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New Era Gunworks, William Read Of Boston, American Arms Company, & American Gun Company.
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Four pages before Browning mentioned? Or have I missed it?
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New Era were 'trade brand" guns made by Baker Gun & Forging Co., essentially a version of their box frame Batavia Hammerless.    Some were also made by Syracuse Arms Co.  April 20, 1901, American Field.
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Can't sneak anything past Researcher. 
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Dont want to forget the obvious makers like Winchester ,Remington, Savage, Stevens, I may have missed these being listed already, if I did, sorry!
Also there were a few Chicago makers-- TR Hasdell, E Thomas Jr, and others.
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The Syracuse Arms Company also produced some trade guns marketed as "NEW ERA"; those guns have the SAC name and address atop the barrel and, even though they have the same frame profile as the Baker New Era guns, feature the Hollenbeck designed locks and his wide barrel lug.
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Browning never made any shotguns in the US. I have seen the New Era marking on Baker built sidelocks. Also, there were two Baker guns. The early two and three barrel guns by the company that became LC Smith, and those that were made by the Baker Gun and Forging Company, later built by Folsom Arms.
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Well then there was the W.H. Baker Gun from Lisle Center, NY. From where the LC Smith And Ithaca Gun Co., spawned.
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American Gun Co was a Cresent brand name as I recall. Did anyone mention John Nichols, He made at least some on his own outside the partnership of Nichols & Lefever.
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The gun factory in Norwich, Conn., was set up as Crescent Fire Arms Co. about 1892. About 1893, controlling interest was acquired by H&D Folsom Arms Co. of New York City. By early 1900, they were usint the American Gun Co. name.  H&D Folsom continued to use the American Gun Co. name until after WW-I --  By the mid-1920s they were using the Crescent Fire Arms Co. name again --  
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