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Records, 1870-1903.

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Minutes of general meetings, advisory committees, and board of trade (1872-1903) describe the Gunpowder Trade Association's policies and procedures. These governing bodies usually included representatives from E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Hazard Powder Company, Laflin & Rand, Oriental Powder Mills, Austin Powder Company, American Powder Company, and Miami Powder Company. According to the records as of 1872, these firms controlled more than 72% of the powder market.

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Laflin and Rand Powder Company.

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Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884

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Lammot du Pont was born at Nemours, Delaware, on April 13, 1831. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in engineering, he began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. By 1859 he was supervising construction of blasting powder mills at Wapwallopen Mills, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, the first Du Pont mills outside the state of Delaware. By 1865 he was in charge of all du Pont Company manufacturing units outside the state of Delaware. Lammot ...

Kneeland, Furman L., 1824-1884.

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Gunpowder Trade Association.

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The Gunpowder Trade Association was organized by the nation's major powder companies in April 1872. The aims of the association as stated in the agenda to its first meeting were: (1) regulate the powder market in order to avoid overproduction, (2) put an end to cut-throat competition and price wars, (3) establish sales quotas and (4) gain control over those companies that did not join the association. Lammot du Pont of E. I. du Pont de Nemours was the first president of ...

Austin Powder Company.

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Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889

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Henry du Pont was born in 1812 at Eleutherian Mills near Wilmington, Delaware. He attended the Mount Airy Military School in Germantown, Pennsylvania, from 1823-1829 and then went to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in 1833. As a Second Lieutenant, he joined the 4th Artillery at Fort Monroe in Virginia. On July 15, 1837, he married Louisa Gerhard and together they had 9 children, including Henry Algernon, Victorine Foster, and Evelina. In 1846, he was appoin...

American Forcite Powder Manufacturing Company.

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Oriental Powder Mills

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Hercules Powder Company

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Eastern Dynamite Company.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Hazard Powder Company.

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