The Colt legacy : the Colt Armory in Hartford, 1855-1980
by
 
Grant, Ellsworth S.

Title
The Colt legacy : the Colt Armory in Hartford, 1855-1980

Author
Grant, Ellsworth S.

Personal Author
Grant, Ellsworth S.

Publication Information
Providence, RI : Mowbray Co., ©1982.

Physical Description
xiii, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Contents
Preface -- Foreword -- The first tycoon -- The armory -- The demon steam! -- The colonel's widow -- The horseless boom -- A reputation for excellence -- Making the world safe -- Inside Colt's -- The strike -- The benefactors -- Too much water and wind -- The embezzlement -- War again -- The takeover -- Recovery -- Appendix I -- Appendix II.

Personal Subject
Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50033204
 
Colt family. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028720

Subject Term
Industrialists
 
Colt firearms
 
Firearms industry and trade

Genre
Biographies
 
History

ISBN
9780917218170


LibraryMaterial TypeCall NumberLocation
Downtown LibraryArchival MaterialTS535.C6 G69 HCOLL OVERSIZEHartford History Center
Downtown LibraryArchival MaterialTS535.C6 G69 HCOLL OVERSIZEHartford History Center
Downtown LibraryArchival MaterialTS535.C6 G69 HCOLL OVERSIZEHartford History Center