Folsom, Henry

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Folsom, H.		St. Louis	Missouri	1854	1859
Folsom, H.	55 Chartres Street	New Orleans	Louisiana	1864	1866
Folsom, H.	345 Main Street	Memphis	Tennessee	1862	1866
Folsom, H.	3 Old Levee Street	New Orleans	Louisiana	1866	1868
Folsom, Brothers	9 Old Levee Street	New Orleans	Louisiana	1868	1888
H. & D. Folsom Arms Company	9 Old Levee Street	New Orleans	Louisiana	1888
H. & D. Folsom Arms Company			New Jersey	1888

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Henry Folsom appeared in St. Louis in 1854. He was associated with H. E. Dimick & Company at 38 North Main Street and later at 97 North 4th Street. In 1861 associated to Grant H. Burrows associated Henry Folsom and Company. It seems that they did not sell any arms but military goods on Washington Avenue at 5th Street until 1863 when a shop was obened at 64 North 4th Street. Millitary goods were still offered but also revolvers and firearms in generally. He became sole agent for Bacon's revolvers. During the Civil War Folsom had a second shop at Memphis. This shop was managed by J.C. Lullman. After the war the shop was bought by Lullman and A.J. Vienna. in 1888 Folsom became H. D. Folsom Arms Company incoporated in New Jersey. The New Orleans shop was renamed accodingly. Henry Folsom died in 1891. His son, Henry T. Folsom became President of the company and closed the New Orleans office in 1899. .41 caliber percussion, single shot pocket pistol. Rifles marked H. FOLSOM & Co., St. LOUIS

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Henry Folsom appeared in St. Louis in 1854. He was associated with H. E. Dimick & Company at 38 North Main Street and later at 97 North 4th Street. In 1861 associated to Grant H. Burrows associated Henry Folsom and Company. It seems that they did not sell any arms but military goods on Washington Avenue at 5th Street until 1863 when a shop was obened at 64 North 4th Street. Millitary goods were still offered but also revolvers and firearms in generally. He became sole agent for Bacon's revolvers.

During the Civil War Folsom had a second shop at Memphis. This shop was managed by J.C. Lullman. After the war the shop was bought by Lullman and A.J. Vienna.

in 1888 Folsom became H. D. Folsom Arms Company incoporated in New Jersey. The New Orleans shop was renamed accodingly.

Henry Folsom died in 1891. His son, Henry T. Folsom became President of the company and closed the New Orleans office in 1899.

.41 caliber percussion, single shot pocket pistol.

Rifles marked H. FOLSOM & Co., St. LOUIS