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Darryl, Got him... Robert W. Edwards. Born circa 1844. 1910 US Census. Residing in Caroline, Tompkins, New York. Wife - Mary and grandson Dwight. Occupation - Gun Barrels  Pete
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Pete, that's neat. There was a little bio in the article and it went like this------------
decendent of famous Welsh family--grandfather with his family sailed from Wales in 1803 and Bob's father was born on the Atlantic-----family traveled overland with ox team to Ostego Co. New York
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Of course. I sometimes just type away and don't look enough.
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Daryl, Actually that is in the 1910 Census records. Though the image is a bit too small. Here is a larger image. I outlined Robert Edwards in red. The last 3 columns in this enlargement give his state of birth as New York, his father's place of birth "On Ocean Welsh Parents" and his mother's place of birth as Connecticut. So it matches our man exactly. In 1861 Robert Edwards was 15 years old. So who was the master barrel maker running the shop? Ithaca was the site of an armory. We know that the armories of the day did not merely store weapons, but also made them. That was part of the furor over the Harper's Ferry raid.  I will dig a little more and see if I can find any of the other employees working there during the 1855-1865 time frame. Pete
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RC, was Losey and Lull in Brookton ? What is your thought on them making stub twist barrels for the trade in the 1861-1865 period ? I have seen several heavy rifle barrels marked Lull.
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Went back and found more for the Blaze in the Worcester city directories. 1865 gunsmith, 26 Oxford & 1892 blacksmith, 5 Clapp. Here is the patent that Robert mentions: http://www.google.com/patents?id=C54AAAAAEBAJ&dq=72949Robert, what more do you have on Losey & Lull? Pete
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About the "stub" barrels...I have a totally different view of what "stub" actually means...I'm probably wrong, so I won't aire my understanding...Most L&L barreled guns are sold as being entirely made by L&L...now that's entirely possible but highly improbable...because Losey is often the only name that appears on the gun, most assume the gun was made entirely by Losey..
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