Ilion

Examples

• Spain had 10,000 muskets to modernize by the same system, and the breech-block attachments were made at Ilion. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The first rifle--or one exactly like the first one, at least--that Remington made is still in Ilion, the property of Walter Green. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Eliott magazine pump rifle was perfected in Ilion, but afterwards made in New England. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This was also the beginning of Ilion, for at that period the place was nothing more than a country corner. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The model was made at Ilion, but another type of bolt gun, the Keene, seemed to offer still greater possibilities at the moment, and the plant was being prepared to manufacture this. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In 1828, therefore, the elder Remington bought a large farm in Ilion proper, and there, on the canal, the present plant was started. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• By the Berdan system, these were turned into breech-loaders at the Ilion plant, the breech being cut out of the barrel and a breech-block inserted, swinging upward and forward. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• So, later, in 1816, the two Remingtons went up the creek, building a shop three miles from home, at Ilion Gulph, which was part of the father’s farm. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Shipments were growing larger, and materials like grindstones, bought outside, had to be brought from the canal to Ilion Gulph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Ilion plant being taxed to its utmost capacity, the contract was transferred to the Savage Arms Company, of Middletown, Conn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• His pioneer spirit was so strong that Ilion became a place of pilgrimage for men with ideas. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Coal was scarce, and charcoal made the chief fuel, burnt in the hills round about Ilion. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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