Call Maker - B. G. I.
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Name: B. G. I.
City: Bridgeport
State: Connecticut
Country: USA
Company Name: Bridgeport Gun Implement Co.
Born: 1878
Died: 1902
Description
Bridgeport Gun Implement Company (BGI) was founded in February of 1878 in Bridgeport Connecticut by Marcellus Hartley (1827 -1902). BGI Manufactured gun implements such as loading tools, cleaning tools, shell extractors and powder measures for old style guns and later other sporting articles to include duck calls and other breech-loaders accessories.
The earliest BGI Catalog I have been able to find to show duck calls listed is in 1892. I was also able to find an advertisement in the November 1892 edition of Forest & Stream.
From everything I have been able to find the company folded when Mr. Hartley passed away in 1902.
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