tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post3490951089826779942..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.667-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Vanished Tool Makers: Ackermann, Steffan & Co. (Chicago, Illinois) and the Parker Manufacturing Company (Worcester, Massachusetts)Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-10070115370536083112021-05-13T13:02:54.967-04:002021-05-13T13:02:54.967-04:00Let me know if you'd care to have a couple of ...Let me know if you'd care to have a couple of "Like new" Trojan blister packs of Jig saw, Coping saw & Reciprocating blades from the late 70's. Back then as purchasing manager I'd receive samples from prospective new vendors looking for business. Jerry Madorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523114325986345053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-40238783234668009592021-05-13T08:35:09.440-04:002021-05-13T08:35:09.440-04:00Thanks, once again. This is the kind of info that ...Thanks, once again. This is the kind of info that doesn't appear in the little bits of company history I usually find.Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-71110765339612051152021-05-11T10:18:30.388-04:002021-05-11T10:18:30.388-04:00Duke, I just wanted to clarify the difference betw...Duke, I just wanted to clarify the difference between Parker Manufacturing & Parker Metal which were both in Worcester, Mass. Parker Manufacturing, owned by the Priest family sold Parker Wire goods in the 1950's to Peter Consiglio who then changed the name to Parker Metal. Parker Manufacturing had acquired Snell & Trojan after WWII and desperately required space. Manufacturing space was a constant issue as the rest of the entire block was occupied by the giant Wyman-Gordon company. Most of Worcester's population always confused Parker Mfg. with Parker Metal. <br /><br />By 1980 the house brand Trojan name had been retired & replaced by the Parker brand on all of the hand tools. Owing to the cancellation of a huge Sears Father's Day order most of which had already been produced, a decision was made to source KMart as a new customer. A consumer survey had shown that female shoppers had an aversion to purchasing Trojan hand tools for males in their lives, hence the brand name change.Jerry Madorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523114325986345053noreply@blogger.com