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E. C. Stearns & Company

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E. C. Stearns & Company was a manufacturer of tools and hardware in Syracuse, New York and was organized in 1864 as George N. Stearns Company by George N. Stearns, a wagon maker.[3] During the early years, the company was principally involved in the production of hollow iron tools and specialties, hollow augers, and saw vises.[4]

TypeHardware Manufacturing
IndustryHardware
GenreHardware, Tools
Founded1864
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E. C. Stearns & Company
TypeHardware Manufacturing
IndustryHardware
GenreHardware, Tools
Founded1864
FounderGeorge Noble Sterns (1812-1882) and son Edward C. Stearns (1856-1929)
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
Key peopleSon, John Edward Stearns, was secretary of the company in 1929 and had been in active charge of the business since his father, Edward C. Stearns retired a few years earlier[1]
ProductsHardware, Tools
Number of employees
3,500
DivisionsStearns Automobile Co.,
Stearns Steam Carriage Co. (1901-1904)
E. C. Stearns Bicycle Agency (1893-1899)[2]
Stearns Typewriter Co. (1905-1915)
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