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aterials and shipping were of the best.
The main reason for the remarkable >uc-
cesa achieved by Mr. Hart was in his
energy, foresight ami attention to detail.
Ilr made an extensive study of tin- meth-
ods of operation, and reduced the COSt in
many instances by substituting machine
power for handwork. lie- has invented
and perfected innumerable devices, among
them being the Hart corrugated hinge;
the first wrought barrel bolt, in which the
entire barrel was made of one piece of
metal. The manufacture of wrought
door butts was begun in [867, many deal-
ers preferring to purchase both the butts
and hinges From the same manufacturer.
.Mr. Hart invented a method to make
three butts instead of one at the same
operation. He introduced processes which
marked radical changes in the man-
ufacture of hardware. He was also the
pioneer in cold rolling iron hoops and
bands, thereby producing metal with a
bright surface and of uniform thickness.
The neat telescope paper boxes for pack-
ing hardware, which are noticed in the
leading stores to-day, are Mr. Hart's idea.
These he substituted in place of the paper
wrappings originally used. From a small
section of land and two old buildings, the
business of the Stanley 'Works has in-
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY
dent of the New Britain Institute, of
which he had been a director for 90me
time. Mr. Hart was a member of the National
Association of Manufacturers, and
of the Hardware Club of New York ; a
director of the Peck Brothers Company of
New Haven; a director of the New Bri-
tain National Bank, hi- term of s t rvice
covering half a century; and was a direr-
tor of the Savings Bank of New Britain.
Mr. Hart wa- a member of the board of
director- of the Xew Britain Hospital, and
he also served this institution as president;
he wa- a director of the Young
Men's Christian Association, which insti-
tution he served as president for seven
years, from 1900 to 1007. Mr. Hart was a
member of the South Congregational
Church of New Britain for sixty-two
years, and served as its clerk and treas-
urer for twenty-six years of that period.
Mr. Hart married, September 10. 1 N 5 5
Martha, daughter of Elnathan and Mary
(Dewey) Peck. They were the parents of
seven children: 1. Charles W., born Au-
gust 8, 1858, died July 25. 1875. 2.
George P., born August 22, i860; is chairman
of the board of directors of the Stan-
ley Works. 3. Howard Stanley, born
July 9, 1867; holds a similar office with
the Hart & Cooley Manufacturing Com-
creased and grown to its present extent pany. 4. Martha Elizabeth, born May g,
of twenty acres of floor space and exten- 1869, is the wife of E. Allen Moore, son
sive modern buildings. The first six of Nelson A. and Ann M. (Pickett) Moore,
years Mr. Hart kept all of the books of of Farmington, who receives extended
the company, now there is an office force
of over four hundred employees, and the
capital has increased over four hundred
times its original amount.
In 1885. Mr. Hart was elected presi-
dent of the corporation and continued
until February 16, 191 5, when he assumed
the chairmanship of the board of direc-
tors, which office was especially created
for him. On November 21, 1916, he suc-
ceeded the late David N. Camp as presi-
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mention elsewhere. 5. Edward Herbert,
born October 12, 1S70; manager of the
export department of the Stanley Works.
6. Maxwell Stansbury, born April 15,
1873; president of the Hart & Hutchinson
Company. 7. Walter H., born Au-
gust 4. 1S74: vice-president and general
superintendent of the Stanley Works :
married Louisa, daughter of Judge Valentine
B. and Anna (Smith) Chamberlain,
of Xew Britain.
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