Bidspirit auction | WWI Yard Long Photograph Remington

WWI Yard Long Photograph Remington - UMC Factory Bridgeport Connecticut - World War One color yard long photograph of the Remington Arms factory, Remington - U.M.C. (United Metallic Cartridge) Company bordering Boston Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The 7.5” x 27” yardlong is in overall excellent rolled condition with only minor cracking. Published by E.S. Marsh, Remington City News Dealer. Early in WW1, The Czar of Russia placed an order with the company to make one million Russian rifles and 100 million rounds of ammunition. As a result, Marcellus Hartley Dodge, the owner of Remington - UMC, decided to build a factory along Boston Street. The factory was made of 13 separate buildings connected by a central, 5 story corridor. It was one half mile long and covered 80 acres of floor space. It was the largest factory that had ever been built in the United States all at one time. In addition to the Russian order, UMC-Remington filled orders for the British, French and other allies fighting in WWI. When the Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915, it was carrying millions of rounds of UMC - Remington ammunition. It was the secondary explosions from the ammunition on board that caused the ship to sink so quickly. In 1920, Dodge sold the factory to General Electric for 7 million dollars. It served as GE's world headquarters for decades. In-house shipping is available. Open pickup is Tuesday, Oct. 29 from Noon to 7 pm at our offices in Carroll, OH 43112 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We charge $5/lot if you want to pick up a different day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax will be collected on all bidders. If tax exempt, make sure your certification is submitted with the bid platform.