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| Product type | Hand tools |
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| Owner | Apex Tool Group |
| Country | USA |
| Introduced | c. 1888 |
Plumb is a brand of hand tools owned by Apex Tool Group. The brand is known for its hammers and hatchets. [1]
| | |
| Product type | Hand tools |
|---|---|
| Owner | Apex Tool Group |
| Country | USA |
| Introduced | c. 1888 |
Plumb is a brand of hand tools owned by Apex Tool Group. The brand is known for its hammers and hatchets. [1]
In 1869, Fayette R. Plumb entered a partnership with Jonathan Yerkes, an established hammer manufacturer operating in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter, a new facility was built in the Bridesburg neighborhood of that city, operating as Yerkes & Plumb. The firm was one of the first in the United States to use cast steel to manufacture tools. [2] Yerkes retired in April 1886, and Plumb bought out Yerkes' interest in the company the following year. By 1888, the company was operating solely under the Plumb name. [3]
In 1926, Plumb objected to an attempt by the similarly named Plomb Tool Company to register its name as a trademark. The companies negotiated an agreement, but in 1946, Plumb sued for trademark infringement because Plomb had violated the terms of this agreement. [1] The Plomb company began selling tools under the Proto name instead. [4]
In 1971, the Plumb Company was acquired by the Ames Company. In 1981, Plumb was sold to Cooper Industries; [3] in 2010, the Cooper Hand Tools division was spun off into Apex Tool Group. [5]
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