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Henry Marcus Quackenbush (April 27, 1847 – September 8, 1933), commonly called "H.M.", was an American inventor and industrialist who founded the H.M. Quackenbush Company [1] in Herkimer, New York. His company was widely known for its air rifles and for the invention of the metal, spring-jointed nutcracker .
A fourth Metro joined the fleet by the time the certificate was issued, and a fifth arrived shortly thereafter. 58.6% of the company was owned by Paul Quackenbush, his sister and brother-in-law, Peter Hager, a partner at Goldman Sachs. The presence of a Goldman Sachs partner as a significant shareholder presumably helps explain the success the ...
The Quackenbush Hardware Store, located in Eugene, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] The store opened in 1903 under the name J. W. Quackenbush's , selling farm implements, hardware, and horse-drawn vehicles.
The Quackenbush rifles are fairly desirable collector items and sell for several hundred dollars depending on the exact model and the condition. The "Junior Safety" rifle came with either a fixed wire stock or one that slid forward for use as a "bicycle rifle" nearly identical with the stock later used on the USAF M4 survival rifle.
In 1890, Quackenbush was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing Schenectady County. He served in the Assembly in 1891, 1892, [2] and 1893. [3] He was a delegate to the 1892 Democratic National Convention. [4] Quackenbush married Amelia Van Wie; they had a daughter, Olive. [1]
In 1873, William Hengerer was admitted as a partner and the company became known as Barnes, Bancroft & Co. [2] Along with other department stores located in Buffalo including AM&A's, Flint and Kent, and the Sweeney Company, Hengerer was very successful in the 1880s and 1890s. The department stores offered cooking classes, beauty parlors, and ...
[9] [10] The advent of the turnpike, in conjunction with canal and railroad systems, made Albany the hub of transportation for pioneers going to Buffalo and the Michigan Territory in the early and mid-19th century. [9] [11] In 1807, Robert Fulton initiated a steamboat line from New York to Albany, the first successful enterprise of its kind. [6]
Edgar Boardman Jewett (December 14, 1843 – March 28, 1924) was mayor of the city of Buffalo, New York, United States, from 1895–1897. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on December 14, 1843. He died on March 28, 1924, while at Clifton Springs, New York, and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery. [2]