Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products.
Stanley Black & Decker 175th Anniversary
History of the Stanley Tool Company
1943
Frederick Trenck Stanley founds The Stanley Works, a small factory making bolts and hinges.
1857
Frederick Stanley’s cousin, Henry Stanley, founds the Stanley Rule & Level Company to manufacture measuring and layout tools.
1865
James Sargent and Halbert Greenleaf become partners and establish a manufacturing facility to make high-security locks for safes, vaults, and SCIFs.
1885
Charles Irwin patented the auger bit and formed the IRWIN Auger bit company.
1896
Thomas Briggs founds The Boston Stitch Wire Company (BOSTITCH®) to manufacture industrial staplers.
1907
Proto Tools is founded, making chisels and punches from the axles of Model T automobiles.
1910
S. Duncan Black & Alonzo G. Decker found Black & Decker in a small shop dedicated to manufacturing the world’s first portable power tool.
1917
Black & Decker acquires patent for the pistol grip and trigger switch on its drill.
1918
Louis Moses founds the Société Franco-Américaine de Construction d’Outillage Mécanique (Franco-American Mechanics’ Tool Production Company). It would subsequently be known by its initials: FACOM.
1920
The Stanley Works & The Stanley Rule & Level Company merge to become a powerhouse in both hand tools and hardware.
1924
Raymond E. DeWalt invents the radial arm saw and founds his namesake company DEWALT INDUSTRIAL TOOLS.
1927
The Craftsman trademark was registered by Sears.
1931
1933
CRC-Evans founded as a leading oil and gas pipeline contractor.
1938
The Mechanics Tools and Forge Company is founded to manufacture the finest tools in the world, and would become Mac Tools®.
1957
Black & Decker enters the outdoor market with the first electric lawn edgers and hedge trimmers designed for consumers.
1958
Weidemar cabinets begin manufacturing in the United States under the name Vidmar®.
1961
Black & Decker introduces the world’s first cordless electric drill powered by nickel-cadmium cells.
1962
Black & Decker introduces the world’s first cordless outdoor product, a cordless hedge trimmer.
1963
STANLEY® introduces the iconic PowerLock Tape Measure.
1964
Sonitrol® is founded, with an integrated audio sensor designed by a police officer.
1966
The Stanley Works is officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SWK.
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