. The Street railway journal . WILLIAM P. Mr. Charles E. Billings, president and general manager of theBillings & Spencer Company, of Hartford, Conn., can truly be said tobe the introducer of modern drop forgings in this country. Drop forgings were manufactured toa limited extent by Samuel Colt inthe 50s, but the devices werecrude, the work imperfect, and thelimits of practical applicationnarrow. Mr. Billings entered theemploy of the Colts Patent Fire-arms Company as tool maker anddie sinker, in 1856. He had pre-viously served his time as an ap-prentice in the machine shops, atWindso
. The Street railway journal . WILLIAM P. Mr. Charles E. Billings, president and general manager of theBillings & Spencer Company, of Hartford, Conn., can truly be said tobe the introducer of modern drop forgings in this country. Drop forgings were manufactured toa limited extent by Samuel Colt inthe 50s, but the devices werecrude, the work imperfect, and thelimits of practical applicationnarrow. Mr. Billings entered theemploy of the Colts Patent Fire-arms Company as tool maker anddie sinker, in 1856. He had pre-viously served his time as an ap-prentice in the machine shops, atWindsor, Vt. Mr. Billings re-mained at Colts Armory until thespring of 1862, when he closeda contract with E. Remington &Sons, of llion, N. Y., for dropforgings for their army work was done at the city ofUtica, N. Y. The first contractcalled for 25,000 sets, and was thefirst of an order for 280,000 the spring of 1865, Mr. Billingsreturned to Hartford and acted forCharles E. Billings. the next three years as superin- tendent
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