A Farm Kid Named Remington
Shortly after 1800, a hard working farmer around Ilian,
New York, had no idea he was growing far more than crops
and cattle on his 300 acres of land. In his own blacksmith
shop, he labored along with his young son, Eliphat Remington,
Jr. (who looked just a tad like Abraham Lincoln), and
was regarded as a genius at his work. So when the son
needed a firearm for hunting, no problem, he made one...out
of scrap metal, no less. The year was 1816, Eliphat Jr.
was 22, and his rifle was an immediately success. Neighbors
loved it, word and fame spread quickly, and he was in
business, big time. It was the first of many millions
of fine firearms that Remington Arms Company would manufacture
for sportsmen and military uses, and as well, the company
produced a multitude of other useful items, including
typewriters and sewing machines. Not bad for a young farm
boy. Not bad at all.