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Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Bob Hamilton on December 21, 2023, 12:57 pm

From what I can find, in 1908 Albert Daub was the Vice President of Consolidated Dairy Products and had his home at 716 W. Garfield Street in Seattle built with his wife Olive. The home is listed as a Seattle historical site. By 1920 Mr. Daub was the President of Western Transportation Co. (a maritime shipping company).

Sometime in early 1924 Mr. Daub placed an order with the Hunter Arms Company for a 12 gauge feather-weight Monogram with 30" barrels, auto ejectors (standard) and a selective HOT. It was started on May 12, 1924 and finished on August 23, 1924. On August 26, 1924 it left Fulton, NY for the long journey to the Seattle Hardware Company at First Ave. and South King St. Thankfully, Mr. Daub had ordered his gold inlaid signature on the trigger guard which has allowed me to piece some of this history together. Mr. Daub would have paid about $442.50 for his Monogram in 1924, about $7,500 in current dollars. At some point a beavertail forend was added, most likely for trap shooting, which appears to have come from the Hunter Arms factory.

A thing of Beauty and a Joy Forever!

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Daub's home at 716 W. Garfield St.

Re: Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Stephen Sipprell on December 21, 2023, 1:16 pm, in reply to "Albert Daub's Monogram"

Bob, that is a beautiful gun, a real knockout for sure, and a great beginning to the story. I hope you continue to research Mr. Daub and his Monogram, and provide us updates to the story along the way.
Best,
Stephen

Re: Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Bob Hamilton on December 23, 2023, 1:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Albert Daub's Monogram"

Thanks Stephen. This is all the information I could find, which I'm trilled to have and is only possible due to the legible signature on the trigger guard (Albert's name was not listed in the records). I have owned a lot of Smiths for which I never knew who the original owner was. I thought this case was somewhat interesting and not too common, so I wanted to share.

Actually, I was hoping to spur some conversations/interest of others who have been able to dig up some history or stories about their Smiths.

Bob

Re: Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Brian Sloan on December 29, 2023, 5:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Albert Daub's Monogram"

Great story, outstanding looking gun. I was blessed enough to purchase a gun already having a lot of the research done. My gun belonged to John Olin. The name caught my eye for several reasons. My dad's family is from Olin NC, My uncle owned Olin industries (a cabinet shop), and of course seeing the name Olin on boxes of ammo all my life. Mr John Olin was a very important part of American history. Thank you again for sharing your story and your LC Smith with us!

Re: Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Stephen Sipprell on December 29, 2023, 5:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Albert Daub's Monogram"

Great idea Bob. I have several Smiths where I am fortunate to have the names of the original owners (courtesy of Dr. Jim Stubbendieck and the LCSCA research letters).

Several of them I have been able to gather additional information along the way to start to piece together some of the gun's history. Several are guns of famous L.C. Smith shooters as well.

Maybe we can start a thread on "Gun's with History" or "Guns of Famous Shooters" or something along those lines?

What do you think Bob?

Best, Stephen

Re: Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Bob Hamilton on December 30, 2023, 4:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Albert Daub's Monogram"

Hey Stephen,

Your Smiths sound very interesting, I would love to see and hear about them sometime! I only have this Monogram with a little back story. I used to have some Ithaca SBT guns that were owned by prominent trap shooters, but over the last few years have pared the shotgun collection down to a few Smiths and some favorite Hunter Arms memorabilia (downsizing...). I wish I could trace some of the shooting vases, but I have never seen a name or date added to the typical "First Prize" inscription on the back.

Thanks,
Bob

Re: Albert Daub's Monogram

Posted by Bob Hamilton on December 30, 2023, 4:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Albert Daub's Monogram"

Thanks Brian.

I assume this is John Olin's Specialty Grade. Great piece of American history. I hope you get to shoot it every once in a while.

Thanks again,
Bob

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