Other rifle companies where charging $10.00 and up per rifle. There were 14 different models retail cost averaging $2.00-$ 5.00 per rifle. Two years later Clarence died and Coello took over the rifle business.įrom 1898-1945 the Hamilton's invented and manufacturer good quality affordable. At the same time Clarence son, Coello completed tool and die training. The two company's move out and the Hamilton Rifle Company of Plymouth, Michigan was born. In 1898, Clarence sold his portion of the air rifle business (know as the Daisy Air Rifle Company) and the Iron Windmill company. rifles were referred to as Boys' rifles because of their size. While manufacturing air rifles, Clarence had ideas of manufacturing low cost boys' rifles and began to designs inexpensive methods of manufacturing rifle barrels and rifles. In 1895 the Iron Windmill plant was producing more air rifles then Windmills. At that time only wooden air rifle existed. Before the plant and business fully closed, Clarence went in partnership with a friend who had invented an all-metal air rifle. The iron windmill business went no were, lasting only a few years. got together with investors and started the Plymouth Iron Windmill Company. "In 1882, Clarence Hamilton being a businessman and owner of a small building in Plymouth, Mi.
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