Arrowsmith, George A.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Arrowsmith, George A.		Woodbridge	New Jersey	1830s	1850s

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See Hunt, Walter (his invention, improved by several persons was the ancestor of the Winchester) George A. Arrowsmith had a mechanic company and entered in a partnership with Walter Hunt. Arrowsmith acquired rights to both the Hunt rifle and Rocket-ball ammo. He had worked on the original Hunt rifle. He saw the promise of a viable reeater and knew the rifle could be imroved. Therefore he hired Lewis Jennings, model maker and inventor in late 1849. Jennings made improvements on the original Hunt design and got a patent for these inprovements. Hunt’s and Jenning’s patents were sold for $100,000 to Courtland C. Palmer in 1850. Besides, in the early 1830s Hunt invented a sewing machine and sold his rights to Arrowsmith who did never patent the machine. From Hunt rifle to Winchester. See the whole story. Hunt, Walter Arrowsmith, George A. Jennings, Lewis Palmer, Courtland Robbins & Lawrence Henry, Benjamin Tyler Wesson, Daniel B. Smith, Horace Smith & Jennings Smith & Wesson Volcanic Repeating Arms New Haven Arms Co. Winchester

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See Hunt, Walter (his invention, improved by several persons was the ancestor of the Winchester)

George A. Arrowsmith had a mechanic company and entered in a partnership with Walter Hunt. Arrowsmith acquired rights to both the Hunt rifle and Rocket-ball ammo. He had worked on the original Hunt rifle. He saw the promise of a viable reeater and knew the rifle could be imroved. Therefore he hired Lewis Jennings, model maker and inventor in late 1849. Jennings made improvements on the original Hunt design and got a patent for these inprovements. Hunt’s and Jenning’s patents were sold for $100,000 to Courtland C. Palmer in 1850.

Besides, in the early 1830s Hunt invented a sewing machine and sold his rights to Arrowsmith who did never patent the machine.

From Hunt rifle to Winchester. See the whole story.
Hunt, Walter
Arrowsmith, George A.
Jennings, Lewis
Palmer, Courtland
Robbins & Lawrence
Henry, Benjamin Tyler
Wesson, Daniel B.
Smith, Horace
Smith & Jennings
Smith & Wesson
Volcanic Repeating Arms New Haven Arms Co.
Winchester