Excerpt from The Annual Report of the Connecticut Historical Society: Containing the Reports and Papers Presented at the Annual Meetings Held on May 16, 1950; Together With a List of Officers Then Elected, and of the Accessions Made During the Year

Among the many products of the factory were chandeliers, fen ders, sleigh bodies, various kinds of furniture, go-carts, etc. They were of superior quality, and were shipped to many foreign coun tries. Samples of this furniture may be found in the Colt Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt's Willow Ware Manufacturing Company was finally incorporated on January 1, 1861 as a Joint Stock Corporation under the laws of the State of Connecticut for the purpose of manufacturing and selling Willow ware and all other articles of which willow wares constitute a part. The capital was all paid in, and was represented by shares. The stockholders were: R. W. H. Jarvis, E. K. Root, H. Lord, F. W. Kunkle, Caldwell Colt, each owning one share, and Samuel Colt the holder of 995 shares. The document was signed by R. W. H. Jarvis, President, and by Directors E. K. Root, H. Lord and Sam Colt. J. Hammond Trumbull in his Memorial History of Hartford County (1886) states that E. K. Root became connected with the company in 1849, and on the death of Colonel Colt, January 10, 1862, became President and held that office until his death on July 5, 1865, and was succeeded by R. W. H. Jarvis. The death of Colonel Colt did not interrupt the prosperity of this young indus try. In the midst of its success the final blow came on New Year's eve, 1873, when the factory was totally destroyed by fire. It was an unusually cold winter night, the roads across the meadows, bad at any time, were blocked by snow, and the hydrants were frozen. The loss was against which was only insurance, none of which was placed with Hartford companies. The cottages were saved, and for many years remained a picturesque landmark of the Willow Works.

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