Semple and Birge Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, Missouri acquires Seymour Manufacturing just three years after its founding. The Birge family would remain owners for the next 137 years — one of the longest continuous family ownerships in American manufacturing history.

Two strategic acquisitions expand the product portfolio and manufacturing capacity, strengthening Seymour®'s position as a leading tool maker.

With the war behind them, Seymour® expands its consumer product range, bringing quality hand tools into American homes.

Seymour Manufacturing celebrates its centennial as the oldest industry in Seymour, Indiana. Indianapolis retailer L.S. Ayres honors the company as one of nine Indiana businesses reaching 100 years. Employees received a four-layer birthday cake and 110 individual cakes. A ceremonial scythe was presented to honor the legacy of wooden tool handles.

Seymour® acquires Structron® and its line of fiberglass handled tools, significantly expanding the range of handle materials and professional-grade products.

Midwest Rake® acquires Kenyon®, expanding its product portfolio and customer reach in the professional tool market.

Midwest Rake® acquires Toolite®, adding a comprehensive line of shovels, scoops, and coatings tools to the growing portfolio.

Two industry leaders unite their operations, combining decades of expertise under one roof for the first time.

A dedicated safety-focused product line under the Structron® brand launches, addressing the growing demand for high-visibility tools in hazardous work environments.

Offers tremendous value at a lower price point, while providing all of the features you have come to rely upon from Midwest Rake® tools.

Premium quality and engineered to provide maximum performance to minimize outgassing and promote leveling characteristics of resinous coatings as well as resurfacing materials of all types.

Ideal for high volume deck coating, waterproofing, and urethane installations. Field tested to be lighter than the competition.

Designed to outperform competitive products in the marketplace. It offers best-in-class durability with a unique co-extruded blade and design, which will not tear and separate with use on concrete applications and markets.