6
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Hanberger-Polhemus Co.
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1924-1925
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Box 26:7
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Hasenclever & Co.
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1926-1927
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Box 26:8
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Hunter, John H. & Son, Inc.
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1928
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Box 26:9
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Markt & Hammacher Co.
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1924-1927
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Box 26:10
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Markt & Hammacher Co. & Schaefer Co.
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1926, 1928
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Box 26:11
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Muller and Phipps (Asia) Limited
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1927
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Box 26:12
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Pan-American Exporters
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1925
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Box 26:13
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Pan-American Exporters Trading Company
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1924-1928
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Box 26:14
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Remington Arms Company, Inc.-export
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1927
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Box 26:15
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Schwab, H. W. & I.
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1927
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Box 26:16
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Snow Shipping Company
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1927-1929
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Box 26:17
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Winchester Repeating Arms Co.-export
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1927
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Box 26:18
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Subject files:
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American Exporter
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1945
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Box 26:19
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American Express Company
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Box 26:20
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American Manufacturers Export Assoc.
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1929
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Box 26:21
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Bungey, Federick N. (export div. S. & W.)
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1924-1929
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Box 26:22
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Driggs Ordinance and Engineering Co. Inc.
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1928
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Box 26:23
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First National Bank of Boston-foreign
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Box 26:24
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Foreign Credit Interchange Bureau
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1926
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Box 26:25
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International Pan American Committee
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1929
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Box 26:26
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International Trade Developer Corp.
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1926
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Box 26:27
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Pan American Society
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1945
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Box 26:28
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Correspondence-by geographical location
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Canada
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1924-1929, 1943-1946
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Box 26:29-33
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Canada-Defense Industries Limited
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1944
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Box 26:34
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Caribbean
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Cuba
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1924-1929
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Box 27:35-36
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Dominican Republic
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1924-1929
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Box 27:37
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Haiti
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1924
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Box 27:38
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Jamaica
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1929
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Box 27:39
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Puerto Rico
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1923-1929
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Box 27:40
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Central America
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Costa Rica
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1924-1929
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Box 27:41
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El Salvador
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1924-1929
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Box 27:42
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Guatemala
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1925-1929
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Box 27:43-44
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Honduras
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1925-1929
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Box 27:45
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Nicaragua
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1925-1928
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Box 27:46
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Panama
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1923-1928, 1943
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Box 27:47
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Panama of-Canal Zone
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1925-1929
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Box 27:48
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Mexico
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1923-1929
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Box 27:49-50
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Mexico
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1943, 1945
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Box 27:51
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South America
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Argentina
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1924-1929
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Box 28:52
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Argentina -Martin Engstrom
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1925-1929
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Box 28:53-54
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Bolivia
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1927-1928
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Box 28:55
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Brazil
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1924-1929, 1946
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Box 28:56-61
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Chile
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1925-1929, 1943
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Box 28:62
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Columbia
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1924-1928
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Box 28:63
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Ecuador
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1924-1929
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Box 28:64
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Paraguay
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1927-1928
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Box 28:65
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Peru
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1922-1929
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Box 28:66
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Uruguay
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1924, 1928
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Box 28:67
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Other Countries Throughout the World
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Afghanistan
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1925
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Box 29:68
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Africa
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1925, 1927, 1945
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Box 29:69
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Australia
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1925-1927, 1944
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Box 29:70
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Austria
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1927
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Box 29:71
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Belgium
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1926-1929
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Box 29:72
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Burma
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1927
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Box 29:73
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China
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(1922-1929), 1944-1945
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Box 29:74
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Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
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1929
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Box 29:75
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Egypt
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1927, n.d.
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Box 29:76
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England
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1924-1929, 1945
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Box 29:77
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Finland
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n.d.
