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Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
This leading hardware dealership was the descendant of a Chicago store called Tuttle, Hibbard & Co., which took that name in 1855 when William G. Hibbard became a partner. In 1865, Hibbard was joined by Franklin F. Spencer, and the enterprise was renamed Hibbard & Spencer. By 1867, the company's annual sales of hardware had reached $1 million. When longtime company employee A. C. Bartlett became a partner in 1882, the company's name became Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett & Co. When Spencer died in 1890, the company was already among the leading wholesalers of hardware in the United States. In 1903, the year Hibbard died, the company opened a 10-story warehouse next to State Street Bridge in downtown Chicago. In 1932, the company introduced a new line of hand tools under the brand name "True Value." By 1948, Hibbard's annual sales reached nearly $30 million. Business slowed and profits were shrunk, however, as new hardware cooperatives began to bypass traditional wholesalers. In 1962, the company's owners, who wanted to move into the real-estate business, sold the hardware operations and the "True Value" brand to John Cotter for $2.5 million. See also True Value Hardware.
This entry is part of the Encyclopedia's Dictionary of Leading Chicago Businesses (1820-2000) that was prepared by Mark R. Wilson, with additional contributions from Steven R. Porter and Janice L. Reiff.
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The pat. shows may 17th 1904
OVB = 'Our Very Best' trade mark of Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett hardware company.
It is the same as a Stevens Model 94. Made for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. between 1920 and about 1945. Value is $75 or less.
It was made by Crescent Fire Arms Company @ 1900. Spencer was a trade name used by Hibbard and Spencer Bartlett on shotguns made for them by Crescent. Seldom exceed 100 USD
Spencer Gun Co was a trade name retailed by Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co Hardware of Chicago. Their guns were made by a varitey of manufacturers, but the patent date on yours identifies it as a product of WH Davenport Arms Co.
The Spencer Gun Co. made guns for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. of Chicago, Il. These guns were actually manufactured by the Crescent Fire Arms Co. of Norwich, Connecticut from about 1892 to 1922 with "Spencer Gun Co" as a brand name. They were good quality insexpensive single and double barrel shotguns. This is not to be confused with the Spencer rifle fo Civil War fame which was manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Co in 1865 or the later Spencer Arms Co. of Windsor, Connecticut who manufactured the first successful slide action repeating shotgun from 1882 to 1889.
Revonoc was a trade name owned by the Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., of Chicago, Illinois. It is the name of a company staff member spelled backwards. I have seen specimens made in the early 1920s. You now have a hobby- called "research".
In my searching for the exact same information as you need I have found that Whippet was a trade name used by J. Stevens Arms Company on singel shot shotguns for the Hibbard, Spencer Bartlett Company fo Chicago, Il. Also a trade used by H. & O. Folsom Arms Co. on firearms made for the Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Co. Hope that helps in your search. let me know if you find anymore info that could help me as well. grumpygirl@mchsi.com
Victor Special was the Trade Brand Name used by Crescent Fire Arms Co. and distributed/retailed by Hibbard Spencer Bartlett of St Louis, Mo. Was headquartered in Chicago. Probably had an outlet in St Louis.
It would have been sold through Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company of Chicago sometime between the 1890s and 1950s.
Made between the early 1920s and 1940s by Stevens for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Co. $150-$250, depending on condition.
Retailed by either Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co of Chicago (1855-1960) or Gray & Dudley Hardware Co of Nashville (1880-1930).