Come on Stan!! Parker Bros. was a subsidiary of a hardware company.
Correct; there are a lot of Parker vises still floating around as well as Parker coffee gGrinders, usually seen in the large store variety. My father owned a two horse, one row walking cultivator, made by as I recall Parker Snow & Co, which preceded the Parker Bros Gun Co. Have seen a picture of, but not in person, a Parker, New England type Sewing Machine. The double gun was actually a rather late entry for them. Many of their products preceded "The War of Northern Aggression", which was their catalyst for entering the gun business as I understand it.
