His factory, along with that of Simeon North, and the lively clock-making and brass hardware sectors, contributed to making early Connecticut a powerful manufacturing economy; so many arms manufacturers sprang up that the state became known as "The Arsenal of America".
A súa fábrica, xunto coa de Simeon North, e os activos sectores da fabricación de reloxos e de ferralla de bronce, contribuíron a facer de Connecticut unha potente economía manufactureira; chegou a haber tantos fabricantes de armas que o estado coñecíase como "O arseal de América".