J.H. Williams Tools - Company History & Lore

Today we'll go over the history of the JH Williams tool company.
From J.H. Williams start at the E.W. Bliss Company, to Williams & Diamond, to Williams & Brock and then to J.H. Williams & Co.
Williams was one of the first companies to produce drop forged tools, including their Superrwrench line (and many other Super- prefixed lines)
J.H. Williams merged with Whitman & Barnes in 1920, and was then bought out by United Greenfield in the '50's.
TRW took over the company in 1968, and it was sold to it's current owner, Snap-on in 1993.

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Moar Williams History:
https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com...
http://maggieblanck.com/BrooklynRedHo...
http://alloy-artifacts.org/williams-s...

E.W. Bliss Co Catalogs:
https://archive.org/details/cu3192403...

Williams Catalogs:
https://archive.org/search?query=crea...

Vulcan Tool Truck Catalog:
https://archive.org/details/vulcantoo...

Diamond sues Brock & Williams:
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=...

Brock leaves company 1886:
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=...

Matthew Diamond obituary:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Bathhouse Articles:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Bathhouse, plant safety insurance, mutal aid society etc:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Buffalo Plant Construction:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Redfield quote:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Redfield Testifies before congress:
https://books.google.com/books?pg=PA6...

1917 Agrippa Ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1919 Blacksmith Journal article:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Whitman & Barnes Merger:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

W&B Marked Wrenches:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Williams-Husky Wrenches:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1942 War Department Order:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1959 Craftsman Rebranded Wrench:
https://archive.org/details/sears-cra...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Williams goes through partners
01:51 Factory Conditions
04:08 Williams Death & Changes
05:15 Whitman & Barnes
05:41 Superrench & Williams Innovations
08:13 Greenfield Era
08:43 TRW, Snap-on & Present Day
09:46 Some Tools
10:15 Outro