| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 012, Folder 06 |
| Creator |
Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Gailey, J. Wilson; Goddard, Grant F.; Rafter, John R.; New York Herald Tribune; Journal of Commerce (Firm); United States. Bureau of Customs; United States. Department of the Treasury; Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Browning, John Val; Lips, Ed A.; Delvaux, Charles; Hanebrink, Art H.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Foreign Commerce Department; Budd, John F.; Custom House Guide; Browning, Marriner A.; Koehrer, Ed L.; United States. Government Printing Office; Massot, W. H.; Higman, W. E.; Christianson, M. N.; Brodie, A. E. |
| Contributors |
Hanebrink, Art H. |
| Description |
Exchanges, primarily featuring Marriner Bigelow Browning and John R. Rafter, regarding U. S. customs legislation, trademark transfer, and liquidation of J. M. & M. S. Browning Company in favor of Browning Arms Company. Includes newspaper clippings related to customs changes. |
| Subject |
Firearms industry and trade--United States; Firearms industry and trade--Utah; Browning Arms Company; Business enterprises--Utah--Ogden--History; Trademarks--Law and legislation |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date Digital |
2026-06 |
| Date |
1950; 1951 |
| Medium |
correspondence; newspaper clippings; newspapers; documents; legal records; publications |
| Spatial Coverage |
New York City, New York, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Washington, D.C., United States; Noyes, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 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 12, Folder 6, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rj44bc |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194036 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj44bc |
| Title |
Page 139 |
| OCR Text |
Show TREASURY Bureau Office of the Deputy DEPARTMENT of Customs Collector Noyes, Minnesota February Browning St. Arms Louis, 21, Co., Mo. Att, Mr. Grant Goddard. Sirs: Mr. A. le Becker, Cando, North Dakota telephoned today and said he had talked to you concerning authority to import a shot-—gun he had purchased fromA. E. Brodie, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The gun is being held at this port pending receipt of written permission to import under the Trade Mark restrictions, Mr. Becker said he had been advised the authority Was not necessary for guns imported for the personal use of the consignee, however, there is no such exemption in our notice from the Bureau of Customs, Washington, D. C. dated June 9, 197. No. The gun 17486 12 gauge is described as shot-gun, a Browning over and under Productof Belgium. Upon receipt of the written permission from your company this office can release the gun immediately Since it has been entered and duty paid. Respectfully, /s/ M. N. Deputy Christianson Collector of Customs 1950 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194175 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj44bc/194175 |
