The book the;"Golden Age of Shotgunning,"First published in 1971,by author. Bob Hinman[A former editor of the Shooting Times, U.S.A.], pages 136-142, describes the Folsom & Crescent products and business in detail. Appendix A in this book pages 127-163 provides a very comprehensive listing of known gunmakers/dealers operating in the U.S.A. from the 1870,s through the early 1900,s. This is a "MUST' book for those interested in tracing the origin of guns marketed in the period mentioned above.
Roy,
You always enhance my library list. Are there any other books on American makers of this period that you would recommend?
Pete