Frank I. Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 I posted this on the Reising Board, but I thought it would be of interest here as well, Federal Labs was also a Distributor for Thompson Submachine Guns. Just about every Police Department in West PA had several Reisings, probably because Federal Labs, a large Police equipment distributor, was on 41st Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. They were also a distributor for Thompsons. The late Gordon Herigstad took these pictures of the former Federal Labs building. That's Gordon's white Cadillac (with Oregon plates number 1921 A) sitting in front. I added a few related documents; it appears that the first ad was (U.S.) pre-war, around 1940. The last document states Federal Labs sold 4,119 Thompsons. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliaferro Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Nice Frank Maybe this will help Tracie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjong-ni Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Anybody check the hollow walls for any "lunchbox specials"?... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 11 hours ago, Frank I. said: I posted this on the Reising Board, but I thought it would be of interest here as well, Federal Labs was also a Distributor for Thompson Submachine Guns. Just about every Police Department in West PA had several Reisings, probably because Federal Labs, a large Police equipment distributor, was on 41st Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. They were also a distributor for Thompsons. The late Gordon Herigstad took these pictures of the former Federal Labs building. That's Gordon's white Cadillac (with Oregon plates number 1921 A) sitting in front. I added a few related documents; it appears that the first ad was (U.S.) pre-war, around 1940. The last document states Federal Labs sold 4,119 Thompsons. 10 hours ago, Taliaferro said: Nice Frank Maybe this will help Tracie Frank & Tracie, Excellent information. This is what I love about this forum, the knowledge and sharing of information is exceptional. Quoting David Albert too "keep the Thompson history alive!". Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Here’s an example of Federal Labs blacking out their catalog to make changes. This was the note the move from Pittsburgh to Saltsburg. Black out the Pittsburgh address and add the new one. These are later than the move away from Exclusive Distributor of the Thompson, but one does include “fully reconditioned” Thompsons. The Ingram is the main submachine gun offered for sale in the three versions I have of these. older catalog on left, newer Saltsburg catalog on right with blacked out address. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank I. Posted March 28 Author Report Share Posted March 28 The Ingram? M6 or MAC 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Hey Frank. It’s the M6 that’s listed in these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojeep Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Thanks for posting the Vintage Advertisements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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