lot of 4, each with imprint of N.A. and R.A. Moore, of Hartford. Completed in 1855, the massive three story brownstone structures of Samuel Colt's factory in Hartford, CT dominated a vast expanse of the CT river floodplain. On February 5, 1864, during the height of the Civil War, the armory mysteriously burst into flames and burned to the ground. While rumours laid the blame at the feet of Confederate sympathizers, no exact cause was ever discovered. By this point, Colt's widow Elizabeth (he had died in 1862) was faced with the choice of closing the factory and collecting some $200 million insurance claims, or rebuilding. The choice was made to rebuild, with result being made of brick, and larger by far than the original. A rare series of images showing the gutted interior and exterior of the factory, taken just days or hours after the conflagration. Condition:MINT
lot of 4, each with imprint of N.A. and R.A. Moore, of Hartford. Completed in 1855, the massive three story brownstone structures of Samuel Colt's factory in Hartford, CT dominated a vast expanse of the CT river floodplain. On February 5, 1864, during the height of the Civil War, the armory mysteriously burst into flames and burned to the ground. While rumours laid the blame at the feet of Confederate sympathizers, no exact cause was ever discovered. By this point, Colt's widow Elizabeth (he had died in 1862) was faced with the choice of closing the factory and collecting some $200 million insurance claims, or rebuilding. The choice was made to rebuild, with result being made of brick, and larger by far than the original. A rare series of images showing the gutted interior and exterior of the factory, taken just days or hours after the conflagration. Condition:MINT
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