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Colt, Samuel
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Colt, Samuel (1814–62) inventor and industrialist, born in Hartford, Connecticut. Colt, who created firearms, pyrotechnics, and explosives, invented the revolver and his manufacturing techniques became known all over the world as the “American system.” He devised a system for electrically detonating mines under hostile ships entering a harbor, but the government wouldn't purchase it because he was so secretive about how it worked. Colt revolvers, much favored by the
Texas Rangers, were adopted by governments around the world. Turkey bought 5,000 of his revolvers and in gratitude Colt topped his factory with an onion dome.
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Two Samuels of Hartford: Clemens, Colt, and the unification of a disjointed mysterious ending.(Samuel Clemens, Samuel Colt)
Magazine article from: Studies in American Fiction; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was...Florida, Missouri, less than six weeks after Samuel Colt obtained the English patent for his first...revise the face of American fiction, just as Colt's invention had already moved the world...
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 "Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)")
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Arms, Art And The Man: Samuel Colt Show Illuminates Genius Of Invention, Industry.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 9/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...20--A painting that gun-maker Samuel Colt commissioned from artist George Catlin...Catlin himself, holding a six-shot Colt rifle he has just used to dispatch...Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. "Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention...
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EDITORIAL: Samuel Colt, Warts And All.(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 10/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...honor the work of a favorite son, Samuel Colt. On the eve of a National Park Service vote to decide whether Sam Colt's firearms manufacturing empire...this week and last about whether Mr. Colt is worthy of the honor, or of any...
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Samuel Colt's porcelain transparencies.(lithophanes)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of porcelain must have appealed to Samuel Colt, who purchased large quantities of...OMITTED] [FIGURE 8 OMITTED] While Colt probably first saw KPM lithophanes...Eclectic though it might seem, Colt's selection was well thought out...
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COLTS RECEIVERS ON PATS' RADAR Pressure on Hobbs, Samuel to shut down Colts WRs
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/19/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Week 9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts was of the spectacular, spinning...and fellow cornerback Asante Samuel. Sure, Colts coach Tony Dungy...yourself." Still, Hobbs and Samuel will need to bring their proverbial...cornerback duo has held up well. Samuel, who tied for the NFL lead...
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William Samuel Schwab, 76; was lawyer and Colt director
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/16/1987; 363 words
; William Samuel Schwab, 76, a lawyer and director of Colt Industries of New York, died Saturday in Highland Park Hospital...contractor to architects and builders. He was director of Colt Industries for more than 30 years. He retired from that...
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Elizabeth Hart Colt: collector, art patron, and civic leader.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; In January 1862 Samuel Colt died in the midst...Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt, one of the wealthiest...half-year marriage the Colts had often spoken about...cherished Charter Oak by Colt's German wood carvers.(2) But the Colts dreamed of doing more...gratifying their own desires. ...
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Working the Colt Walker revolver: like the Colt Patterson we discussed last month, you're not likely to see an original Colt Walker. You are, however, likely to be asked to work on one of the Uberti replicas.(Troubleshooting)
Magazine article from: American Gunsmith; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The Walker Dragoon revolver was Samuel Colt s first big-bore revolver and...As the Mexican War began in 1846, Samuel H. Walker, a former Texas Ranger...traveled to New York and sought out Samuel Colt. His purpose was to convince...
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Firearms exhibit zeroes in on Colt.(Arts-Events)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...an exhibit on native son Samuel Colt, an icon who revolutionized...s story is told through Samuel Colt: Arms, Art and Invention...and Japanese shoguns, Colt offered gifts to influential...of firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt at the Wadsworth Atheneum...
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Colt Loses Firepower in Weapons Industry; Strike, Loss of Army Contract Take Toll on Legendary Company
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/17/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...which traces its heritage to Samuel Colt and the Colt revolver, is not in danger, although...of its owner, the conglomerate Colt Industries. With $1.6 billion...by management. Since 1836, when Samuel Colt patented his famous revolver...
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Samuel Colt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Samuel Colt The American inventor and manufacturer Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first developed and popularized the...half of the 19th century, especially in the American West. Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of a prosperous...
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Colt, Samuel (1814-1862)
Book article from: American Eras
Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Inventor...nineteenth-century inventors, Samuel Colt hailed from New England...did not, however, appeal to Samuel ’ s restless soul...government order was enough to keep Colt ’ s factory in business...Texas Rangers armed with Colts fought ...
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Colt, Samuel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Colt, Samuel (1814–1862), inventor and manufacturer.The flamboyant Samuel Colt was best known for his patented revolving...American system of manufactures,” Samuel Colt was the system's most vocal spokesman...
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Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...the first generation of Colt guns performed well...the Army sent Captain Samuel Walker to collaborate...at this early stage, Colt demonstrated a genius...150 guns a day, and Samuel Colt was a millionaire. Samuel Colt died suddenly in...
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John Colt Trial: 1842
Book article from: Great American Trials
John Colt Trial: 1842 Defendant...repeating arms inventor Samuel Colt, began as a missing...17, 1841, printer Samuel Adams went to collect...Whiting's indictment of Colt was improperly drawn...would be. Gun inventor Samuel Colt was called to demonstrate...
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