Parker Manufacturing - Company History & Lore

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Today we're digging into the history of Parker Wire Goods, who made many tools for Sears Craftsman, as well as others.

Moar History:
http://alloy-artifacts.org/parker-mfg.html
https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2015/11/vanished-tool-brands-parker-line.html

1901 Incorporation:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Iron_Age/dqI-AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=PA58&printsec=frontcover
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hardware/D5Y7AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=RA6-PA44&printsec=frontcover

Arthur Parker Bio:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_England_Families_Genealogical_and_Me/YeautGUXlaUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=PA624&printsec=frontcover
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historic_Homes_and_Institutions_and_Gene/86rbSq2FhdYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=PA268&printsec=frontcover
https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Worcester_and_Its_People/1XRKAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=PA252&printsec=frontcover

Mabel Willard world trip:
https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252023%2FBoston%2520MA%2520Christian%2520Science%2520Monitor%2FBoston%2520MA%2520Christian%2520Science%2520Monitor%25201911%2520Mar%2FBoston%2520MA%2520Christian%2520Science%2520Monitor%25201911%2520Mar%2520-%25200196.pdf

Mabel Willard cousins:
https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FLogin_18%2FGreenfield%2520MA%2520Recorder%2FGreenfield%2520MA%2520%2520Recorder%25201925%2FGreenfield%2520MA%2520%2520Recorder%25201925%2520-%25205946.pdf

1914 Factory Photo:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Worcester_City_of_Prosperity/koRDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=parker

1918 Embezzlement allegations:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reports/2zX0AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=PA449&printsec=frontcover

Arthur Parker Resigns 1922:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Domestic_Engineering/kjmVaB8Mz1wC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=RA1-PA485&printsec=frontcover

1922 Parker founds Parker Metal Goods:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Iron_Trade_Review/UtywiQMzjpQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=PA1365&printsec=frontcover

1940 Hacksaw ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hardware_Age/UI4TAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+wire+goods&pg=RA1-PA23&printsec=frontcover

1931 Priest v Parker lawsuit 75,000k:
https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25208%2FSchenectady%2520NY%2520Gazette%2FSchenectady%2520NY%2520Gazette%25201931%2520Grayscale%2FSchenectady%2520NY%2520Gazette%25201931%2520Grayscale%2520-%25202743.pdf

Edward Priest Obits 1931:
https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25208%2FSchenectady%2520NY%2520Gazette%2FSchenectady%2520NY%2520Gazette%25201931%2520Grayscale%2FSchenectady%2520NY%2520Gazette%25201931%2520Grayscale%2520-%25201714.pdf

Drill Bit Lawsuit:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Parker_Manufacturing_Co_V_Mackey/8ytMb5aAL5QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=parker+manufacturing&printsec=frontcover
Time Savers Bit Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2681673A
Parker Bit Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2689131A

1955 Best-Bore Ad:
https://books.google.com/books?id=wt0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA280&dq=parker+%22best+bore%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBq63WwvuLAxUn38kDHYDbMrYQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=parker%20%22best%20bore%22&f=false

Time Savers Bit Ad:
https://books.google.com/books?id=yNwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA316&dq=%22time+saver+tools%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwif5Y_Ar_2LAxUcmokEHXV8CIU4ChDoAXoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=%22time%20saver%20tools%22&f=false

Trojan Saw Ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Industry_Leader/TZT7Q5C3T2UC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=trojan+saw+blade&pg=RA1-PA84-IA11&printsec=frontcover

1958 Saw Ad:
https://books.google.com/books?id=iNsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA292&dq=trojan+saw+blade&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHjISPyPuLAxVwAHkGHRauCwg4FBDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=trojan%20saw%20blade&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=u-EDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA105&dq=trojan+saw+blade&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHjISPyPuLAxVwAHkGHRauCwg4FBDoAXoECAcQAw#v=onepage&q=trojan%20saw%20blade&f=false

1940 Worcester Map:
http://www.old-maps.com/ma/ma_census1940/Worcester/pages/image/imagepage31.html

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Three Cousins
01:42 Who's this Stenman guy?
03:13 The Revelation
04:24 New Management
05:00 The Sears Connection
06:05 Parker Manufacturing
06:42 Spade Bit Lawsuit
08:59 Release Lever Lawsuit
09:47 Stanley Buyout
10:49 Outro

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