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American firearms makers: when, where, and what they made from the Colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2771
Author
Carey, Arthur Merwyn,
Date of Publication
[1953]
Call Number
683 C273
Author
Carey, Arthur Merwyn,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crowell
Date of Publication
[1953]
Physical Description
xiii, 146 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 145-146.
Subjects
Firearms industry and trade - United States.
Firearms
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683 C273
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The American gun : a magazine about guns in history and in sport

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2382
Date of Publication
c1960-
Call Number
683.4 G975 Oversize
ISSN
0569-4973
Place of Publication
[New York
Publisher
Madison Books,
Date of Publication
c1960-
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 35 cm.
Dates of Publication
Vol. 1, no. 1 (winter 1961)-
Notes
Title from cover.
Subjects
Firearms
Hunting - United States
Shooting
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.4 G975 Oversize
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Author
Serven, James Edsall,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Date of Publication
[1964]
Call Number
623.44 S491
Responsibility
edited by James E. Serven. [Authors] William A. Albaugh III [and others] Design and layout by Simon Frankel.
Author
Serven, James Edsall,
Edition
[1st ed.]
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Stackpole Co.
Date of Publication
[1964]
Physical Description
272 p. illus., ports. 29 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 270-272.
Subjects
Firearms
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
623.44 S491
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Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Abraham Mackey
Object ID
Inv 1760 F001 M
Date Range
1760
Collection
Estate Inventories
Title
Estate inventory of Abraham Mackey
Admin/Biographical History
An estate inventory is a list of the assets and liabilities of a decedent's estate with the appraised value of those items, with the exception of real estate.
Date Range
1760
Year
1760
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0080
People
Mackey, Abraham
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subjects
Probate records
Search Terms
Estate inventories
Probate records
Administrators' bonds
Renunciation
Administrators' accounts
Place
Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Estate Inventory
Language
English
Object ID
Inv 1760 F001 M
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Box Number
080
Additional Notes
Also administrators' bond, administrators' account, renunciation.
Please use photocopy.
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please request a photocopy or PDF at the Reference Desk or by email at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Copyright
Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org for a
high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for
publication.
Credit
Courtesy of the Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
RG-03-00-0133
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Gun Collection
Object ID
1930.012.2
Date Range
1845-1860
Collection
Gun Collection
Description
Attached tag reads, "Fowling Piece / J. Fordney / Lancaster cap and ball type / 1845-1860" Side of gun is engraved, "Sharp" and top of barrel marked, "London"
According to a note found in archives, this gun was originally built as a flintlock and later converted to a cap and ball.
Lancaster / London
Date Range
1845-1860
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1860
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 02
Storage Shelf
Shelf 6
People
Fordney, J.
Subcategory
Armament -- Firearm
Search Terms
Flintlocks
Firearms
Object Name
Fowler
Oither Names
Gun
Material
Wood, Brass
Height (cm)
22
Length (cm)
142
Width (cm)
5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1930.012.2
Accession Number
1930.012
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The gun collector's handbook of values

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19548
Author
Chapel, Charles Edward,
Edition
14th rev. ed. /
Date of Publication
c1983.
Call Number
683.4 C462
Responsibility
by Charles Edward Chapel.
ISBN
0698112407 :
9780698112407
Author
Chapel, Charles Edward,
Edition
14th rev. ed. /
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Coward-McCann,
Date of Publication
c1983.
Physical Description
503 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 483-488.
Subjects
Firearms
Additional Author
Chapel, Joanne.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.4 C462
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A gunroom story of sporting arms

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2772
Author
Perry, Clay,
Date of Publication
[1947]
Call Number
683.4 S641
Responsibility
[by Clay Perry, pseud.] illus. from original photos. of pieces in the Smiley collection, 1912-1937.
Author
Perry, Clay,
Place of Publication
Henniker, N.H
Publisher
H. Smiley
Date of Publication
[1947]
Physical Description
20 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
Firearms
Additional Author
Smiley, Hugh,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
683.4 S641
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Collection
Samuel Dyke Photograph Collection
Object ID
SD-02-02-39
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
Samuel Dyke Photograph Collection
Description
Pistol, maker not identified
Provenance
Photographs from MG-61 Samuel Dyke Collection, Box 6, Folder 105
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Firearms
Pistols
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
3 x 4 inches
Object ID
SD-02-02-39
Images
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Collection
Samuel Dyke Photograph Collection
Object ID
SD-02-06-13
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
Samuel Dyke Photograph Collection
Description
Rifle, maker not identified
Provenance
Photographs from MG-61 Samuel Dyke Collection, Box 4 Folder 70
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Firearms
Rifles
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
SD-02-06-13
Images
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Collection
Samuel Dyke Photograph Collection
Object ID
SD-02-06-14
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
Samuel Dyke Photograph Collection
Description
Rifle, maker not identified
Provenance
Photographs from MG-61 Samuel Dyke Collection, Box 4 Folder 70
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Firearms
Rifles
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
SD-02-06-14
Images
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