J. M. Fisher Company 1930s Pinfire Gun Revolver Fob Bakelite Grips Very Rare
1930s Pinfire Gun Revolver Fob. Nickel plated brass with Embossed Bakelite grips. L x 1" H x 2/8" D. Appears to be in Excellent Vintage Condition.... (The Following info courtesy of John Hines, Pinfire Guns USA). John Melatiah Fisher and Charles R Harris formed The J. Fisher Company, one of the oldest established jewelry firms in Attleboro, Bristol County, MA, in 1879. It was originally known as the jewelry firm of Harris and Fisher. Was originally known as The Jewelry Firm of Harris and Fisher. They began business in the first brick factory on Railroad Street, the old "Bailey Carriage Shop", in Attleboro, Bristol County, MA. The business grew to include part of the middle floor of that building. When the first brick building on Union Street was constructed in 1880 the company moved there. This was the Robinson Building. When, in 1885 Charles Harris retired, the firm became known as the JM Fisher Company.
Born October 23 1850, John Melatiah Fisher was the youngest son of Samuel E. Fisher, and lived at the family homestead in Fisherville, MA, which is on the line between Attleboro and North Attleboro, MA. John Melatiah Fisher and Hannah Slade Horton had a daughter named Gertrude Horton Fisher, who, in 1913, married Lewis Shepherd Chilson in Attleboro, Bristol Co. This is a fine example of the 2 inch Fisher Firesure 2mm pinfire gun that was produced by John Melatiah Fishers B.
The Fisher Firesure guns are miniature'Mock' revolvers that are strikingly similar to the Dosick'Mock' revolvers. Both guns were patented within 3 months of each other in 1929, and both manufactures were out of Rhode Island. These pinfires were produced throughout the 1930's. Fisher Company 1930s Pinfire Gun Revolver Fob Bakelite Grips Very Rare" is in sale since Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Cap Guns\Other Vintage Cap Guns". The seller is "conncollector" and is located in Suffield, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: JM Fisher Company.
- Year: 1930
- Modified Item: No
- Non-Domestic Product: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States