a non free copyrighted source http www.lislecorp.com about duplication detector report . ideas in this article should be expressed in an original manner . more details may be available on the talk page . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message lisle corporation type private industry manufacturing founded 1903 1903 founder c.a. lisle headquarters clarinda iowa products automotive tools website www.lislecorp.com lisle corporation is a united states manufacturer of auto mechanic s specialty tools . 1 it is an independent private 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 2 and its products are sold at a us retailers including o reilly auto parts and sears . history edit lisle was founded in 1903 by c.a. lisle originally manufacturing horse powered water well drilling machines . later lisle made washing machines cream separators and reel lawn mowers . lisle s first automotive product was an aftermarket master vibrator for the ford model t engine replacing the engine s four trembler coils with a cheaper and more easily adjusted single unit . 3 it then introduced its first tool an engine valve refacer a type of lathe for reshaping a cylinder head s valve seats . in the 1930s they added a line of magnetic oil pan 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 e award . 4 after the war the automotive aftermarket boomed and the company began to focus on specialty automotive tools . 5 references edit still going strong . professional tool & equipment news . 2005 10 01 . retrieved 2010 01 02 . creeper fit for back and the job . the toronto star . may 11 2002 . p. g. 16 . retrieved january 2 2010 . consoliver earl lester ; mitchell grover ira 1920 automotive ignition systems ; engineering education series mcgraw hill pp. 67 68 37 industrial plants get war job awards ; army navy pennants are presented for production . the new york times . june 29 1943 . p. 32 . retrieved january 2 2010 . lisle corporation . about us . archived from the original on april 5 2010 . retrieved 2010 01 01 . external links edit official website v t e hand tool manufacturers current dasco pro inc. apex tool group allen armstrong tools crescent diamond gearwrench k d tools lufkin nicholson plumb sata tools wiss xcelite bondhus buck bros. channellock cornwell tools digitool solutions disston saw works ega master eklind emerson ridgid empire level estwing felo few fiskars gerber gardner bender gedore gray tools dynamic tools hazet hans tools heyco ideal industries pratt read sk hand tools western forge klein tools knipex kukko leatherman lie nielsen toolworks lisle corporation lowell corporation matco tools martin tool & forge newell brands irwin lenox otc park tool pb swiss saltus sandvik senco snap on bahco cdi torque products williams stahlwille stanley black & decker blackhawk bostitch dewalt facom mac tools proto sidchrome stanley hand tools textron greenlee klauke paladin tools techtronic industries milwaukee thorsen manufacturing tom f teira toptul vaughan victorinox wenger wera tools wescott westward tools wiha tools witte tools wright tool historic coes wrench company easco hand tools forest city screwdriver and drill company goodell pratt hinsdale holtzapffel indestro mathieson mckaig hatch new britain machine company norris north brothers manufacturing company h. d. smith & co. utica tools bonney forge herbrand vlchek house brands ace hardware ace tools autozone duralast blain s farm and fleet duracraft canadian tire mastercraft the home depot husky lee valley veritas lowe s kobalt menards masterforce montgomery ward powrkraft sears craftsman retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lisle corporation & oldid 739131435 categories auto parts suppliersautomotive tool manufacturerstool manufacturing companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies established in 1903privately held companies based in iowacompanies based in iowaclarinda iowahidden categories articles needing cleanup from april 2016all pages needing cleanuparticles with close paraphrasing from april 2016all articles with close paraphrasing navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 september 2016 at 23 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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