History

This might be of some interest.

http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image1.htm

Cheers

"VAN"

Always a pleasure to see some history

thanks for posting

arnaud

Van,

Thanks for posting the link to the history of the L.C.Smith/Hunter Arms Co. There are 175 pics in the slide show and to save others some time and because there are few if any captions, I have noted the following of interest to engravers:

#1: A sideplate engraved by Albert E. Krause, L.C. Smith's master engraver; http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image1.htm

#24: A pencil portrait of Krause; http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image24.htm

#46: Sideplate and barrel engraving by Krause; http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image46.htm

#73: Sideplate by Krause; http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image73.htm

#102: A hand written letter listing Krause, Oliver Warthaven, and Charles Jared as engravers. (Before seeing this document, I was unaware of Warthaven as a Smith engraver); http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image102.htm

#106: A photo of Krause at his engraving bench. Note the magnifying glass on a boom over the work piece and use of a push graver. (I wish we had this photo in the Cafe's historic engraver photos); http://fultonhistory.com/my photo albums/Hunter Arms/imagepages/image106.htm

CRB