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. Check out the full Tool Lore playlist here:    • Tool Lore   Locking Adjustable Wrench Video:    • Vintage Williams 'Locking' Adjustable Wrench   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @ballinator   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