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The Stanley thermos became known for its durability. It was the only all-steel thermos in production until the mid-1960s. [6] The United States army reportedly tested Stanley thermoses in World War I by dropping them out of airplanes and running them over with heavy equipment. [4] Stanley thermoses were carried by bomber pilots during World War II.
Fuller had evidence that women could succeed at sales since Stanley Beveridge—who had left his position as Fuller's sales vice president in 1929—had (by 1949) employed women as "dealers" to grow sales at his own company, Stanley Home Products, to $35 million, exceeding Fuller's sales for the first time. [6]
In early 1924, Thomas B. Stanley resigned from his position at Basset Furniture in order to start his own company, Stanley Furniture. He founded the company in his home county of Henry County, Virginia and brought on his nephew, Fred A. Stanley, and his brother, John W. Stanley, as some of the company's first employees.
Brownie Wise (née Humphrey; May 25, 1913 – September 24, 1992) was a pioneering American saleswoman largely responsible for the success of the home products company Tupperware, through her development of the "party plan" system of marketing. She initially worked as a salesperson for Stanley Home Products to supplement her income, before ...
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware, and a provider of security products. Headquartered in the Greater Hartford city of New Britain, Connecticut , [ 3 ] Stanley Black & Decker is the result of the merger of The Stanley Works and ...
Stanley is a well known brand of tools and has produced millions of hand planes, saws, rulers, try squares, chisels, screwdrivers, and many other types of tools for consumer and for industrial use. Their innovations include the Bailey plane, the Surform shaper , the PowerLock tape measure , the utility knife , and an unusual multitool known as ...
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Stanley, Inc., an American information technology company; Stanley Aviation, an American aerospace company; Stanley Black & Decker, formerly The Stanley Works, an American hardware manufacturer; Stanley bottle, a brand of food and beverage containers; Stanley Electric, a Japanese manufacturer of electric lights