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E. C. Stearns & Company

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E. C. Stearns & Company
Company typeHardware Manufacturing
IndustryHardware
GenreHardware, Tools
Founded1864
FounderGeorge Noble Sterns (1812-1882) and son Edward C. Stearns (1856-1929)
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Key people
Son, John Edward Stearns, was secretary of the company in 1929 and had been in active charge of the business since his father, Edward C. Stearns retired a few years earlier[1]
ProductsHardware, Tools
Number of employees
3,500
DivisionsStearns Automobile Co.,
Stearns Steam Carriage Co. (1901-1904)
E. C. Stearns Bicycle Agency (1893-1899)[2]
Stearns Typewriter Co. (1905-1915)

E. C. Stearns & Company was a manufacturer of tools and hardware in Syracuse, New York and was organized in 1864 as George N. Stearns Company by George N. Stearns, a wagon maker.[3] During the early years, the company was principally involved in the production of hollow iron tools and specialties, hollow augers, and saw vises.[4]

Advertisements

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E. C. Stearns & Company - Window screen frame - The Manufacturer and Builder, March 1888
E. C. Stearns & Company - "Monarch" lawn mower, 1890
E. C. Stearns & Company - Freezer - 1897
E. C. Stearns & Company - Incinerate - 1919
Stearns lawn mower - Made in Syracuse, New York - 1934
Stearns lawn mower - Alexander Grant & Son - 1936

References

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  1. ^ "Edward C. Stearns, Civic Leader and Pioneer in Bicycle Industry, Dies". Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York. April 22, 1929.
  2. ^ "Bicycle Brands Home Page". The Wheelmen, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Automobile Manufacturers Starting With The Letter S. American Automobiles, Farber and Associates, LLC - 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  4. ^ "New York - Syracuse - Points of Interest". Atlantis International, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
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