George Worthington was a hardware store in Cleveland, Ohio, from about 1890 to 1935. Single barrel shotguns were marked with his name by Crescent Arms Co and double barrel shotguns by J. Stevens Arms Co.
Crescent manufactured shotguns from 1888 to 1940. They sold a million utility shotguns that were "branded" by hardware stores and the like. Typical value is $85 to $150.
Simmons Hardware was a large chain. In the early 1900s, many companies sold what were known as "Hardware guns" or "store brand guns". One manufacturer, Crescent, made over 2 million shotguns under more than 400 different store names. If you owned Fred's hardware store, if you ordered 12 shotguns, Crescent would make them, and they would be stamped Fred's Hardware. Such was the case with Simmons (they bought a lot more than 12) Unfortunately, there are limited records, since shotguns were not regulated as they are today. 12 g shotguns were most common, 20 g less common.
Traditional methods used to make mead moonshine involve fermenting honey, water, and yeast to create mead, then distilling the mead to produce moonshine.
Trade name used by Blish, Mize, and Silliman Hardware of Atchinson, KS. @ turn of the century plus.
None that I can find in the Catalogue: Crescent did make what was known as Hardware rifles (Shotguns) for various hardware companies, and eventually became part of Savage arms co. You may be thinking of Crosman BB guns, they are still in business today.
Yes these were made by Mossberg, I owned a Coast to Coast Store for 25 years Bob
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Distilled mead is a type of liquor made by distilling fermented mead, a beverage made from honey, water, and sometimes fruits or spices. To make distilled mead, the fermented mead is heated in a still to separate the alcohol from the water and other components, resulting in a stronger, more concentrated spirit.
Bay State shotguns were made prior to World War 2.
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Yes! Its just sugar! No. You can ferment an alcoholic beverage, but without honey, you cannot call it mead.