He partnered with Lewis Smith and began building his guns in Marathon, New York. Throughout the 1860s and 1870s, Baker received several patents for his shotgun designs. At the age of 24, Baker decided to go into the gunsmithing business himself. Each town had someone producing firearms or their parts. At the time of his birth, all of New England's population wasn't as significant as the population of New York City is today. William Baker was born on Christmas day of 1835 in upstate New York.
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