THOS. BLANCHARD ELI WHITNEY SIMEON NORTH Blanchard lathe and New Haven, Conn. Middletown, Conn. stocking machinery After his death Four sons--Reuben, *1, 2* business carried on James, Alvin and by E. W. & Philos Selah Blake, nephews, *8, 9* followed by Eli Whitney, Jr. Business sold to Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 1888 *3, 4, 5, 6, 7* #1, 3, 8# #2 7 9# SPRINGFIELD ARMORY HARPER’S FERRY ARMORY Capt. John H. Hall Jas. H. Burton *15* #6# ROBBINS & LAWRENCE SMITH & WESSON Windsor, Vt. Norwich, Conn. later Fredk. W. Howe Springfield, Mass. Henry D. Stone Horace Smith worked *10 11 12 13 14* for Whitney Arms Co. D. B. Wesson invented cartridge, which was sold to *16* #4# #16# AMES MFG. CO. SAMUEL COLT VOLCANIC ARMS CO. Chicopee, Mass. Hartford, Conn. Sold to O. F. N. P. Ames, First revolvers Winchester Jas. T. Ames, made by Whitney *23 24* *17* Arms Co. #15# *19 20 21 22* Jas. H. Burton *18* #12 17# #20# #14 23# ENFIELD GUN MACHINERY E. K. ROOT TYLER HENRY and other machinery Built Colt’s Armory: Workman at Robbins & for European Drop hammers, cartridge Lawrence. Improved the governments machinery Jennings’ Rifle *25* *26* #18 19# #13 21 25# #24 26# C. M. SPENCER GEO. S. LINCOLN & CO. NEW HAVEN ARMS CO. Rifles, drop Hartford, Conn. “Henry” Rifle hammers, automatic Lincoln Miller, first *28* lathes built for Colt. Pratt *29* and Whitney were two of their foremen *27*