Name/Title
BoxEntry/Object ID
1981.5a-bDescription
Rectangular cardboard box with separate lid. The center of the lid has a black paper label, "PATENT REVOLVING HAMMER PISTOL; MANUFACTURED BY The Robbins and Lawrence Company, WINDSOR, VERMONT. WITH POWDER FLASK, BALL MOULD, WIPER & WRENCH. Printed by Vermont Chronicle Press--Windsor."Context
Made to hold a pistol and accessories made by The Robbins and Lawrence Company of Windsor, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1981.5Source or Donor
VHS LibraryAcquisition Method
TransferMade/Created
Manufacturer
Robbins & LawrenceDate made
1850 - 1856Place
Town
WindsorCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BoxNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
LidHeight
3/4 inWidth
9-3/4 inDepth
3-7/8 inDimension Description
BoxHeight
1-1/4 inWidth
9-5/8 inDepth
3-7/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Vermont Chronicle PressRelated Places
Place
Town
WindsorCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInterpretative Labels
Label
Retail Box for Pistol, 1850-1856
Robbins & Lawrence (1847-1857)
Windsor, Vermont
Cardboard
#1981.5
Nicanor Kendall, Richard Lawrence, and Samuel Robbins became manufacturing partners in 1844 and won a government contract to make 10,000 rifles. They were made in a new brick armory built by the company in Windsor. In 1847 Kendall left the company. The Lawrence and Robbins Company became famous for introducing the use of interchangeable parts in the manufacturing process. Before they went bankrupt in 1857, due to an unexpected cancellation of a major contract, they employed over 150 men. Their firm was also crucial in nurturing the careers of the men who started Vermont’s important machine tool industry in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.