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