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Box 29:78
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France
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1920, 1925-1929 1944-1945
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Box 29:79
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Germany
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1924-1929
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Box 29:80
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Greece
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1925, 1927
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Box 29:81
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Hong Kong
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1926-1927
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Box 29:82
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Hungary
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1927-1928
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Box 29:83
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India
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1924-1926
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Box 29:84
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Box 29:x-ref
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Iran
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1945
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Box 29:85
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Israel-Palestine (Crown Agents for the Colonies)
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1924
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Box 29:86
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Italy
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1924-1928
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Box 29:87
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Malaysia
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1927
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Box 29:88
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Nigeria
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1928
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Box 29:89
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Norway
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1942
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Box 29:90
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Philippines
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1924-1929
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Box 29:91
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Poland
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1927-1929
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Box 29:92
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Russia
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1928
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Box 29:93
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Siam
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1927
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Box 29:94
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Sicily
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1924, 1926
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Box 29:95
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South Africa, Union of
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1943
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Box 29:96
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Spain
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1921, 1925, 1927
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Box 29:97
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Spain -Balearic Islands
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1927
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Box 29:98
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Sweden
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1926-1928
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Box 29:99
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Switzerland
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Box 29:100
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Thailand
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1927
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Box 29:101
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Turkey
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1925-1928
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Box 29:102
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Box 29:x-ref
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Series 4. Subsidiaries
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1924-1945
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0.5 box, 0.2 linear ft.
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Automatic Wrench Corporation (letter of interest)
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1927
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Box 30:1
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Automobile Attachment (letter of interest)
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1928
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Box 30:2
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Daley Exerciser (letter of interest)
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1928
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Box 30:3
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Electric Drills (patent search)
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1925
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Box 30:4
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Flashlight Sighting Device w/sketch (offer)
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1929
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Box 30:5
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Flush Valve-Toilet (production of)
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1927-1928, 1943, 1945
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Box 30:6
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Flush Valve-Toilet -application for "S&W" trademark
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1929
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Box 30:7
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Flush Valve-Toilet -dishwashing machine (bid form)
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1942-1943
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Box 30:8
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Flush Valve-Toilet -Livermore & Knight Co. (ads)
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1928-1929
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Box 30:9
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Flush Valve-Toilet -Milner, Henry J. (engineer)
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1927
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Box 30:10
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Flush Valve-Toilet -Patents (counselors-Roberts, Cushman & Woodberry)
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1929
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Box 30:11
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Hinges (S.& W. negative reply to offer)
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1928
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Box 30:12
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Miscellaneous inventions offered for mfg.-accepted and denied
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1924-1929, 1945
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Box 30:13
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National Car Advertising Co. (contract search)
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1924
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Box 30:14
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Safety Razor (decline of offer)
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1928
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Box 30:15
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Shook Absorbers (production of)
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1926-1927
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Box 30:16
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Series 5. Photographs
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1925-1967,
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0.5 box, 0.2 linear ft.
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Alfonso, Rafael-Cuban Embassy, Washington, D.C. (revolver-1926)
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1927
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Box 30:1
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Ashman, Samuel- West Yellowstone, Montana (2 full body photos w/ fish & bobcat)
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1926
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Box 30:2
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Austin, William G.- Michigan (revolver-.22 caliber-1910)
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1945
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Box 30:3
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Bliss, J. E.- Iowa City, Iowa (full body photo w/ sixgun)
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1927
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Box 30:4
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Department of Commerce- Bureau of Standards (4 photos of bullets w/ barrel markings)
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1929
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Box 30:5
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Gaunaurd, Celestino- Habana, Cuba
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1927
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Box 30:6
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von Henneberg, F. W.- Massachusetts (full body photo showing sharpshooting)
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1925
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Box 30:7
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McGivern, Ed- Montana (shooting contest)
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1926
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Box 30:8
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Miles, Clarence F.- Massachusetts (rifle manufactured by Frank Wesson, ca. 1873)
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1943
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Box 30:9
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Pedroso, Juaquin- Habana, Cuba (5 full body photos showing stance)
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1927
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Box 30:10
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Police Department- Newark, New Jersey (automatic pistol- 635 caliber)
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n.d.
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Box 30:11
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Siess, James- Bossier City, Louisiana (old revolver, ca. 1860)
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1967
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Box 30:12
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