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, including

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es,

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s, and automotive specialty tools. The company is the largest privately owned tool manufacturer in the United States. The company sells tools under the Great Neck, Sheffield, OEM, GreatLite, Mayes, and Buck Bros. brand names, as well as

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brands such as

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and Kobalt.

History

In 1919, Samuel Jacoff started a business in

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manufacturing

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blades. In 1929, he merged his business with Great Neck Manufacturing, another blade manufacturer. In 1941, the company moved to its current location of

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Gallery

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* {{Tool manufacturers American brands Tool manufacturing companies of the United States Manufacturing companies established in 1919 Companies based in Nassau County, New York 1919 establishments in Massachusetts