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(A) Eliphalet Remington, 1793-1861, American inventor, gunsmith, and arms manufacturer, b. Suffield, Conn. Trained in blacksmithing, he turned to gunsmithing at an early age. With his father he founded a firearms firm at Ilion, N.Y., and took over the firm upon his father's death (1828). He supplied the U.S. army with rifles in the Mexican War. In 1856 the business was expanded to include the manufacture of agricultural implements. His son, Philo Remington, 1816-89, b. Litchfield, Herkimer co., N.Y., directed the business during the Civil War, when the firm held many government contracts. The Remington firm later supplied the armies of several European countries with breech-loading rifles. In 1870 it began making sewing machines, and in 1873 Philo Remington became interested in the manufacturing of typewriters. The first Remington typewriter was exhibited in 1876 at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. (B) Samuel Remington, 1819-1892, who, along with his father and two brothers, developed the Remington Arms Co. A major industrialist during the 19th Century and an integral part of the development of the famous arms company, Samuel Remington's primary job was to secure government contracts for the family business. He later acted as the arms purchasing agent for France during the Franco-Prussian War. Offered here: two checks signed by Eliphalet and Samuel Remington. First is a check signed by Eliphalet Remington, dated January 6, 1854, and drawn on the Ilion Bank. Minor edge damage to lower margin affects nothing. Next is a check signed by Samuel Remington, dated July 3, 1855, drawn on the Ilion Bank. Two items: $295.
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Reference#: E_SRchecks |
| Condition:
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Year:
1854-5
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| Title:
Eliphalet & Samuel Remington - Pair of Checks Signed |
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