The following is a list of companies who marketed padlocks bearing their own company name, trade name, trademark, or store brand. In most cases these companies contracted lock manufacturers to meet their specific needs. This is not a complete list — new entries will be added as they become available.
Bartlett Hardware Co.
Freeport, Illinois
Belknap Hardware & Mfg. Co.
Louisville, Kentucky
Founded by William Burke Belknap.
Blue Grass
Benedict, Warren & Davidson Co.
380 Front St., Memphis, Tennessee (1903)
Merged with Barnes and Miller Co. as Stratton-Warren Co. between 1916 & 1919.
Benedict, Warren & Davidson Co Memphis Tenn
Bering Cortes Hardware Co.
802 Prairie Ave., Houston, Texas
Keen Edge
Bindley Hardware Co.
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Founded by John England 1856. Established as Bindley Hardware Co. 1878.
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W. Bingham Co. (1841–1961)
Cleveland, Ohio
Founded by William Bingham and Henry Blossom.
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Blish Mize & Silliman Hardware Co.
Atchison, Kansas (1871)
Founded by David P. Blish, Edward A. Mize and Jack B. Silliman 1871. Incorporated 1888. Became Blish-Mize Co. 1985.
B. M. & SB. M. S. H. Co.Mohawk
Henry S. Blumenthal Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
Bode Hardware Co.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Founded by H. Bode Jr. and O. Bunser. Bought Lowry Hardware Co. prior to 1892.
Bode
E. J. Brooks & Co.
New York, NY
Buhl Sons Co. (1898–1938)
Detroit, Michigan
Founded by Christian Buhl. Incorporated 1902.
Buhl
S. W. Cornell Hardware Co.
Brooklyn, New York
Founded by Samuel W. Cornell 1853. 121–125 Court St. (1853); 475 Atlantic Ave. (1927).
James W. Curley Hardware Co.
17 North Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland (1869)
Cutler Hardware Co.
Waterloo, Iowa
Incorporated 1891 by Ferdinand E. Cutler.
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Delamater Hardware Co.
Detroit, Michigan
James Eagen & Son
Pennsylvania
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Elder Brothers
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Founded as Cheritree & Farwell 1859. Became Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co. 1887.
FOK Co.
Charles J. Field
633 Market St. & 624 Commerce St., Philadelphia, PA
Geller, Ward & Hasner Hardware Co.
St. Louis, Missouri
Bought by Shapleigh Hardware Co. 1937.
HerculesTen Star
Henry Gilbert & Son
Harrisburg, PA
Founded 1840.
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G. R. S. Co.
George Washington Hardware Co.
Gray & Dudley Co.
2300 Clifton Rd., Nashville, Tennessee
Robert Matthews Dudley (1858–1924).
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Hammacher Schlemmer & Co.
New York, New York
Harper & McIntire Hardware Co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
A. J. Harwi Hardware Co.
Atchison, Kansas (1875) · Wichita, Kansas (1929)
Founded by Alfred Jonathan Harwi and C. H. Dearborn. Incorporated 1889.
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
Chicago, Illinois
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Hunt Brothers & Co.
430 & 432 Lack Ave., Scranton, PA (1870)
I. S. & R. Supply Co.
Janney, Semple, Hill & Co. (1884–1960)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded by Thomas B. Janney and Frank B. Semple 1884. Horace M. Hill joined 1898.
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Kane & Keyser Hardware Co.
Belington, West Virginia
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Kay-Bee Hardware Co.
Littlerock, Arkansas
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Kelley-How-Thomson Co.
Montana
Hickory
King Hardware Co.
Atlanta, Georgia
King Bee
H. & J. W. King Hardware Co.
Chambers St., New York
Monarch
Kirby Hardware Co.
Kirby
S. H. Knox & Co.
Buffalo, New York
Founded by Seymour Horace Knox.
Lee Hardware Co.
Salina, Kansas
Founded by Henry David Lee.
Lee’s Lightning
Lewis Brothers Hardware Co.
Montreal, Canada
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James C. Lindsay Hardware Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Little Rock, Arkansas
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E. H. Linley & Co.
St. Louis, Missouri
Logan-Gregg Hardware Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founded as Logan & Kennedy 1831. Became Logan-Gregg Hardware Co. 1898.
LGH Co.
Lowenstein & Sons
Charleston, West Virginia
Founded by Moses Lowenstein.
Greenbrier
Macelnicker
St. Louis, Missouri
Marshall-Wells Hardware Co.
