Hynson Tools & Supply Co.
St. Louis, MO
1851-1920

Tool Types

Cooper Tools, Wood Planes

DATM Information

Augustus R. Hynson first worked for Hall & Hynson in 1851, which is assumed to provide the "EST. 1851" mark.

Identifying Marks

HYNSON/EST./TOOLS & SUPPLY Co/1851/ST. LOUIS (top and bottom line curved, third line widening from the center); I. HYNSON TOOL & SUPPLY CO. ST. LOUIS

General Information
 
Hynson marketed largely to coopers and was the first to produce a barrel heater.

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 References

Nelson, Robert E., Ed. (1999). Directory of American Toolmakers: A listing of identified makers of tools who worked in Canada and the United States before 1900. Early American Industries Association.

Hynson Tool & Supply Company. (1903). 52 annual catalogue: Hynson Tool & Supply Company. Facsimile of the original. Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Association.

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