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Firearms

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Gunstocks; Machine guns; Muskets; Pistols; Revolvers; Rifles; Shotguns; Sporting guns; Stevens firearms; Winchester firearms.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

John Krider business records

 Collection
Accession: 0680
Abstract:

John Krider (1813-1886) was one of Philadelphia's most prominent gunsmiths during the nineteenth century. This collection consists of two bank books and a ledger.

Dates: 1850-1874

John Krider, gunsmith business papers

 Collection
Accession: 0762
Abstract:

John Krider (1813-1886) was one of Philadelphia's most prominent gunsmiths during the nineteenth century. L. C. Siner & Co. was the successor company that continued Krider's business into the 1930s. This small collection of business papers documents Krider's and L. C. Siner & Co.'s gunsmith and sporting goods shop. It includes bills and receipts for guns, fishing equipment, ammunition, lumber, and other items sold in the store.

Dates: 1839-1937

John Krider, gunsmith business records

 Collection
Accession: 0288
Abstract:

John Krider (1813-1886) was one of Philadelphia's most prominent gunsmiths during the nineteenth century. This collection consists of fifty-nine account books (1840-1939), including wage accounts (1853-1857), accounts for the repairs of guns (1904-1909), records of daily powder sales (1891-1893), and the treasurer's record for an unidentified gun club.

Dates: 1842-1939

John Krider receipt book

 Collection
Accession: 0720-V
Abstract:

John Krider (1813-1886) was one of Philadelphia's most prominent gunsmiths during the nineteenth century. This item is a receipt book containing the signatures of numerous Philadelphia merchants.

Dates: 1857-1862