Stanley Hand Toolsis a brand ofhand tools.It is a division ofStanley Black & Decker,following the merger ofThe Stanley WorkswithBlack & Deckerin March 2010.[1]
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| Product type | Hand tools |
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| Owner | Stanley Black & Decker |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1857 |
| Previous owners | The Stanley Works |
| Website | www.stanleytools.com |
History
editTheStanley Workswas founded byFrederick Trent Stanleyin 1843, originally a bolt and door hardware manufacturing company located inNew Britain, Connecticut.
The Stanley Rule and Level Company was founded in 1857 by Frederick Trent Stanley's cousin, Henry Stanley, also in New Britain. In 1920, this company merged with the Stanley Works, and continued operating as its hand tools division.[2]
Around 1937, Stanley acquired the British J. A. Chapman company, a British manufacturer of carpentry tools and other items (including bayonets during World War I) formerly located in Sheffield, from Norman Neill. This helped Stanley to enter the British market.
Products
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Stanley is a well known brand of tools and has produced millions ofhand planes,saws,rulers,try squares,chisels,screwdrivers,and many other types of tools for consumer and for industrial use. Their innovations include theBaileyplane, theSurformshaper,the PowerLocktape measure,theutility knife,and an unusual multitool known as theStanley #1 Odd Jobs.
Gallery
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High-visibility green screwdrivers -
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A "quick-change"utility knife -
A Stanleytape measureandtool box -
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Stanley tools for sale in China
References
edit- ^"Stanley and Black & Decker Complete Merger"(Press release).Stanley Black & Decker.2010-03-12. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-04-15.Retrieved2010-03-19.
- ^Stanley Hand Tools."About Us".Retrieved2022-08-07.