Lloyd that was the agreement made when Lyman sold the company to John Hunter Sr. that the name L.C. Smith would be on the guns. As to Alexander Brown, a very talented man, who worked for Lyman and all patents went to the gun company as it would now. If you work for someone and invent something while in their service that pertains to the that company, it belongs to the company unless they agree otherwise.
Alexander Brown later invented the Dunlop Tire and other things and at one time became superintendent of the Syracuse Gun Company.
In 1877 Lyman was contacted by his older brother Leroy (who worked for William H Baker) to help fund that company, Lyman agreed but now the company was called L..C. Smith Maker of Baker Guns, Syracuse, N.Y. Both Leroy and Baker left after 3 years and along with other business men including his brother-in-law George Livermore went to Ithaca in 1880. When they left Lyman business was not hampered and Lyman hired his younger brother Wilbert and at this time is when Alexander T. Brown came on board.
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