Firsts | Springfield 375
May 4, 2021
Springfield in United States
1636 – William Pynchon
Meat Packer Exporting Salt Pork
1641 – William Pynchon
American Armory
1794 – Springfield Armory
American Made Musket
1795 – Springfield Armory
American Dictionary
1806 – Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Lathe
1820 – Thomas Blanchard
Modern Burning Steam Carriage
1826 –Thomas Blanchard
Major American History Book
1830 – George Bancroft
Kitchen Friction Match
1834 – Chapin & Phillips Company
Rubber Stamp
1844 – Charles Goodyear
Clamp-On Ice Skate
1849 – Everett Hosmer Barney (Barney & Berry, Inc.)
National Horse Show in United States
1853
Adjustable Monkey Wrench
1854 – Bemis & Call Company Employee
School Colors
1855 – Harvard vs. Yale Rowing Race
American Sleeping (Pullman) Car
1857 – Wason Company
American Popular Parlor Game
1860 – The Checkered Game of Life by the Milton Bradley Company
Pocket-Sized Travel Games
1861 – Game for Soldiers by the Milton Bradley Company
United States Registered Bank
1863 – National Bank of Springfield
Producer of Supplementary Education Material for Kindergarten Education
1869 – Milton Bradley Company
Post Card in United States
1873 – Morgan Envelope Factory
Dog Show in United States
1875 – Springfield Rod & Gun Club
Social Service Agency in United States
1877 – Union Relief Association
Planned Residential Neighborhood
1881 – John and William McKnight
Music Appreciation Course
1882 – Springfield Public Schools
Revolver Club
1886
Basketball Game
1892 – Dr. James Naismith
Marketable Gasoline Driven Automobile
1896 – Charles E and J. Frank Duryea
Public Wading Pond in United States
1899 – Forest Park
Successful Motorcycle
1901- Indian Motocycle
Window Envelope
1902 – U. S. Envelope Company
Motorized Fire Department
1907 – Springfield Fire Department
Camp Fire Girls
1910 – Charlotte Guilick
Factory Air Conditioning 1911 – Bosch Magneto Company Agricultural Course
1912 – Hampden County Improvement League
Physical Education Course
1912 – International Y. M. C. A. College (Springfield College)
Basketball
1912 – Victor Sporting Goods Company of Springfield
American Regiment Decorated with Croix de Guerre
1918 – Second Massachusetts Regiment
Community Chest
1918
Junior Achievement
1919 – Horace A. Moses
Rolls Royce American Automobile Plant
1920 – Frederick Royce
Commercial Radio Station in United States
1921 – WBZA
Test Market for Frozen Foods
1930 – Clarence Birdseye
American Built Planetarium
1937 – Springfield Science Museum
Fluorescent Lighting System
1939 – Springfield Armory
American Discount Store
1949 – King’s
UHF TV Station in United States
1953 – WWLP-22News
Other Notables
Good Year Tires – 1844
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company – 1851
Smith & Wesson – 1852
Good Housekeeping Magazine – 1885
Springfield Rifle – 1892
M-1 Rifle – 1919
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation – 1935
Breck Shampoo – 1936
