Marlin Store Brands

big shrek · 09-09-2009, 01:59 AM

In times past, Many stores had Marlin make rifles under thier own chosen names...some pretty darn weird too...

here's a list of what I have so far in Alphabetical order...

Brand Name - Store Name

Big 5 - United Merchant Big 5 stores

Coast to Coast - Coast to Coast hardware stores

Cotter & Co. / Westpoint - True Value hardware stores

Firestone - Firestone Tire & Rubber stores (they Actually sold RIFLES!!
WOW!!)

Foremost - J.C. Penny stores

Huntsman - (Marlin 25C Goose Gun) Unknown store so far???

Katz - Unknown store??? possibly Ace Hardware??

Mages & Co - (Marlin 55 Goose Gun) Morrie Mages chain stores (Chicago, ILL)

Markey Brothers - (Marlin 101) Unknown Store???

Otasco - Otasco retail stores, after 1960, known as McCrory stores

Revelation - Western Auto stores

Sears, Ranger, J.C. Higgins - made for Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Speigel - Spiegel Catalog Stores

Western Field or Hawthorne - Montgomery Ward stores

If anyone knows what the stores in RED are, post away

ottawa rogue · 10-05-2009, 07:48 PM

Katz used to be a drugstore/general store type of outfit.
Mom worked at one in KC when she was a teenager.
they later were called Skaggs drugs, and then Osco drug

09-09-2009, 01:59 AM	#1
big shrek Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest, FL Posts: 3,128 Images: 56	Marlin Store Brands In times past, Many stores had Marlin make rifles under thier own chosen names...some pretty darn weird too... here's a list of what I have so far in Alphabetical order... Brand Name - Store Name Big 5 - United Merchant Big 5 stores Coast to Coast - Coast to Coast hardware stores Cotter & Co. / Westpoint - True Value hardware stores Firestone - Firestone Tire & Rubber stores (they Actually sold RIFLES!! WOW!!) Foremost - J.C. Penny stores Huntsman - (Marlin 25C Goose Gun) Unknown store so far??? Katz - Unknown store??? possibly Ace Hardware?? Mages & Co - (Marlin 55 Goose Gun) Morrie Mages chain stores (Chicago, ILL) Markey Brothers - (Marlin 101) Unknown Store??? Otasco - Otasco retail stores, after 1960, known as McCrory stores Revelation - Western Auto stores Sears, Ranger, J.C. Higgins - made for Sears, Roebuck & Co. Speigel - Spiegel Catalog Stores Western Field or Hawthorne - Montgomery Ward stores If anyone knows what the stores in RED are, post away __________________ In every Unit...there is a Scrounger... Last edited by big shrek; 09-10-2009 at 05:04 PM.

10-05-2009, 07:48 PM	#2
ottawa rogue Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ottawa Kansas Posts: 361	Katz used to be a drugstore/general store type of outfit. Mom worked at one in KC when she was a teenager. they later were called Skaggs drugs, and then Osco drug __________________ "Ad Astra Per Aspera"