Here is a brief history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Arms_Company
Massachusetts Arms Company was created in 1849.
No written history
No history has been written AFAIK.
You will have to contact the company
Massachusetts Arms Company operated from 1860 to 1893. The name was later used by J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co, J. Stevens Arms, and Crescent Firearms.
See the link below-
Massachusetts Arms Company: Trade name used by J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company on firearms for Blish, Mizet and Silliman Hardware Company of Atchinson, KS. The name is also attributed to Crescent Firearms, but a single shot with a Chicopee Falls address is almost certainly a Stevens.
HOWARD ARMS CO. was a tradename on shotguns used by the hardware store Fred Bifflar & Company of Chicago, Illinois. They were made by Crescent Fire Arms Company which was purchased by Stevens which was purchased by Savage Arms.
The Savage Arms Company is based in Westfield, Massachusetts. They also have a division located in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. The company was founded in 1894.
No known history published on this company
Whatever someone will pay. Pretty much decorative wall art.
50-100 USD