Mechants' Shot Company, undated

Merchants' Shot Company ad with illustration of the Phoenix Shot Tower on left. President, Secretary, Directors listed on ad. Also includes a table with the sizes of shots manufactured by the company. The company opened in Baltimore City in 1828 and closed in 1892. "Drop shot" for pistols and rifles and "moulded shot" for larger weapons like cannons were manufactured here. This was the tallest building in the United States before the construction of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.