Notes from the underground 2022

  Pictured here is the Otis A. Smith Pistol Manufacturing Company located in the Connecticut Valley, the center of mass production during the last half of the 19th century. If you look closely, you will notice that not all the employees are adults, and that there are several youths and younger boys.  Children were employed in every factory, including firearms manufacturers.  No wonder they grew up a lot tougher than the children of today. Times sure have changed.