1. Samuel Colt and his invention
Samuel Colt’s portrait
Invention-The revolver
2. He was born in 1814 , Died in 1862 (almost 48 years overall ) he lived in Hartford ,
Connecticut state
Samuel at the beggining of his life was actualy a farmer who had moved his
family into the city after he became a buissnesman
Some of his Family members died early because of tuberculosis
At age of 11, Colt was indentured to a farmer in Glastonbury, where he did chores
and attended school. Here he was introduced to the Compendium of Knowledge,
a scientific encyclopedia that he preferred to read rather than his Bible studies
It’s articles on ”Robert Fulton” and gunpowder motivated Colt throughout his
life.
He came up with an idea for the pistol , when he had been sailing to India. He
carved out the first model on the ship.
Information about Samuel
3. He was one of the wealthiest men of America His Pistols were produced on a
huge scale.He made a lot of Profit for himself and as well as the Company he
was working with.
Young Samuel always had an interest in mechanics, and would often disassemble
items to see how they worked
His mother died when he was at age of 6.
His first Business ventures were : producing firearms and making underwater
mines.
Samuel droped out of school due to an accident he had caused
Information about Samuel
4. Comparison of the Pistols
-1 bullet
-Impractical
-Uncomfortable
-Rather big
+Monumental
+Good looking
+6 bullets
+Practical
+Comfortable
+Appropriate size
+Monumental
+Good looking
7. The price of the colt was about 200$, his price was
reduced to 25$
The Drum Capacity of the first Colt is 5 bullets
The first completed pistol actualy exploded when
fired upon.
It was invented in 1836 on 26th of February
The trigger only became visible upon cocking
the hammer
Cool facts about the Colt(Paterson)
8. The First Models of the Pistol
1.Colt Paterson 2.The Peacemaker 3.Colt Walker
Baby Dragoon Colt 1851 Navy
9. Colt's first two business ventures. producing firearms
in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines
ended in disappointment. But his business expanded
rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered
1,000 revolvers during the American war with
Mexico.This Helped him Raise some money for the
adjustments meant for his pistols.Because at first he
didn’t have much money at all.That is also caused by
The Goverment that didn’t want to accept his new
invention at first
The way to succes
10. His company made total amount of over 400 000 pistols
Colt employed an effective marketing program which comprised sales
promotion, publicity, product sampling, and public relations.
Colt set up libraries and educational programs within his armories for his
employees which were seminal training grounds for several generations
of toolmakers and other machinists, who had great influence in other
manufacturing efforts of the next half century.
Colt was the first American manufacturer to use art as a marketing tool
when he hired Catlin to prominently display Colt firearms in his
paintings.
His estate was worth about 15 Milion Dollars , at the time of his death.
Legacy
11. THE END
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