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Allen & Thurber
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Allen & Thurber

American
BiographyAllen & Thurber was one subsidiary of the gun factory started by Ethan Allen at Grafton, Massachussetts circa 1832. In 1902, the Forehand Arms Co. was sold to Hopkins & Allen.

Chronology:

E. Allen - Grafton, Mass. 1832-1837
Allen & Thurber - Grafton, Mass. 1837-1842
Allen & Thurber - Norwich, Conn. 1842-1847
Allen & Thurber - Worcester, Mass. 1847-1854
Allen, Thurber, & Co. - Worcester, Mass. 1854-1856
Allen & Wheelock - Worcester, Mass. 1856-1865
E. Allen & Co. - Worcester, Mass. 1865-1871
Forehand & Wadsworth - Worcester, Mass. 1871-1890
Forehand Arms Co. - Worcester, Mass. 1890-1902

CHS holds a 1902 Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Catalog. (Book Stacks
Call Number: 623.442 H796cf, 1902)

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