Things You Didn't Know
The Stanley Works began in a one-story wooden armory that was used during the War of 1812.
In the year that Frederick T. Stanley was born (1802), there were only 16 stars on the American flag and New Britain, Connecticut, was not yet considered a town.
The Stanley Rule and Level Company expanded its business to manufacture checkers, chessmen, wooden toy guns, and earrings during the Civil War.
Stanley® Hardware is used in some of the most prestigious buildings in the world, including the White House, the Empire State Building, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the tallest building in the world.
Stanley®Air Tools are used to build nearly every car and truck made in North America.
Stanley® Tools have been used in constructing virtually every home, school, church, and hospital in America.
Millions of people worldwide pass through Stanley® Automatic Doors every day.
