Tag Archives: New York

Alan Amron – Born

November 20, 1948

  • May 10, 1980 patented first battery-powered automatic water gun
  • Used by: Larami, LJN Entertech, Tyco, Mattel, Buddy L, Coleco, Playtime and Blue Box toys
  • Sept 8, 1986 article he said “Because of the war in Vietnam, no one was buying toy guns, Now, Rambo and Bambo and suddenly it’s okay.. I don’t like guns either. But I’ve never known anything that could make money this fast”
  • 1994 – invented, a voice-activated, multidirectional water-spouting headset

https://patents.google.com/patent/US4022350

“Because of the war in Vietnam, no one was buying toy guns, Now, Rambo and Bambo and suddenly it’s okay.. I don’t like guns either. But I’ve never known anything that could make money this fast”

 

Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes

Aug 15, 1920

  • Francis Bannerman VI (1851-1918)
  • 1900 Francis Bannerman purchased Pollepel Island
    – 6.5-acre island in the Hudson River
    – 50 miles north of New York City
  • 1920 Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes
  • 1967  the family sold Bannerman island to New York State
    – surplus warehouse was abandoned
  • 1969 Bannerman’s Island Castle warehouse burns down
  • Today the Bannerman Castle Trust preserves the castle & island

 

Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes

Aug 15, 1920

  • Francis Bannerman VI (1851-1918)
  • 1900 Francis Bannerman purchased Pollepel Island
    – 6.5-acre island in the Hudson River
    – 50 miles north of New York City
  • 1920 Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes
  • 1967  the family sold Bannerman island to New York State
    – surplus warehouse was abandoned
  • 1969 Bannerman’s Island Castle warehouse burns down
  • Today the Bannerman Castle Trust preserves the castle & island

 

Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes

Aug 15, 1920

  • Francis Bannerman VI (1851-1918)
  • 1900 Francis Bannerman purchased Pollepel Island
    – 6.5-acre island in the Hudson River
    – 50 miles north of New York City
  • 1920 Bannerman’s Island black-powder house explodes
  • 1967  the family sold Bannerman island to New York State
    – surplus warehouse was abandoned
  • 1969 Bannerman’s Island Castle warehouse burns down
  • Today the Bannerman Castle Trust preserves the castle & island

 

Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed 1911

Aug 31, 1911

  • Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed
  •  a gun control law in New York city
  • corrupt politicians created laws to use against their rivals
  •  required licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed
    – possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor
    – carrying them in public was a felony

Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed 1911

Aug 31, 1911

  • Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed
  •  a gun control law in New York city
  • corrupt politicians created laws to use against their rivals
  •  required licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed
    – possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor
    – carrying them in public was a felony

Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed 1911

Aug 31, 1911

  • Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed
  •  a gun control law in New York city
  • corrupt politicians created laws to use against their rivals
  •  required licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed
    – possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor
    – carrying them in public was a felony

Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed 1911

Aug 31, 1911

  • Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed
  •  a gun control law in New York city
  • corrupt politicians created laws to use against their rivals
  •  required licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed
    – possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor
    – carrying them in public was a felony

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI – Born

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI

  • Born March 24, 1851 in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1865 founded his own company, Francis Bannerman Co., at the age of 14
  • 1872 met and married his wife, Helen Boyce
    – they had three sons; Francis Vll , David Boyce , Walter
  • 1900 purchased Polopel Island
    – small island located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY
  • Died Nov 26, 1918 (@ 67)
  • 1918 two sons, Frank Jr. and David Boyce ran the business and changed its name to Francis Bannerman Sons

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74954871/francis-bannerman

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI – Born

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI

  • Born March 24, 1851 in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1865 founded his own company, Francis Bannerman Co., at the age of 14
  • 1872 met and married his wife, Helen Boyce
    – they had three sons; Francis Vll , David Boyce , Walter
  • 1900 purchased Polopel Island
    – small island located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY
  • Died Nov 26, 1918 (@ 67)
  • 1918 two sons, Frank Jr. and David Boyce ran the business and changed its name to Francis Bannerman Sons

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74954871/francis-bannerman

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI – Born

Francis “Frank” Bannerman, VI

  • Born March 24, 1851 in Dundee, Scotland
  • 1865 founded his own company, Francis Bannerman Co., at the age of 14
  • 1872 met and married his wife, Helen Boyce
    – they had three sons; Francis Vll , David Boyce , Walter
  • 1900 purchased Polopel Island
    – small island located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY
  • Died Nov 26, 1918 (@ 67)
  • 1918 two sons, Frank Jr. and David Boyce ran the business and changed its name to Francis Bannerman Sons

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74954871/francis-bannerman