Goodell-Pratt was a tool manufacturing company based in
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield was first settled in 1686. The population was 17,768 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Val ...
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The company was founded in 1888 as the Goodell Brothers Company by Albert and Henry E. Goodell, and was located in
Shelburne Falls
Shelburne Falls is a historic village in the towns of Shelburne, Massachusetts, Shelburne and Buckland, Massachusetts, Buckland in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The village is a census-designated ...
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[Kenneth Cope. “Sorting out the Goodell Companies.” ''Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association'', vol. 45, No. 4.]
Goodell-Pratt was created by William Pratt after he purchased the Goodell Brothers Company. In 1895, after he purchased half of the company, Pratt became treasurer and manager and after he purchased the rest of the company, he renamed it the Goodell-Pratt Company.
In 1925 Goodell-Pratt purchased the A.F. Way Company's electric drill operations and began to produce power tools. By 1929 Goodell-Pratt had three production facilities and was producing 1500 separate tools. With the advent of the economic slowdown that resulted from 1929 stock market crash, the Goodell-Pratt's excess capacity was a drag on its profits. Goodell-Pratt's stock went to fifty cents a share and it was purchased by the
Millers Falls Company
Millers Falls Co. is a tool manufacturing company originally based in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.
It was established in Greenfield, Massachusetts in 1868 as Gunn & Amidon by Levi J. Gunn and Charles H. Amidon. Gunn and Amidon, along with a ...
, in 1931 Goodell-Pratt was merged into the
Millers Falls Company
Millers Falls Co. is a tool manufacturing company originally based in Millers Falls, Massachusetts.
It was established in Greenfield, Massachusetts in 1868 as Gunn & Amidon by Levi J. Gunn and Charles H. Amidon. Gunn and Amidon, along with a ...
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List of defunct consumer brands
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