Trade Names
- 1831–1837: E. Allen (Grafton)
- 1837–1842: Allen & Thurber (Grafton)
- 1842–1847: Allen & Thurber (Norwich)
- 1847–1854: Allen & Thurber (Worcester)
- 1854–1856: Allen Thurber & Co (Worcester)
- 1856–1865: Allen & Wheelock (Worcester)
- 1865–1871: E. Allen & Company (Worcester)
Ethan had daughters but no sons. The "Company" refers to his 2 sons-in-law, Sullivan Forehand and H. C. Wadsworth. On Allen's death in 1871 they operated the company under their own names: Forehand & Wadsworth, until Forehand reorganized the company in 1890 as the Forehand Arms Company.
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