Fox Collectors

The original factory that was built for Philadelphia Arms Co. in 1903, acquired by the A.H. Fox Gun Co. in late 1906, shown here in the 1907 "Campfire" catalogue -- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/A%20H%20Fox%20Gun%20Co/1909Pocket04.jpg I believe this is a stylized photo....

So the city lowered the street after the plant was built, and AHF was able to "add" a floor underneath? Sort of. The street was lowered in 1913 by the City and the Reading Railroad in order to eliminate road crossings on the railroad line. So they dug out the street and regraded it, so th...

Here is some interesting information about the factory. I found this in "Fibre & Fabric: A Record of American Textile Industries in the Cotton and Woolen Trade, Volume 50" from 1909. http://i64.tinypic.com/2mn0gsg.jpg So it would seem the larger reinforced concrete building was built i...

ROMAC, do you know what year they tore the larger part down? These were from June of 2009 and when I went back in few years ago, probably around 2012 it had been all demolished but the original two story section. And I do hope the pictures are interesting to you guys. I was not great at photography ...

Hello, I am a firearms enthusiast and a photographer from Philadelphia. Years ago I took some photos of the old Fox Factory. I figured you may be interested in them.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskohRqMY