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Scovill Manufacturing Company
One of the great industrial names of Connecticut, this Waterbury company helped turn the Naugatuck Valley into America’s "Brass Valley." Starting with buttons in the early 1800s, it grew into a huge manufacturer whose products ranged from fasteners and metal goods to camera and lighting parts.
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"Crazy Daisy" Boutique, Vol. No. 5
by Scovill Manufacturing Company
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Scovill Manufacturing Company was founded in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1802 and became one of the city’s defining businesses. Early on it was known for button making, but over time it expanded into a remarkably wide range of brass and metal products, building a reputation for practical innovation and large-scale manufacturing.
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Scovill had grown into one of the major companies behind Waterbury’s rise as the nation’s best-known brass center. Historical collections describe a product line that eventually included everything from buttons, coins, and tokens to camera and lighting components, while regional histories note that Scovill became one of the city’s largest employers.
The company’s legacy is tied not to a single founder’s literary life, but to American industrial history. Archives and museum collections remember Scovill as a long-lived manufacturing powerhouse whose influence stretched across generations of workers, inventions, and everyday objects made of brass and other metals.