Duluth, Minnesota
Founded by Albert M. Marshall 1893. Bought Chapin-Wells Hardware Co. 1893.
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C. M. McClung Hardware Co.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Cherokee
Metropolitan Hardware Co.
Vesey & Church St., New York
Monroe Hardware Co.
117–123 St. John, Monroe, Louisiana
Founded by Sublett Brothers 1878.
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Montgomery Ward Co.
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Moore & Handley Hardware Co.
Birmingham, Alabama
Founded by James D. Moore, Benjamin F. Moore, and W. A. Handley 1882. Became Moore-Handley Inc. 1909. Continued through 2007.
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Morley Brothers Hardware Co.
Saginaw, Michigan
Earliest reference Dec. 25, 1851.
Nash Hardware Co.
Fort Worth, Texas
Established 1872.
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Norvell-Shapleigh Hardware Co.
O. & L. Hardware Co.
Orgill Brothers & Co.
Memphis, Tennessee
Established July 1847.
Orr & Lockett Hardware Co.
Chicago, Illinois
Established 1872.
Ott Brothers & Co.
1206 Main St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Established 1836.
Ott-Heiskell Hardware Co.
86 19th St., Wheeling, West Virginia
Incorporated 1903.
High-Skill
Pacific Hardware & Steel Co.
San Francisco, California (1905)
Stilleto
Paxton & Gallagher Co.
Omaha, Nebraska
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L. B. Potter Mine Supply Co.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Founded by Leland B. Potter.
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Preston & Brother Hardware
45 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Maryland
Preston & Brother
John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. (1850–1958)
43–49 West Water St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Founded by John Pritzlaff. Incorporated 1884.
Pritzlaff
Reilly Bros. & Raub Hardware Co.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Incorporated 1913.
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Richards & Conover Hardware Co.
Kansas City, Missouri
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Rogers & Baldwin Hardware Co.
Springfield, Missouri
Russell Hardware Co.
123–129 E Chickasaw Ave, McAlester, Oklahoma
Fred Russell, President. Active 1916. Bought Lee Hardware Co. stock at auction Feb. 1922. Not listed 1923.
Sears Roebuck & Co.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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Shapleigh Hardware Co.
4th St. & Washington Ave., St. Louis, Missouri
Founded by Augustus Frederick Shapleigh. Established 1843.
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Simmons Hardware Co. (1868–1940)
St. Louis, Missouri
Founded by Edward Campbell Simmons.
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Smalley & Nantuck Hardware Co.
Smith Bros. Hdw. Co.
Columbus, Ohio
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Smith Mfg. Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
Speer Hardware Co.
Ft. Smith, Arkansas
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Superior-Sterling Hardware Co.
Bluefield, West Virginia
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Supplee Biddle Hardware Co.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Swank Hardware Co.
Main & Bedford St., Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Established 1862. The Swank building was demolished in 2005.
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Tenk Hardware Co.
Quincy, Illinois
L. G. Tillotson & Co.
No. 8 Dey St., New York, NY (1865–1897)
Wilson Bohannan manufactured padlocks for Tillotson.
Townley Metal & Hardware Co.
Kansas City, Missouri
Founded by James P. Townley.
TownleyAmerican Boy
Underhill Clinch & Co.
New York, New York
U C & Co.
Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. (1876–1967)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Founded by Cortland Van Camp. Incorporated 1893.
J. M. Vance & Co.
211 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1883)
J. M. Vance & Co.
Vulcan Hardware Co.
Ernest T. White Hardware Co.
Williams Hardware Co.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
WILCO
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
New Haven, Connecticut
Winchester
Clark Witbeck Hardware Co.
Schenectady, New York
Founded by Clark Witbeck. 413 State St. (1899); 217 State St. (1905). Residents of Schenectady were called “Dorpians” — a Dutch word for Village.
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Witte Hardware Co. (1849)
St. Louis, Missouri
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F. T. Witte Hardware Co.
New York, NY & Sheffield, England
Founded by Francis T. Witte.
Wolff Lane & Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founded as Whitmore, Wolff & Co. 1836. Became Wolff-Lane Hardware Co. 1909. 105–107 Wood St., Pittsburgh.
Wolff Lane & Co.
George Worthington Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
Founded by George Worthington 1829. Incorporated 1887. Claimed bankruptcy and terminated February 1, 1991.
G. W. Co.
Wyeth Hardware Co.
St. Joseph, Missouri
This list is not complete. New entries will be added as they become available. If you have information about a hardware company not listed here, please contact us.