Raimey and Daryl,
I am impressed and humbled by your research and carefully worded responces,
That being said, the reason I chose to respond to this thread was only to say that after Adolph croaked Ithaca Engraving Company claimed he still owed a large sum of money along with several other similar claims. Until I read this, I had no idea there was an "Ithaca Engraving Company".
I have some exhaustive research records on Adolph, because of his association with Newton and Flues, but it's not my research. Although the researcher (1960's) tried to paint Adolph in a positive light, much of the material indicates that Fred had a charmed but troubled life. Until his daughter is located (or grand kids), we may never know. She was absconded by her mother (out of the country) after an an engagement announcement in the local paper. I think she later married a British military officer, never to return to the US, not even for the passing of her father.
Oh yeah...George Giddings made single trigger ejector over & unders in Ilion NY. I don't know if he ever worked for Reminton but I'm almost sure he lived in German Flats, a small village of German gunsmiths next to or part of Ilion,
see http://www.google.com/patents?id=jfNsAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=1,302,909&source=bl&ots=qtV5rgIE_j&sig=l-hGowjc-xXCcBPl6x30cm1xK5M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OhADUJOBB8Oi6wHDiJ3dBg&sqi=2&pjf=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=1%2C302%2C909&f=false
Last edited by Robert Chambers; 07/15/12 02:50 PM.
