manufacturing founded 1919 in cuyahoga falls ohio headquarters wadsworth ohio products professional hand tools website www.cornwelltools.com cornwell tools manufactures tools for the automotive and aviation industries . 1 the company is based in wadsworth ohio . cornwell produces most of their own hard line of tools such as ratchets sockets wrenches pry bars and chisels at their albion pennsylvania foundry and mogadore ohio machining plants . they also carry allied air electric and diagnostic tools with quality considered to be on par with craftsman and harbor freight . they also carry a lifetime warranty on all hand tools . 2 the company was founded in 1919 by eugene cornwell a blacksmith from cuyahoga falls ohio . cornwell is the only privately owned mobile tool distribution business in the u.s. 3 cornwell tools are sold by local tool distributors who own a territory by means of a franchise . 4 the franchise owner drives to the work locations of potential customers and typically offers financing to individuals buying their tools . cornwell trucks are white with large blue and black cornwell ironman logos on their sides . cornwell was sued for fraud in a class action lawsuit by 8 former cornwell dealers in bacharach v.cornwell quality tool co. 5 the better business bureau of akron ohio where cornwell quality tool co. is headquartered gives the company an a grade as of jan 2015 . 6 the us small business administration lists the franchise operators of cornwell tool matco and mac having sba loan failures in excess of 30 % as of dec 2014 . references edit detail cornwelltools.com ciulla vincent . tools part 1 . about.com . retrieved 2008 10 18 . cornwell tools . about cornwell tools . retrieved 2008 10 18 . franchising info http www.sconet.state.oh.us rod docs pdf 9 2011 2011 ohio 2498.pdf http www.bbb.org akron business reviews wholesalers and distributors cornwell quality tools company in wadsworth oh 32000081 external links edit cornwell tools 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 cornwell tools & oldid 738717572 categories tool manufacturing companies of the united statesautomotive tool manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in ohiomanufacturing companies established in 1919hidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 10 september 2016 at 17 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view