Through the years, I've had a number of gun dealers who tried to tell me that the Meriden shotguns they were selling were built by Parker. There is no truth to that notion. While both guns were built in the same town, the only connection is that some workers or engravers probably worked for both companies at one time or another. We would see the same sort of thing in Detroit, for example, when auto-workers left GM to go work for Ford or Chrysler. It appears that Meriden Arms built some guns under the name Berkshire, that were also marketed by Sears Roebuck in 1912.
http://www.meridenfirearms.com/history.htmlThe article in the link above says some Meriden guns were built under Howard Arms Co.
Pete M. has probably done as much research on Meriden and Aubrey guns as anyone. Hopefully, he'll provide some answers.
https://meridenfirearms.wordpress.com/firearms-products/double-barrel-shotguns/
