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Samuel Colt : arms, art, and invention

Title
Samuel Colt : arms, art, and invention / Herbert G. Houze ; edited by Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, with essays and entries by Carolyn C. Cooper and Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser.
Author
Houze, Herbert G.
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press ; Hartford, Conn. : Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, [2006], ©2006.
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  • Cooper, Carolyn C., 1934-
  • Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, 1950-
  • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Description
ix, 260 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 x 32 cm
Summary
"Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his "Colt" revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum." "Essays discuss Colt's personal collection of historic firearms as well as the memorial collection of Colt-manufactured firearms, the relationship between art and commerce as they pertain to the inventor's career, and his international celebrity. This volume presents the artistry of the firearms that Colt worked so diligently to perfect - as well as his promotional abilities that made a tremendous impact on American culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Alternative Title
Arms, art, and invention
Subject
  • Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862
  • Colt firearms > Exhibitions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index.
Contents
A Connecticut Yankee courts the world / Carolyn C. Cooper -- Samuel Colt : arms, art, and invention / Herbert G. Houze -- George Catlin and the Colt firearms series / Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser -- App. 1. Colt family tree -- App. 2. Patents, patent reissues, and caveats issued to Samuel Colt and Elisha K. Root.
ISBN
  • 0300111339 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0918333229 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005024430
  • 9780300111330
  • 9780918333223
OCLC
  • ocm61461527
  • SCSB-5256829
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