Seen Henry Gross Sr., Henry Gross Jr., Samuel Gross, Gross Arms Company
Charles B. Gross was son of Henry Gross Sr. He was born 1810. He established the Gross Arms company either in 1841 or
in 1849. In 1849 Herny Gross Jr. joined.the firm.
U.S. Census of Industry for 1850. Henry and Charles B. Gross had a capital investment of $ 2,000 in their business and
employed 3 hands, with a monthly payroll of $ 100. During the year ending 30 June, 1850, they had purchased 48 gun
barrels for $ 144, 72 gunlocks for $ 72, and other articles for $ 3000, bringing the total outlay to à 516. They had
manufactured 50 rifles valued at $ 1,000, 10 pistols worth $ 50, and done repair work worth $ 1,050.
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