Oh! Southington! I didn't know their product line was so diversified. One of my most prized tools is a Southington bevel square, one of the cam lock models. The lock never gets in the way of anything. I can't figure out why it wasn't more popular.
I agree. That cam lock is a fantastic design. Some bean counters probably said it cost too much to produce.
My grandfather worked for Southington Hardware for a while. It was bought out by Pittsburg Screw Co. sometime in the 60's.
I think he took home a box of screws, nuts or washers every day because when he passed away I inherited about 100,000 pieces of hardware from his basement.
My dad worked for a large company, and one day he was walking by the stock room. They were about to trash sixteen 50 pound boxes of nails, in all sizes. Seems that those boxes had been sitting in storage for years, and upper management said that it was cheaper to trash them than to store them.
Dad brought each and every box home, all for free. No one in our family has had a want for nails since then.
