I found this ad brochure I've had for many years but had misplaced. Found it while going through some old paper work and books. It was sent to me by another engraver, Geo. B Spring Sr. of Ct. I learned alot from George while working a very short time with him back in 1972. George was mostly a freelance cutter and knew AAW and most all the other engravers around the area then. He just seemed to know everyone!
I thought I'd post some pics of the brochure here. My abilitys with the scanner are lacking so there's an extra overlapping page to get the M12 Win into view.
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This is the 'AA White Engravers Inc Co' that Larry Wilson & Herb Glass started with AAW as the premier engraver of course. Most of the work was done by outside cutters with AAW doing the top dollar gold work or the 'show guns'. He was not at all pleased with the business set up and exited the deal as soon as he could, I was told.
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The gun#2 pictured inside is a S&W done for J Edgar Hoover with a Hoovers signiture done in gold on the trigger guard. I note they blanked out the serial#.
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I see that Denise Thirion's name is mentioned as an engraver on one of the pieces. She was a contract Colt engraver, perhaps still is. I'm not sure if this was before or after she was hired to do work for Colts.
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No date on the brochure but the Guns Digest with the 2 Ruger Speed Six's(?) shown at the very bottom of the last page is a 1973 issue I believe.
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Alot of AAW's relief inlays were done in 18k gold. That was a favorite of his to work with. It is much more difficult to work with than the more often used 24k but does offer the better wear resistance & can be obtained in different 'colors'. But the primary effect is the final appearance of the gold. They tarnish, unlike 24k, and add natural highlights to the inlay.
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I found this ad brochure I've had for many years but had misplaced. Found it while going through some old paper work and books. It was sent to me by another engraver, Geo. B Spring Sr. of Ct. I learned alot from George while working a very short time with him back in 1972. George was mostly a freelance cutter and knew AAW and most all the other engravers around the area then. He just seemed to know everyone!
I thought I'd post some pics of the brochure here. My abilitys with the scanner are lacking so there's an extra overlapping page to get the M12 Win into view.
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This is the 'AA White Engravers Inc Co' that Larry Wilson & Herb Glass started with AAW as the premier engraver of course. Most of the work was done by outside cutters with AAW doing the top dollar gold work or the 'show guns'. He was not at all pleased with the business set up and exited the deal as soon as he could, I was told.
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The gun#2 pictured inside is a S&W done for J Edgar Hoover with a Hoovers signiture done in gold on the trigger guard. I note they blanked out the serial#.
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I see that Denise Thirion's name is mentioned as an engraver on one of the pieces. She was a contract Colt engraver, perhaps still is. I'm not sure if this was before or after she was hired to do work for Colts.
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No date on the brochure but the Guns Digest with the 2 Ruger Speed Six's(?) shown at the very bottom of the last page is a 1973 issue I believe.
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Alot of AAW's relief inlays were done in 18k gold. That was a favorite of his to work with. It is much more difficult to work with than the more often used 24k but does offer the better wear resistance & can be obtained in different 'colors'. But the primary effect is the final appearance of the gold. They tarnish, unlike 24k, and add natural highlights to the inlay.
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Do you think the Vice President and Managing Director, R.L. Wilson, is everbody's favorite R.L. Wilson. It probably made AA White's decision to bail as soon as possible a heck of a lot easier.
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Thats the same Larry Wilson we've all come to know recently. He was very involved in the Colt Custom Shop upgrade in the 70's and always seemed to have his hand in everything to do with the high end/engraved Colt guns. White was a freelance engraver and never worked directly for Colt. AAW originaly got into the agreement mearly to allow himself more bench time,,he simply needed a business manager. This arrangement by these guys took it way past that point as far as he was concerned. White was very concerned that his name was spread amongst so many engravers, many of whom didn't hold a level of quality he felt was acceptable. Haveing his name and hard earned reputation tacked onto every piece that went out the door many of which didn't meet his standards, troubled him. A bad business decision for sure. Not unusual,,many artists have done the same and lost. But now knowing the track record of the players involved, it's not hard to imagine just how much of an advantage they took of White.
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After you read through the brochure a few times, it seems like Larry tried to get his name in there as many times as AAW