corporate gifts to promote his wares made him a pioneer in advertising, product placement, and mass marketing.

Early years (1814-1835)

Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Christopher Colt (1780-1850), a farmer who had moved his family to the city after he became a businessman, and Sarah (née Caldwell). His maternal grandfather, Major John Caldwell, had been an officer in

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