Harrington & Richardson
founded in 1871 – 2015
Massachusetts
- 1875 Harrington & Richardson = Nathan Harrington and William Richardson (former S&W employee)
– Harrington was president
– Richardson was treasurer - 1871 – 1877 at 18 Manchester Street, Worcester, MA
- 1877 – 1894 at 31 Hermon Street, Worcester, MA
- 1897 Harrington and Richardson both passed away
– held by Harrington’s son and Richardson’s wife - 1894 new facility in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1950 new facility in Drummondville, Québec, Canada
- 1960s was acquired by the Kidde corporation
- 1986 original H&R company went out of business, and building was demolished
- Was in business for over a century from 1871 to 1986
- 1991 – H&R 1871, Inc., was formed
– using original H&R designs - November 2000 bought by Marlin Firearms
- December, 2007 acquired by Remington Arms Company
- 2008 production was moved to Ilion, N.Y.
- February 27, 2015 – “H&R 1871” ceased production
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