Eagle Square Achieves 150 Years Of Vermont Industry
Eagle Square Manufacturing Co of Shaftsbury marks 150 years of continuous production as the oldest industry in Vermont since 1817. In 1967 groups honor the firm with a recognition plaque and a tribute from the Wood Turners and Shapers Association. It began as steel carpenter squares, now a Stanley Works subsidiary with over 200 payroll, producing levels, folding rules and wooden tool parts.
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Vermont
Eagle Square Manufacturing Co
Shaftsbury
Green Mountain State
Eagle Square
Greater Bennington Association
Wood Turners and Shapers Association of America
Stanley Works
Thomas Hoyt
Barbara Ellis
Stockbridge
Edwin Colvin
Stanley Wood Planes
Jane Moffitt
Lauzon
The Eagle Square and the World of Squares
A condensed history of Silas Hawes creating the first square after 1812 and founding a steel square business on Eagle Square in Shaftsbury Vermont. It notes rival shops, Jeremiah Davis Essex and the Essex Board Measure, and Eagle Square’s enduring dominance in steel, blue, aluminum, and copper finished squares.
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Silas Hawes
South Shaftsbury
Hawes
Eagle Square
Bennington
Jeremiah Essex
Essex Board
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