| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 009, Folder 02 |
| Creator |
Browning, John Val; Goddard, Grant F.; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Frost, G. E.; Comeaux, C. Stewart; Coleman, R. H.; McFarlane, Charles; Browning, Marriner A.; Ormsbee, A. G.; Babson, A. C.; United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Invention Incorporated; Winchester Repeating Arms Company; Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Ellis, Douglas B.; Browning Arms Company; Askins, Charles; Sheldon, H. P.; Lindsey, Theodore Clay; FN (Firm : Belgium); Woodson, William T.; Prutzman, John M.; Rafter, John R.; Hume, James P.; Pattishall, Beverly W.; Levy, Beatrice; Brearley, J. A.; Russell, John E.; Griffith, G. H.; Browning, Matthew S. |
| Contributors |
J. M. & M. S. Browning Company; Winchester Repeating Arms Company; Browning Arms Company; Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute; Remington Arms Company; Federal Cartridge Corporation; The Poly Choke Company; United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Outdoor Life; Lindsey, Prutzman And Just; Lindsey, Theodore Clay; Rogers and Woodson; Rafter, John R.; Wilkinson, Huxley, Byron & Hume; United States. Department of State. Bureau of Foreign Commerce; Rogers and Reed; United States. Bureau of Customs |
| Description |
Primarily correspondence from Marriner Bigelow Browning to colleagues, such as Val Allen Browning and Douglas B. Ellis, regarding manufacturing and design matters. Additionally it is consistently discussed with Theodore Clay Lindsey in respect to legal matters such as their trademarks. |
| Subject |
Firearms industry and trade--United States; Firearms industry and trade--Utah; Browning Arms Company; Business enterprises--Utah--Ogden--History; Fabrique Nationale automatic rifles; Remington Arms Company; Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute; Winchester Repeating Arms Company; United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Firearms--Design and construction |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date Digital |
2026-04 |
| Date |
1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951 |
| Medium |
correspondence; notes (documents); documents; ephemera; newspaper clippings; publications (documents); financial records; legal records |
| Spatial Coverage |
Belgium; New York City, New York, United States; New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States; Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Washington, D.C., United States; Ames, Major County, Oklahoma, United States; Falls Church, Virginia, United States; Herstal, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States; Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Sponsorship/Funding |
Funding generously provided by the Val A. Browning Charitable Foundation. |
| Source |
Browning Arms Company Collection, MS492, Box 9, Folder 2, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c1g19f |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
184764 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6c1g19f |
| Title |
Page 75 |
| OCR Text |
Show Company, Arme Browning Re; Dear J.E.: O°, Marshallten, Arma Just picked up book from the FN, library on mall of econsiderabie interest, It ie entitled Modern Shotguns end Captain Charles Askins published by the Small Arma Techineal Delaware, coniea; thie business having anything to do ciate just what two bartel He, like Crosaman, is prejudiced 2# mich te be theleas As there before mentioned the Surer and the sales cf with Do guns, the received by you from r against reslice the atandpeint believe not of thie of be will the but never- bos the differance erest the should from pe de the Prom * resting gained both it has been brought about much more compRicated any to analyse now, but which shovl4 gun bv everyone Autc, the sez please few « for send you that suggest armaste,. Lesis by Publishing hetween thenselver guns & until however, peassible through actusl experience, The Su-es is very wey you look at it, which we will act take time you will in e@ eense underetané, ac the stunt is us, Here is a thought for the sales drnt,+ We do not believe we shall be able to capitalise on bombast with the Super as wth the Auto, We Know our weakness for avoiding rake rah stuff, but the Super will aa a rule be sold to high clase sportemen who have made more cr less of a study cf double gune & guns generally & whe can uot be spoofed, We shall endeavor to forward descriptive matter etc on various features as we ahape it up, and you will of course use it as you figure beat, The writer would Like to be able to finally passe on your ontalogues etc bet may not be Sack in time, Suppose you are showing all him posted, We will discuss the time to write Enclose’ him is our letters eubjects to Mr, Bennett more in detail in later, much, a write uo on barrel pelishing, Sincerely /fnel, order to ke@p Hayn'S had |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
184839 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6c1g19f/184839 |