Rare 1898 Robin Hood Powder Co. Shotgun Shells Crate - 500 Count, 12 Guage
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:498860 | Brand: Robin Hood Powder Company, Swanton, VT |
| Type: Shotgun | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Super Rare, vintage 1898 Robin Hood Powder Co. Shells Crate - 500 count, 12 guage. Reasonable offers only.
This is an extremely rare shotgun shell crate from the earliest days of the Robin Hood Powder Co., which changed its name to “Ammunition Co.” in 1906. The crate is in very good, vintage condition. It has original leather hinges made for the wood cover attached. Please view photos closely to make sure of your purchase. Sold as-is.Robin Hood Powder Co., of Swanton, Vermont, s...tarted in 1896, and organized under the laws of Vermont two years later in 1898. Over the years, its hierarchy was drawn from former employees of many of the well know cartridge manufacturers of the times.In December of 1906, with the addition of new backers, it was reorganized as the Robin Hood Ammunition Co., although the company did not cease powder production until 1915. At that time, the company was purchased by Remington-Union Metallic Cartridge Co.After the sale to Remington, with the funds derived, a new company was started named the International Explosives Company, Inc. They made detonators and fuses for artillery ammunition. In March of 1917, an explosion at the factory killed E. M. Funk, one of the former members of the Robin Hood concern, which caused the operation to be discontinued.Evidently Remington-UMC continued the Robin Hood name until the end of WWI in 1918.
This is an extremely rare shotgun shell crate from the earliest days of the Robin Hood Powder Co., which changed its name to “Ammunition Co.” in 1906. The crate is in very good, vintage condition. It has original leather hinges made for the wood cover attached. Please view photos closely to make sure of your purchase. Sold as-is.Robin Hood Powder Co., of Swanton, Vermont, s...tarted in 1896, and organized under the laws of Vermont two years later in 1898. Over the years, its hierarchy was drawn from former employees of many of the well know cartridge manufacturers of the times.In December of 1906, with the addition of new backers, it was reorganized as the Robin Hood Ammunition Co., although the company did not cease powder production until 1915. At that time, the company was purchased by Remington-Union Metallic Cartridge Co.After the sale to Remington, with the funds derived, a new company was started named the International Explosives Company, Inc. They made detonators and fuses for artillery ammunition. In March of 1917, an explosion at the factory killed E. M. Funk, one of the former members of the Robin Hood concern, which caused the operation to be discontinued.Evidently Remington-UMC continued the Robin Hood name until the end of WWI in 1918.
