Not to quibble, but I checked the label, and the tiny script just below the picture/drawing (not put there by me!) states "established 1885". That's what I went with.
Old Starfire, you did a nice job on the Label. But, one might notice the 1885 Date. The Company was not formed at that time. Originally it was Syracuse Forging Co . [ca. 1886], then Syracuse Forging and Gun Co., Syracuse, NY [ca. 1887-1889], then Syracuse Forging and Gun Co., Batavia , NY [ca 1890-91], then Baker Gun and Forging Co. [ca 1891 to the end in 1919] I may be off a year or so , here and there, as I am typing this from memory, but it's close.
