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| Product type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Owner | Snap-on |
| Country | USA |
| Introduced | 1882 |
| Website | [https://www.williams-industrial.com/us_en/home/ www.williams-industrial.com/us_en/home] |
Snap-on Industrial Brands, historically J.H. Williams Tool Group, is a division of American hand tool manufacturer Snap-on that makes and distributes tools to industrial markets. In addition to the Williams brand from which it originated, the group includes Bahco and CDI Torque Products.
History
In 1882, James Harvey Williams and Matthew Diamond founded Williams & Diamond in Flushing, Queens, a drop forging business. The business was relocated to Brooklyn in 1884 and took the name J.H. Williams & Co in 1887. The company was one of the first to offer mass-produced drop-forged hand tools. A second factory was opened in Buffalo, New York in 1914, now the site of General Motors' Tonawanda Engine plant.
The company was acquired by Snap-on in 1993. In 2011 it was officially renamed Snap-on Industrial Brands.
Gallery
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A Williams flex-head ratchet.
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A Williams adjustable wrench.
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Two Williams "hard handle" screwdrivers.
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A Williams ratcheting screwdriver.
References
- Deutsch, Stuart (2012-03-05). "Watch Out for "Snap-on Industrial" Williams and Bahco Tools". ToolGuyd. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- "Death of James H. Williams". The Iron Age. 74. New York, New York: Chilton Company: 57. 1904-12-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- "Consolidation of Drop Forging Plants". Pacific Marine Review. 17. San Francisco, California: J.S. Hines: 136. September 1920. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- The Buffalo History Works (2006). "Farrel-Birmingham and the Rapid Reversal Engine". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- "Snap-on Industrial Brands, Formerly J.H. Williams Tool Group, Debuts Expanded Offering at ISA Show in Chicago" (Press release). Kenosha, Wisconsin: Snap-on Industrial Brands. PR Newswire. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
External links
- Official website
- Alloy Artifacts: "J.H. Williams, The SuperCompany"
- "Vanished Tool Makers: J.H. Williams & Company, Brooklyn & Buffalo, New York"
- "James H. Williams, Drop Forging"
- J.H. Williams Tool Catalog No. 401—A tool catalog, believed to be from the late 1950s.