Vlchek Tool Company was a hand tool manufacturer. Vlchek originally made and sharpened tools for stonecutters and masons, and later made tools for automobiles and for agriculture machinery.
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1894 |
| Defunct | 1958 |
| Fate | purchased |
| Successor | Pendleton Tool Industries Co. |
| Headquarters | 3001 East 87th Street, Cleveland, Ohio |
Key people | Frank J. Vlchek |
| Products | Hand tools |
Vlchek Tool Company was founded as a blacksmith shop in 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio by Frank J. Vlchek.[1] It was incorporated in 1909.[1]
In 1958 Pendleton Tool Industries Co. bought the Vlchek Tool Company.[2] In 1964 Pendleton itself merged with Ingersoll-Rand. In 1969 Ingersoll closed Vlchek's plant on East 87th Street in Cleveland.
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edit- ^ a b Avery, Elroy McKendree (1918). A History of Cleveland and its Environs, The Heart of New Connecticut, Volume III. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing. p. 210.
- ^ "Ersatz Vlchek". alloy-artifacts.org. Retrieved 22 September 2022.