The Simmons Hardware Company, Inc. was founded in 1851 by William K. Wilson in St. Louis, Missouri. Its industry was tools and its headquarters remained in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1922, it merged with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, resulting in the formation off a holding firm, the Winchester-Simmons Company. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1939 and was sold to the Shapleigh Hardware Company a year later.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Wilson & Brothers (1851-1859)
- Wilson, Levering & Waters (1859-1863)
- Levering, Waters & Company (1863-1865)
- Waters-Simmons Company (1865-1872)
- E. C. Simmons & Company (1872-1874)
- Simmons Hardware Company (1874-1940)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Keen Kutter" Products
- Garden Tools
- No. K05 Garden Trowel
- Razors
- No. K10
- No. KJ10
- Razor Blades
- Garden Tools
TRADE CATALOGS[]
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
Hardware Dealers' Magazine (July 1909)
The Saturday Evening Post (Dec. 17, 1910)
The Saturday Evening Post (January 28, 1911)
American Carpenter & Builder (July 1911)
The Hardware Reporter (July 12, 1912)
The Garden Magazine (February 1914)
Hardware World (July 1917)
Hardware Age (Sept. 25, 1930)