Hotchkiss timeline
 

HISTORICAL SIGNPOSTS and serial nos 1641       Samuel Hotchkiss arrived in New Haven 1826       Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss born 1829       Asahel A Hotchkiss tanner moved - Sharon               Andrew Hotchkiss elder brother 1858       Projectiles to Mexican liberals 1860       Japan contract 1867       Guns - Emperor Napoleon III 1872       patented a better m/c gun 1875       St Dennis Barrage               Magazine rifle 1885       Feb 14th -Benjaman died from stroke               Lawrence Vincent Benet (US) took over 1887       Societe Anonymous of Hotchkiss & CIE 1897       Automatic repeater light m/c gun 1898       Charles Parsons (UK) made president 1903       Manufacturing for Panhard & DeDetrich             M Terrasse  (F) - Mors designer Achille                 Fornier (F) - assistant in March- Henry       Fournier ordered 100 no 20 hp models and      24 no 35 hp models Oct - first showing at Paris salon 1904     C             0-135 in March - JJ Mann’s nephew, Maurice Ainsworth joined the company 1905     F                        200-342 J R                        600-609   617-620    635-634 M                        801-855 1906     D                         401-425 F                          342-351 J                           500-634 1907     M                          857-886   889-907-919

1908     T 16/20                1201-1301 U 30/40                1401-1600 V 35/55                1601-1700 1909     T 16/20                1301-1401 X 20/30                1701-1751 U 30/40                 ? V 35/55                 ? 1910     Z  12/16               2101-2201 T 16/20                1901-2003            X 20/30                 1752-1853 X6 20/30               2500-2527             V -40/50                ? 1911     Z 12/16                2202-2301 T 16/20                2004-2099                            3500-3508 AB 18/22              3510-3619 X 20/30                1854-1900 X6 20/30               2528-2579              V  40/50                  ? 1912     Z  12/16               2302-2451 AB 18/22              3620-3900 X6 20/30               (as 1911) AD 20/30              3060-3300 AC6 20/30            2580-2598            1913     Z  12/16                 2701-2900 AB 18/22              3901-4100 AD 20/30              3301-3400             AC6 25/35                ? 1914     AG 12/16              4201-4300                                         4601-4700 AF 18/22               4101-4200 AD 20/30              3401-3500                             4301-4400 AD6  20/30           2599-2700