Lisle Corporation
Lisle Corporation is an American manufacturer of auto mechanic's specialty tools.[1] It is an independent, private corporation that has been operated in Clarinda, Iowa by members of the Lisle family since its founding in 1903.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Founder | C.A. Lisle |
| Headquarters | Clarinda, Iowa |
| Products | Automotive tools |
| Website | www |
The company manufactures more than 400 different automotive tools and related items, including the Jeepers Creepers line of mechanic's creepers,[2] and its products are sold at US retailers, including Carquest Auto Parts and Sears.
History
Lisle was founded in 1903 by C.A. Lisle, originally manufacturing horse-powered well-drilling machines.
Lisle's product for the automotive market was an aftermarket master vibrator for the Ford Model T engine, replacing the engine's four trembler coils with a cheaper and more easily adjusted single unit.[3] It then introduced its first tool, an engine valve refacer, a type of lathe for reshaping a cylinder head's valve seats.
In the 1930s, the company added a line of magnetic oil pan drain plugs, which were used by the military in World War II. In 1943, the company was one of several to win the Army-Navy "E" Award.[4] After the war, the company began to focus on specialty automotive tools.[5]
Gallery
A flywheel or flex plate turner.
References
- "Still going strong". Professional Tool & Equipment News. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- "Creeper fit for back- and the job". The Toronto Star. May 11, 2002. p. G.16. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- Consoliver, Earl Lester; Mitchell, Grover Ira (1920), Automotive Ignition Systems; Engineering education series, McGraw-Hill, pp. 67–68
- "37 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS GET WAR JOB AWARDS; Army-Navy Pennants Are Presented for Production". The New York Times. June 29, 1943. p. 32. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- Lisle Corporation. "About Us". Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-01.