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Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt 1814-62, American inventor, b. Hartford, Conn. In 1835-36, he patented a revolving-breech pistol and founded at Paterson, N.J., the Patent Arms Company, which failed in 1842. An order for 1,000 revolvers from the U.S. government in 1847 in the Mexican War made possible the reestablishme... Read more
Paterson
Paterson city (1990 pop. 140,891), seat of Passaic co., NE N.J., at the falls of the Passaic River; inc. 1851. Founded in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton and others of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, Paterson was a planned attempt to promote industrial independence in the newly forme... Read more
Man o' War
Man o' War 1917-47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but in this short time (1... Read more
small arms
small arms firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery . Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. Initially they were nothing more tha... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Samuel Colt"

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...
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...
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY...company's founder, Samuel Colt (1814 –...More frustrating for Colt was his inability to...and Texas. In 1842, Colt's economic condition...particular, Captain Samuel H. Walker encouraged...
Samuel Slater Builds the First Factory
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...FACTORY As a young British immigrant, Samuel Slater took credit for building the...century inventors like Eli Whitney and Samuel Colt advanced and popularized the idea...eighteenth century. This is what made Samuel Slater's 1789 arrival in New England...
Paterson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...textile industry, were established. In 1835, Samuel Colt began the manufacture of the Colt revolver. Shortly thereafter the silk industry...locomotive factories (one dating back to 1830), the Colt gun factory (1835), and historic spinning mills...
Hartford: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Union Army. The city's largest industrial operation, Samuel Colt's Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, was a pioneer in the use of interchangeable parts for mass production. Colt's theories helped lay the foundation of the modern...
small arms
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the first quarter of the 19th cent., it was not until Samuel Colt patented his revolving pistol that the revolver won a place as one of the world's standard small arms. Colt's weapon was a pistol with a revolving cylinder, capable...
Paterson: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...steamed into Paterson, further stimulating the town's development. In 1836 gun-maker Samuel Colt opened the Patent Arms Company and began the manufacture of Colt repeating revolvers. In 1837, a machine shop owned by John Clark produced one of the...
Connecticut
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...and his son created locks that still bear their name. Samuel Colt produced the rifles which had such an important effect...amounts of war materials. Gun manufacturers, such as Colt and Winchester, along with manufacturers of textiles...
“American System” of Manufactures
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...British, among them Cyrus McCormick 's reaper, Alfred C. Hobbs's unpickable lock, and most of all the guns: Samuel Colt's revolver and the Robbins and Lawrence rifle. These items impressed exposition visitors not only because of their...

Dictionary entries related to " Samuel Colt"

Colt, Samuel
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Colt, Samuel (1814–62) inventor and industrialist, born in Hartford, Connecticut. Colt, who created firearms, pyrotechnics...he was so secretive about how it worked. Colt revolvers, much favored by the Texas Rangers...
Colt Six-Shooter
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History COLT SIX-SHOOTER COLT SIX-SHOOTER. The first practical "revolving pistol" was invented by Samuel Colt and first manufactured in 1836...Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 1953. Samuel M. Stone / a. r. See also Munitions...
Mass Production
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...System of manufacturing. In the nineteenth century, the nation witnessed the rise of innovators such as Eli Whitney, Samuel Colt, and Cyrus McCormick. These leaders were committed to interchangeability and mechanized production. By 1883, the...
World's Fairs
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...success of London's Crystal Palace Exhibition, and especially the success of American exhibitors Cyrus McCormick and Samuel Colt in gaining rave reviews from the British press for their displays of reapers and revolvers, inspired a group of New...

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...