Kentucky Rifles and Pistols
KEIM, John — Reading, Pa., gunsmith. Carried on the gunsmith busi-
ness established by Worley on Wyomissing Creek, Pa., in 1811.
Had been Worley's superintendent. The shops subsequently came
in possession of Nicholas Yokum & Son, who had furnished the
iron for the Keim shops, and in turn, later were sold to Franklin
K. Schnader, who improved the buildings and erected a dam.
The Schnader plant was still in operation in 1890, under the
management of Nathaniel Schnader, son of Franklin K.
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