Lisle Corporation
Encyclopedia
The Lisle Corporation is an American
manufacturer of specialty automotive tools. It is an independent, privately owned corporation that has been operated in Clarinda
, Iowa
by members of the Lisle family since its founding in 1903.
The company manufactures more than 400 different automotive tools and related items, including the Jeepers Creepers line of mechanic's creepers, and its products are sold at a variety of retailers throughout the United States, including O'Reilly Auto Parts
and Sears.
-powered water well
drilling machines. The company soon expanded its offerings to include washing machines, cream separators, and reel lawn mowers.
In the 1920s, the company entered the automotive market when it began producing master ignition vibrators for the Ford Model T
. It then introduced its first tool, a valve refacer. In the 1930s, the company began manufacturing a line of magnetic drain plugs, which were used in various pieces of military equipment in World War II
. In 1943, the company was one of several to win the Army-Navy production award. After the war, the automotive aftermarket boomed and the company began to focus on specialty automotive tools.
United States
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manufacturer of specialty automotive tools. It is an independent, privately owned corporation that has been operated in Clarinda
Clarinda, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,572 in the city, with a population density of . There were 2,180 housing units, of which 1,928 were occupied....
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
by members of the Lisle family since its founding in 1903.
The company manufactures more than 400 different automotive tools and related items, including the Jeepers Creepers line of mechanic's creepers, and its products are sold at a variety of retailers throughout the United States, including O'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly Auto Parts , originally known as O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., is a publicly traded chain of auto parts stores that started with one store in Springfield, Missouri in 1957. It has since grown to include more than 3,469 stores in 38 states. The corporate headquarters of O'Reilly is located in...
and Sears.
History
Lisle was founded in 1903 by C.A. Lisle, originally manufacturing horseHorse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
-powered water well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
drilling machines. The company soon expanded its offerings to include washing machines, cream separators, and reel lawn mowers.
In the 1920s, the company entered the automotive market when it began producing master ignition vibrators for the Ford Model T
Ford Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to May 1927...
. It then introduced its first tool, a valve refacer. In the 1930s, the company began manufacturing a line of magnetic drain plugs, which were used in various pieces of military equipment in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In 1943, the company was one of several to win the Army-Navy production award. After the war, the automotive aftermarket boomed and the company began to focus on specialty automotive tools.