From Sellers:
1826-1880 Boston - Militia muskets & other firearms.
Lane & Read 1826-1849
William Read & Sons 1850-1880
From Vorisek:
until 1883 13 Faneuil Hall Square
from 1883 107 Washington
1908 part of the Winchester store
1870's - 1908 agent for WC Scott in Boston
Used "the old gun house" starting around 1900 in ads
1907-08 Catalog shows guns from;
WC Scott
Joseph Lang
James Purdy
WW Greener
William Reed
AH Fox
William Read & Sons 3 barrel gun
From the IGC:
Established in 1826 and in about 1852 became Wm Read & Sons. The firm bought guns from W & C Scott & Son in the UK from 1870 and from Webley & Scott Ltd 1900-1922.
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