Lisle Corporation
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Founder | C.A. Lisle |
| Headquarters | Clarinda, Iowa |
| Products | Automotive tools |
| Website | www |
Lisle Corporation is an American manufacturer of auto mechanic's specialty tools.[1] It is an independent, private corporation that has been operated in Clarinda, Iowa by members of the Lisle family since its founding in 1903.
The company manufactures more than 400 different automotive tools and related items, including the Jeepers Creepers line of mechanic's creepers,[2] and its products are sold at US retailers, including Carquest Auto Parts and Sears.
History
[edit]Lisle was founded in 1903 by C.A. Lisle, originally manufacturing horse-powered well-drilling machines.
Lisle's product for the automotive market was an aftermarket master vibrator for the Ford Model T engine, replacing the engine's four trembler coils with a cheaper and more easily adjusted single unit.[3] It then introduced its first tool, an engine valve refacer, a type of lathe for reshaping a cylinder head's valve seats.
In the 1930s, the company added a line of magnetic oil pan drain plugs, which were used by the military in World War II. In 1943, the company was one of several to win the Army-Navy "E" Award.[4] After the war, the company began to focus on specialty automotive tools.[5]
Gallery
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A flywheel or flex plate turner.
References
[edit]- ^ "Still going strong". Professional Tool & Equipment News. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Creeper fit for back- and the job". The Toronto Star. May 11, 2002. p. G.16. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ Consoliver, Earl Lester; Mitchell, Grover Ira (1920), Automotive Ignition Systems; Engineering education series, McGraw-Hill, pp. 67–68
- ^ "37 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS GET WAR JOB AWARDS; Army-Navy Pennants Are Presented for Production". The New York Times. June 29, 1943. p. 32. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ Lisle Corporation. "About Us". Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
External links
[edit]- American brands
- Auto parts suppliers of the United States
- Automotive tool manufacturers
- Tool manufacturing companies of the United States
- American companies established in 1903
- Manufacturing companies established in 1903
- Manufacturing companies based in Iowa
- Privately held companies based in Iowa
- Clarinda, Iowa
- 1903 establishments in Iowa