- #Sears Roebuck Shotgun Serial Numbers manuals#
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shot size, powder, etc., was printed and then glued around the box to keep the top and bottom together. Thus the 25 'round, two-piece box was created. O'Neil quartered a UMC 100 round box and took a quartered section to a bookbinder to be taped and glued. A loaded 100 round box was too fragile to handle and to ship.
Right- 25 ROUND BOX OF LOADED UMC SHELLS - Once the automatic shell loading machine was invented by Frank Chamberlain, circa 1885-86, the need for smaller packaging was apparent. The production of ten round boxes for civilian use was very limited by other manufacturers until the 1990's when they were used with Turkey Loads, Bismuth, etc. Center- WINCHESTER LEADER- ten round box - These were only manufactured from 1930 1933, presumably to aid sales during the depression. Left- WINCHESTER "SUPER SPEED" STAYNLESS- a five round box of slug loads, also available in various buckshot loads. 100 round: 10 gauge and smaller new primed with powder, new primed, or unprimed empties for hand loading. 50 round: 4 or 8 gauge new primed empties-boxes called "shoe boxes". 25 round: game and target loads, 4 and 8 gauge new primed empties. 20 round: game loads at competitive prices. 10 round: turkey, other specialty loads, or game loads during the Great Depression. 5 round: rifled slugs, large shot, or promotional samples. Shotshells have been packed in 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, and 100 round boxes. The second major distinction is size, or number of rounds in a box. 
Left-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY- Early 100 round box. Since WW II one piece boxes have been used almost exclusively. Prior to WW II only a few target shotshells were packed in one piece boxes. One piece boxes are printed, die cut, folded, and glued along one or two tabs. Usually a "wrap around" label secured the two parts. The first major distinction is between two piece and one piece boxes. Two piece boxes were made from two pieces of card board.
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#Sears Roebuck Shotgun Serial Numbers manuals#
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