House of Browning

1837-1908

Andrew Burgess was born in New York and neighbor to famed Civil-War photographer Matthew Brady. Burgess would apprentice to Brady as a photographer following the American Civil-War and had a successful career himself.

While still an active photographer Burgess began designing firearms. Upon returning from documenting the Franco-Prussian War, he received his first firearm patent in 1871. Burgess would continue with firearms design, selling patent rights to firms such as Colt, Whitney, and Marlin.

In 1892 the Burgess Gun Company was established and successfully produced repeating shotguns and rifles until bought out by Winchester in 1899. Winchester, as typical, closed the company and shelved it’s patents in favor of their own designs.

Andrew Burgess continued to design and patent firearm improvements until shortly before his death in 1908.

It is interesting to note that patents granted to Andrew Burgess varied in regard to his address. He is know to have lived in Owego, NY and many patents ascribe that as his address. However, patents are also issued under addresses in Hartford, CT and New York, NY.

After 1873 he primarily acted as his own attorney when filing patents. Andrew Burgess received 85 U.S. patents, several of which were later reissued, though he is often wrongly credited with many more.

U.S. Patents:

Submitted	U.S. Patent Number	Granted (reissued)
	119115	19/10/1871
	119218	26/09/1871
	127737	11/06/1872
	128208	25/06/1872 (1878)
	129523	25/06/1872
	134589	07/01/1873
20/06/1873	168829	19/10/1875
15/10/1875	168966	19/10/1875
31/08/1877	210091	19/11/1878
12/06/1878	210181	26/11/1878
19/09/1878	210182	26/11/1878
21/11/1878	210294	26/11/1878
19/11/1878	210295	26/11/1878
13/09/1877	213865	01/04/1879
06/03/1879	213866	01/04/1879
14/06/1878	213867	01/04/1879
21/12/1878	213868	01/04/1879
05/03/1879	213869	01/04/1879
07/05/1879	216080	03/06/1879
31/01/1879	217987	29/07/1879
24/11/1877	222008	25/11/1879
30/12/1879	224994	02/03/1880
28/10/1880	235204	07/12/1880
25/07/1881	250880	13/12/1881
12/11/1881	250825	13/12/1881
26/11/1881	251694	03/01/1882
12/07/1883	289972	11/12/1883
27/07/1883	290393	18/12/1883
18/09/1883	290394	18/12/1883
22/01/1880	290529	18/12/1883 (1885)
25/08/1882	290848	25/12/1883
17/11/1883	290968	25/12/1883
08/01/1884	303262	12/08/1884
26/04/1882	337239	02/03/1886
10/11/1883	340479	20/04/1886
17/11/1883	357458	08/02/1887
03/12/1883	357459	08/02/1887
19/05/1884	357460	08/02/1887
22/05/1884	357461	08/02/1887
09/09/1885	357462	08/02/1887
01/09/1884	357517	08/02/1887
15/10/1884	357518	08/02/1887
11/06/1885	357519	08/02/1887
16/05/1884	366558	12/07/1887
15/06/1884	366559	12/07/1887
15/06/1885	366560	12/07/1887
13/07/1883	366561	12/07/1887
18/07/1885	366562	12/07/1887
04/08/1885	366563	12/07/1887
27/08/1885	366564	12/07/1887
27/11/1885	366565	12/07/1887
14/08/1884	373438	22/11/1887
12/01/1887	458333	25/08/1891
06/09/1887	463225	17/11/1891
07/01/1887	476246	07/06/1892
21/10/1886	478220	05/07/1892
06/09/1887	478221	05/07/1892
13/05/1889	478222	05/07/1892
25/11/1893	517024	27/03/1894
19/05/1892	520559	29/05/1894
26/01/1893	521202	12/06/1894
08/05/1894	524800	21/08/1894
24/04/1890	520752	29/05/1894
24/04/1890	520753	29/05/1894
03/03/1892	557358	31/03/1896
16/01/1893	557359	31/03/1896
06/02/1893	557360	31/03/1896
25/02/1892	589117	31/08/1897
20/05/1892	589118	31/08/1897
25/11/1892	589119	31/08/1897
24/12/1892	589120	31/08/1897
20/02/1896	591525	12/10/1897
25/02/1896	636196	31/10/1899
10/12/1897	663954	18/12/1900
11/12/1897	663955	18/12/1900
05/09/1899	663956	18/12/1900
03/11/1900	666084	15/01/1901
13/10/1900	687448	26/11/1901
23/10/1900	693105	11/02/1902
23/05/1901	693106	11/02/1902
06/11/1901	715971	16/12/1902
03/11/1902	726399	28/04/1903
17/10/1903	821921	29/05/1906
04/11/1904	821922	29/05/1906
03/11/1904	822851	05/06/1906