Peters High Velocity Socks
Description: A rugged vintage ammunition advertisement featuring an outdoorsman in a heavy coat and hat, smoking a pipe while carrying a shotgun over his shoulder in the rain. The bold red and gold typography reads “High Velocity” with “Smokeless Shotgun Shells” beneath, framed by the brand name “Peters.” Encircling the illustration is the slogan “Long Range • Premium American Sporting Ammunition • Hard Hitting,” emphasizing quality and performance. The distressed texture and earthy color palette evoke the heritage and reliability of American-made hunting gear since 1887.
Description: The Peters Cartridge Company was a company located along the Little Miami River in Kings Mills, Ohio, which specialized in gunpowder and ammunition production. Founded in 1887 by Gershom Moore Peters, the company supplied military ammunition to various countries during both world wars. Following its demise in 1944, the site was repurposed as a record factory and later as a liquor bottling plant, before being abandoned in 1968 and falling into disrepair. Its historic buildings, built in 1916, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. A brewery and apartment complex themed to the defunct company was constructed on site in 2020, in which many structures were restored and the company's history was placed on display.
