The Stillson Pipe Wrench and Walworth - Company History & Lore

The Stillson pattern pipe wrench is an iconic American tool. But where did it come from? Who made it?

This video chronicles the story of Daniel Stillson, and the Walworth Manufacturing Company.

Moar History:
http://alloy-artifacts.org/walworth-mfg-company.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/06/magazine/forgotten-story-americas-most-famous-tool/
https://massplumbers.com/2020/02/07/americas-most-famous-tool-was-invented-here/
https://antique-engine.ns.ca/walworth.html
http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2071
https://www.heatinghelp.com/news-and-media/dead-men-tales/the-little-known-story-behind-a-popular-tool/
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Class/SC7bJAubs_kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA5-PA44
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_American_Artisan/kH49AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA7-PA18
https://archive.org/details/jstor-1822717/mode/2up

Stillson Patents:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US50748A
https://patents.google.com/patent/US95744A

Walworth Patents:
https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Walworth+Co&country=US&sort=old

JJ Walworth Bio:
https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0395

JJ Walworth Obituary:
https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspapers%252023%2FNewton%2520MA%2520Graphic%2FNewton%2520MA%2520Graphic%25201896%2FNewton%2520MA%2520Graphic%25201896%252005_0001.pdf

Old Walworth Catalogs:
https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Walworth+Manufacturing+Co.%22
https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Walworth+Co.%22

Current Walworth Website:
https://walworth.com/us/quienes-somos.php

1917 South Africa Ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/South_African_Mining_Engineering_Journal/x5VIAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA499

1920 Walworth Trademark Ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mill_supplies/nec_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA7-PA29

1920 Building Photos:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Iron_Age_Catalogue_of_American_Exports/JGpHi2STwgQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1133

1922 Factory Photos:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Iron_Trade_Review/utX5raJKDJkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA887

1922 Prize Article:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Editor/qWqfor0OlNYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA6-PR5
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Printers_Ink/kayHQ4vKQWEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA69
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Printers_Ink_Monthly/uJstMpNEK3wC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA1-PA69

1922 Dan Stillson Ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Oil_Trade_Journal/9PRYAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA8-PA43

1922 Out of Luck Ad:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Oil_Trade_Journal/9PRYAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA4-PA39

Stillson Pipe Wrench Lawsuit:
https://casetext.com/case/walworth-co-v-moore-drop-forging-co
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Scientific_American/q9vkV7flD68C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA477

1928 Strength Test:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Railway_Age/vyXdArGL5iAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA53

1985 Trademark assignment to Mexico:
https://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&sno=72081948

Charlestown Navy Yard Drawings:
https://archive.org/details/charlestownnavyy00lars/page/n47/mode/2up