yes they did
It is a Stevens Model 1929.
1929, yr. made is also model
Eastern Arms was a brand name sold by Sears Roebuck. The Model 1929 suggests that it was made by J. Stevens Arms Co.
1929
1929
The gun was made in 1929
your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in 1929.
Your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in 1929.
If this is an Auto 5 model, it was made in 1929
Probably Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company, St. Joseph MO. Wyeth didn't manufacture their own guns. Most authors give credit to Crescent Fire Arms, but there must have been others after Crescent went out of business. And since Model 1929 was a Stevens gun and they bought the Crescent company, that would be my guess.
it shuold be worth 1,000s of dollars