81st birthday. Legacy Stanley is one of the world's most recognized brands of tools today, and they have produced millions of hand planes, saws, rulers, try squares, chisels, screwdrivers, and many other tools for consumer and industrial use. Their innovations include the Bailey hand plane, the Surform shaper, the PowerLock tape measure, and the box-cutter knife (utility knife). In 2010 Stanley Works merged with Black and Decker to become Stanley Black & Decker. After bringing the railroad to New Britain in 1850, the first locomotive to come through town was named the Frederick T. Stanley. Frederick Stanley sent a pair of suspenders from one of his businesses to President Andrew Jackson. In return, he received a hand written letter of thanks signed by the President himself. A utility knife is often referred to as a Stanley knife. References External links History of the Stanley Works on the Stanley website History of the Stanley Works on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Toolbox of America 1802 births 1883 deaths Mayors of New Britain, Connecticut