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Lot Essay
Incorporating British patent no. 4315 of 24 November 1818
Elisha Hayden Collier, and American engineer, patented his design for a revolving flintlock firearm, listed on his trade card as a 'Cylinder Gun', in 1818 in London and a year later in Paris. Although he marketed himself as a gun maker, his revolvers were initially made by John Evans, an engine, tool and lathe maker based in Wardour Street. Collier occupied various premises on or near the Strand from circa 1819-20 until 1825 when he moved his business to the Royal Exchange before ending the venture in 1827
Elisha Hayden Collier, and American engineer, patented his design for a revolving flintlock firearm, listed on his trade card as a 'Cylinder Gun', in 1818 in London and a year later in Paris. Although he marketed himself as a gun maker, his revolvers were initially made by John Evans, an engine, tool and lathe maker based in Wardour Street. Collier occupied various premises on or near the Strand from circa 1819-20 until 1825 when he moved his business to the Royal Exchange before ending the venture in 1827