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California Powder Works Jun 1897 Letterhead + Cover S.R. Buford Virginia City MT For Sale
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California Powder Works Jun 1897 Letterhead + Cover S.R. Buford Virginia City MT:
$44.99
Welcome to my listing for: California Powder Works Jun 1897 Letterhead + Cover S.R. Buford Virginia City MT
California Powder Works (1861-1914) was the first American explosive powder manufacturer west of the Rocky Mountains. Shortly after the invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel in 1867, the newly-formed Giant Powder Company of San Francisco acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell it in the U.S. A special formulation of dynamite was patented in 1874 by J. W. Willard, superintendent of the California Powder Works in Santa Cruz. He called his invention \"Hercules powder\", a competitive jab at rival Giant Powder Company, as the mythological Hercules was known as a giant slayer. In 1881, the California Powder Works moved its Hercules powder manufacturing in California to a new site along the northeast shore of San Francisco Bay. The company town that grew up around the facility became known as \"Hercules\", later (1900) incorporated as Hercules, California. After initial purchases in 1868, DuPont had obtained 43% interest in California Powder Works by 1876. In 1882, thanks to their interlocking ownership interests with the California Powder Works by that time, the DuPont corporation and Laflin & Rand Powder Company acquired the rights to manufacture Hercules powder and incorporated the Hercules Powder Company for that purpose. In 1904, Du Pont dissolved this first Hercules Powder Company as part of its ongoing effort to consolidate the many explosives manufacturers that it controlled. California Powder Works was likewise dissolved on January 1, 1907. Thereafter, its facilities were operated under the DuPont name. Simeon R. Buford opened the region’s largest grocery store in Virginia City, Montana in 1878. Buford’s was the supply point for most of southwestern Montana, including the infant “Butte City.” In later years, Butte’s huge warehouses would, in turn, supply Buford’s own business. The store would become one of the most successful in Virginia City history, operating well into the 1920s Showing barely any signs of wear and handling consistentwith its age. No issues to note.Overall, clean w/ crisp edges, fold creases and in exceptionalcondition. Will display well in your collection.You will receive the pairshown in the photos. The cover measures approx. 3 1/2\" x 6\", the letterhead, 8 1/4\" x 10 3/4\"
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