Henry Quackenbush
| Henry Quackenbush | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Henry Marcus Quackenbush April 27, 1847 Herkimer, New York |
| Died | September 8, 1933 (aged 86) |
| Occupation |
Industrialist / Inventor Founder of H.M. Quackenbush Co., Herkimer, NY |
| Spouse(s) |
Emily E Wood Quackenbush (b.1854 - d.1895) Flora Franks Quackenbush (b.1867 - d.1958) |
| Children |
Paul Henry Quackenbush (1879 - 1946) Amy Quackenbush (1886 - 1966) Franks Quackenbush (1899 - 1988) Henry Marcus Quackenbush, Jr. (1904 - 1910) |
Industrialist / Inventor
Emily E Wood Quackenbush (b.1854 - d.1895)
Paul Henry Quackenbush (1879 - 1946)
Amy Quackenbush (1886 - 1966)
Franks Quackenbush (1899 - 1988)
Henry Marcus Quackenbush (April 27, 1847 – September 8, 1933), commonly called "H.M.", was an American inventor and industrialist who founded the H.M. Quackenbush Company in Herkimer, New York. His company was widely known for its air rifles and for the invention of the metal, spring-jointed nutcracker.
Quackenbush was born in Herkimer, New York, in 1847. At age fourteen, he began an apprenticeship at gun manufacturer Remington Arms Co., where he acquired skills as a metalworker and gunmaker. At the age of 16, he invented the extension ladder, which he patented on Oct. 22, 1867, and then began manufacturing them himself, until he sold the patent for $500. Several years later, he left his job at Remington to start his own metal working and gun shop in his hometown of Herkimer.
In 1871, he founded the Quackenbush Company in Herkimer, New York, and obtained his first air gun patent (issued June 6, 1871) for his Eureka air pistol. The pistol is now a collectors item.
The company began producing air rifles in 1876. Their spring/air design, as well as the steam-powered manufacturing plant itself, were considered to be innovative at the time.
In the 1880s, they began mass production of so-called "gallery guns", and the Quackenbush name appeared in carnival and amusement arcade shooting galleries throughout the United States.
The company went on to play a key role in the standardization of shot sizes for shotguns and air-guns, and to produce many models of their very popular Quackenbush air rifles.
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