Had messed around with some typewriter designs and convinced the Smiths ![]() ![]() Although some say he just modified things enough to get around the Baker patents to avoid future payments.ĭuring his time at the shotgun factory Brown ![]() Brown was one of the most prolific inventors of his time, having received patents for automotive transmissions, the pneumatic tire, a telephone switchboard and other important items.īrown redesigned the Baker shotgun, making it a new gun altogether. Smith purchased the Baker shares and brought in his younger brother Wilbert. This new venture would become known as the Ithaca Gun ![]() Baker Company as a lathe operator.īaker and Leroy Smith left the company to start another venture in
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