Bickford Explosives Company was founded in 1836 by William Bickford, inventor of the Bickford Miner\'s Safety Fuse. An original Sept 5, 1836 letter from the Richard Bacon William Bickford Co to George Washington Whistler (who, in 1842 was building Russia\'s first major Railroad ), at St Petersburg, Russia, shipping a barrel of Patent underwater & blasting Safety Fuzes from Boston to Russia, citing the huge success of the fuze for rock blasting and mining in the US & UK, lists shipping info, etc, sgd \"Bacon Bickford Co\". 2pp 8 x 11\" stampless cover, sgd Age stains, edge wear, Archival; repairs on back, Overall VG. Comes w hist info re Bickford Company which produces NASA items to US Military items today.
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