Frederick Trent Stanley
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Frederick Trent Stanley (August 12, 1802 – August 2, 1883) was an American industrialist.
He founded Stanley's Bolt Manufactory of New Britain, Connecticut
in 1843 to manufacture door bolts and other hardware from wrought iron. In 1920 this company was merged with Stanley Rule and Level Company, founded by his cousin Henry Stanley in 1857, and the two firms became The Stanley Works
.
Stanley is one of the world's most recognized brands of tool
s today, and they have produced millions of hand planes
, saw
s, ruler
s, try square
s, chisel
s, screwdriver
s, and many other tools for consumer and industrial use. Their innovations include the Bailey hand plane, the Surform
shaper
, the PowerLock
tape measure
, and the box-cutter knife. The last is sometimes called a utility knife or in British English
, a Stanley knife.
Frederick Trent (Trenck) Stanley was served also the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut
in 1870.
He founded Stanley's Bolt Manufactory of New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....
in 1843 to manufacture door bolts and other hardware from wrought iron. In 1920 this company was merged with Stanley Rule and Level Company, founded by his cousin Henry Stanley in 1857, and the two firms became The Stanley Works
Stanley Works
Stanley Black & Decker , formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut...
.
Stanley is one of the world's most recognized brands of tool
Tool
A tool is a device that can be used to produce an item or achieve a task, but that is not consumed in the process. Informally the word is also used to describe a procedure or process with a specific purpose. Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations such...
s today, and they have produced millions of hand planes
Plane (tool)
A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
, saw
Saw
A saw is a tool that uses a hard blade or wire with an abrasive edge to cut through softer materials. The cutting edge of a saw is either a serrated blade or an abrasive...
s, ruler
Ruler
A ruler, sometimes called a rule or line gauge, is an instrument used in geometry, technical drawing, printing and engineering/building to measure distances and/or to rule straight lines...
s, try square
Try square
A try-square is a woodworking or a metal working tool used for marking and measuring a piece of wood. The square refers to the tool's primary use of measuring the accuracy of a right angle ; to try a surface is to check its straightness or correspondence to an adjoining surface...
s, chisel
Chisel
A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it.In use, the chisel is forced into the material...
s, screwdriver
Screwdriver
A screwdriver is a tool for driving screws and often rotating other machine elements with the mating drive system. The screwdriver is made up of a head or tip, which engages with a screw, a mechanism to apply torque by rotating the tip, and some way to position and support the screwdriver...
s, and many other tools for consumer and industrial use. Their innovations include the Bailey hand plane, the Surform
Surform
A surform tool features perforated sheet metal and resembles a food grater. A surform tool consists of a steel strip with holes punched out and the rim of each hole sharpened to form a cutting edge. The strip is mounted in a carriage or handle...
shaper
Shaper
A shaper is a type of machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is linear instead of helical...
, the PowerLock
Powerlock
Powerlock, also referred to as: power-loc and power-lok, is a single pole electrical connector used by the entertainment industry for high current applications, similar to but considered safer than camlock connectors...
tape measure
Tape measure
A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible form of ruler. It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fiber glass, or metal strip with linear-measurement markings. It is a common measuring tool. Its flexibility allows for a measure of great length to be easily carried in pocket or toolkit and...
, and the box-cutter knife. The last is sometimes called a utility knife or in British English
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
, a Stanley knife.
Frederick Trent (Trenck) Stanley was served also the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....
in 1870.