Williams Building Supplies Ballina 2 Clark Street, Ballina. Williams Building Supplies Ballina are easily located in Clark Street Ballina and carry a full range of tools, hardware and plumbing for DIY and trade. Our store has ample parking and a drive through loading bay. Our staff are committed to ensuring that we do everything we can to exceed the expectations of our customers. J H Williams & Sons was established in Murwillumbah in 1935 & is one of the pioneering businesses in the Murwillumbah. Our stores now service the Gold Coast & Far North Coast of NSW with stores from Southport to Byron Bay to Casino.
| Product type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Owner | Snap-on |
| Country | USA |
| Introduced | 1882 |
| Website | www.snaponindustrialbrands.com |
Snap-on Industrial Brands, historically the J.H. Williams Tool Group, is a division of Americanhand tool manufacturer Snap-on that makes and distributes tools to industrial markets. In addition to the Williams brand from which it originated, the group includes Bahco and CDI Torque Products.[1]
History[edit]
In 1882, James Harvey Williams and Matthew Diamond founded Williams & Diamond in Flushing, Queens, a drop forging business.[2] The business was relocated to Brooklyn in 1884 and took the name J.H. Williams & Co in 1887. The company was one of the first to offer mass-produced drop-forged hand tools. [3] A second factory was opened in Buffalo, New York in 1914 (now the site of General Motors' Tonawanda Engine plant[4]).
The company was acquired by Snap-on in 1993,[5] and it was officially renamed Snap-on Industrial Brands in 2011.[6]
Gallery[edit]
A Williams flex-head ratchet.
A Williams adjustable wrench.
Two Williams 'hard handle' screwdrivers.
A Williams ratcheting screwdriver.
References[edit]
- ^Deutsch, Stuart (2012-03-05). 'Watch Out for 'Snap-on Industrial' Williams and Bahco Tools'. ToolGuyd. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^'Death of James H. Williams'. The Iron Age. New York, New York: Chilton Company. 74: 57. 1904-12-08. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^'Consolidation of Drop Forging Plants'. Pacific Marine Review. San Francisco, California: J.S. Hines. 17: 136. September 1920. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^The Buffalo History Works (2006). 'Farrel-Birmingham and the Rapid Reversal Engine'. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^'A Tool Industry Timeline'. Alloy Artifacts. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^'Snap-on Industrial Brands, Formerly J.H. Williams Tool Group, Debuts Expanded Offering at ISA Show in Chicago' (Press release). Kenosha, Wisconsin: Snap-on Industrial Brands. PR Newswire. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
External links[edit]
Jh Williams Tools
- J.H. Williams Tool Catalog No. 401—A tool catalog, believed to be from the late 1950s.