Hammacher Schlemmer

Hammacher Schlemmer opened for business in New York City, thirteen years before the Civil War began, by offering mechanic's tools and builder's hardware. In the early 19th century high-quality hardware was not easy to come by and Hammacher Schlemmer quickly gained a reputation for offering some of the best mortise gauges, saw bummers, plumb bobs and other tools sold anywhere in the city.