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Dent
Dent Hardware Company was an American maker of refrigerator and cold-storage hardware that also produced cast-iron toys in Fullerton, Pennsylvania. The toy range included steam boats and horse-drawn carriages. Toy production ran from 1898 to 1937, alongside the company’s hardware business. Brass and iron foundries supported its specialty manufacturing. The company’s former headquarters is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the museum reports that a version of the business continued as Dent Design Hardware.
- Founded
- 1894
- Countries
- United States
- Locations
- Fullerton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Founders
- William Dent · John Dent
The story of Dent
Dent Hardware Company was established in 1894 by Henry H. Dent and business partners. Based in Fullerton, Pennsylvania, just north of Allentown, it made specialty products, chiefly hardware for refrigerators and cold-storage units, in brass and iron foundries.
The company expanded into cast-iron toys in 1898. Its toys included steam boats and horse-drawn carriages, and production continued through 1937. The former company headquarters is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Museum of Industrial History reported that a version of the business continued under the name Dent Design Hardware, owned by the Dodge family.
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