group country usa previous owners cooper industries website www.apexhandtools.com brands xcelite xcelite is a brand of hand tools geared towards the electronics service industry . it is currently owned by apex tool group and markets screwdrivers nut drivers pliers and various specialized electronics tools . 1 contents 1 history 2 gallery 3 references 4 external links history edit xcelite was founded in 1921 as the park metalware company a small metalworking shop in orchard park new york . 2 in 1973 the brand was purchased by cooper industries . 3 4 in 2010 the brand was transferred to apex tool group a joint venture formed by cooper industries and danaher corporation . 5 gallery edit an xcelite nut driver . standard length and stubby interchangeable shaft screwdrivers . precision pliers . references edit cooper hand tools . xcelite catalogue pdf . retrieved 2012 10 09 . hardware age . david williams company . january 1960 . funding universe . cooper cameron corporation . retrieved 2010 04 07 . david neal keller 1983 . cooper industries 1833 1983 . ohio university press . isbn 978 0 8214 0751 6 . apex tool group . apex tool group about us . archived from the original on may 27 2012 . retrieved 2012 10 09 . external links edit xcelite web site 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 this article related to a manufacturing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title xcelite & oldid 739162716 categories tool manufacturing companies of the united statesapex tool group brandscompanies established in 1921manufacturing company stubshidden categories all stub articles 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 13 september 2016 at 04 02 . 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