British subsidiary of US company Stanley Works, of Rutland Road, Sheffield
1920 J. A. Chapman Ltd was incorporated
By 1927 Stanley Works (Great Britain) Ltd still had a Stanley Rule and Level Department (see advert)
1938 Name of J A Chapman was changed to Stanley Works (Great Britain) Ltd
1961 Stanley Works (Great Britain), subsidiary of a US company, purchased all of the shares in S. N. Bridges and Co from John Brown and others[1] forming Stanley-Bridges
By 1973 Stanley Tools Ltd was a subsidiary of Stanley Works of USA
1982 The name of Stanley Tools Ltd was changed to The Stanley Works Ltd
2010 The Stanley Works combined with Black & Decker to form Stanley Black & Decker
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Dec 01, 1961