Garland Manufacturing Company

Garland Manufacturing Company was founded in 1866 and was incorporated in 1873. The company is now owned and managed by the sixth generation of the Garland family. Garland Maunufacturing`s original products were primarily machine parts for textile mills, including loom pickers made of water buffalo rawhide. These pickers moved the loom`s shuttle rapidly from one end of the loom to the other -- water buffalo hide was used for its toughness and extreme durability. In 1900 the company started making rawhide mallets and rawhide hammers, specialty striking tools used primarily for metal working, tool & die making, leathercraft and jewelry making. These tools are still being made today.