In this coming months Julia's auction, there is a very special three barrel L.C. Smith that was presented to Leroy Smith from his brother Lyman (L.C.) as a present for starting the Ithaca Gun Co. in 1883. It is a Quality 3 with special checkering and it it engraved on the top of the barrel as being presented to Leroy.
Leroy Smith, W.H. Baker, and George Livermore (Leroy and Lyman's brother-in-law) left L.C. Smith Gun Co. in 1881 in the pursuit of a new gun company.
There is also a 3" x 6" notebook that an accountant that worked for L.C. Smith Gun Co. kept records of monies and on one page dated 1886 lists all the months and monies and guns made for the whole year. It also shows that late in August the start of the hammerless gun with 14 made.
Very interesting history.
Last edited by JDW; 10/04/13 05:22 PM.
