Overview 1932: origins as The Connecticut Leather Company Coleco Industries, Inc. began in 1932 as The Connecticut Leather Company. The business supplied leather and "shoe findings" (the supplies and paraphernalia of a shoe repair shop) to shoe repairers. In 1938, the company began selling rubber footwear. During World War II demand for the company's supplies increased and by the end of the war, the company was larger and had expanded into new and used shoe machinery, hat cleaning equipment and marble shoeshine stands.
overview 1932 origins as the connecticut leather company coleco industries inc began in 1932 as the connecticut leather company the business supplied leather and "shoe findings" (the supplies and paraphernalia of a shoe repair shop) to shoe repairers in 1938 the company began selling rubber footwear during world war ii demand for the company's supplies increased and by the end of the war the company was larger and had expanded into new and used shoe machinery hat cleaning equipment and marble shoeshine stands