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The original company was started in 1924 in Leola, Pennsylvania by Raymond E. DeWalt, inventor of the radial arm saw.It grew quickly and was reorganized and reincorporated in 1947 as DeWalt Inc. American Machine & Foundry Co., Inc. bought the company in 1949, and sold it to Black & Decker in 1960.
DeWalt – power tools; B & D acquired in 1960; Guoqiang (GQ) Tools (China) – power tools; Porter-Cable – power tools; B & D acquired in 2004 [34] /2005 [35] Oldham Saw Company – circular saw blade and wood router bit products; B & D acquired in 2004 [34] Black+Decker – acquired (via merger) in 2010; Craftsman – acquired from Sears ...
hand tools, air tools, power tools, diagnostic tools, assorted automotive tools Gedore: Remscheid, Germany: Gedore: hand tools Gray Tools: Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Gray Tools, Dynamic: Industrial hand tools Griffon Corporation: Ames True Temper: outdoor hand tools [15] King Dick Tools: Birmingham United Kingdom: King Dick: Mechanics tools ...
1910 – "The Black & Decker Manufacturing Company" was founded by S. Duncan Black (1883–1951) and Alonzo G. Decker (1884–1956) as a small machine shop in Baltimore in September. Decker, who had only a seventh grade education, had met Black in 1906, when they were both 23-year-old workers at the Rowland Telegraph Company.
In 1960, the company was sold to Rockwell International. Rockwell made numerous changes, including phasing out the Porter-Cable name, relocating the company's base of operations to Jackson, Tennessee, and creating a lower end of power tools to compete with Black & Decker. These tools had numerous reliability problems and harmed the brand's image.
Craftsman is a line of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear.Originally a house brand established by Sears, the brand is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker.. As with all Sears products, Craftsman tools were not manufactured by Sears during the company's ownership, but made under contract by various other companies.
Modern Tool & Die, sometimes referred to as Michigan Tool & Die Company or MTD Products is an American manufacturer of outdoor power equipment for the mass market. Headquartered in Valley City, Ohio, the company began in 1932 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker. Prior to Stanley Black & Decker's acquisition in December ...
Techtronic Industries Company Limited (TTI Group or TTI) is a Hong Kong–based multinational company that designs, produces, and markets power tools, outdoor power equipment, hand tools, and floor care appliances. It pioneered cordless power tools powered by lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. [1] [3]