Armstrong Tools - Company History & Lore

Описание: In this video we'll go over the history of the Armstrong Brothers Tool Company.
From their start in a bicycle shop in 1890, to their award winning lathe tool
holder, drop forged wrenches and other industrial tools, Armstrong remained
independent until the company was sold to Danaher in 1994. After the Apex and
Bain Capital mergers, Armstrong was killed off sometime after 2017.

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Moar History:
https://wikimili.com/en/Armstrong_Tools
http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/...
http://alloy-artifacts.org/armstrong-...

Armstrong Family PDF:
https://armstrong-tools.com/

Old Armstrong Bros Catalogs:
https://archive.org/search?query=crea...

2012 Armstrong Catalog:
http://www.billavista.com/tech/pdf_in...

Armstrong-Bray Catalogs:
https://archive.org/search?query=crea...

Tool Holder Patent:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4...

1903 Cut-off Machine Article:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1905 Factory Announcement:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1916 Panama-Pacific Exposition Award:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

John Armstrong Obituary 1923:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1926 Industrial Marketing Article (refusing WWI war contracts)
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1927 Vanadium Line Announcement:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1928 Armstrong-Bray Announcement:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1928 Blackhawk Joint Venture Announcement:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Paul Amstrong Obituary 1928:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

2014 Springdale Plant Closure:
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2014/a...
https://talkbusiness.net/2014/08/apex...

2014 Garland Plant Closure:
https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/ne...

2017 Sumpter Factory Layoffs:
https://www.thestate.com/news/busines...
https://wach.com/news/local/apex-tool...

Old Chicago Maps:
https://chicagoinmaps.com/historicmap...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Early Days
01:30 Innovations
02:23 Joint Ventures
03:24 Trademarks
03:48 Mid Century Rise & Expansion
04:58 Danaher Buyout
05:44 Bain Capital & Downfall
06:48 Outro