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At any rate, he was a great fellow for guns and collected all kinds. They were kept behind glass in a large case, and in time the collection became quite impressive in size.” The rifle may have been exhibited at or presented in relation to the Tradesmen’s Industrial Institute’s first exposition that ran from October 7 to November 6, 1875.
He was known in the family as “Tom” and professionally as “T.A. Mellon.” His brothers were
also known by their initials per books written by the family, and this was fairly common for gentlemen in the period. The influential family patriarch, meanwhile, was primarily referred to as Thomas Mellon or “Hon. Thomas Mellon” reflecting his time as a judge. For example, in 1887, “T.A. Mellon” was listed as the general manager of the Ligonier Valley Railroad Company while his father was listed as “Hon. Thomas Mellon” as the president, “A.W. Mellon” was the secretary and treasurer, and those three as well as additional sons “J.R. Melon” (James Ross Mellon b. 1846) and “R.B. Mellon” (Richard Beatty Mellon b. 1858) accounted for five of the seven directors.
