References
Lamond, Thomas C. Sargent spokeshaves: A brief company history and an overview of their spokeshaves.

• "Sargent & Company was formed in 1858 when three companies, located in different states and involving three different Sargent brothers (Joseph B., George & Edward) were combined.  The companies were J. B. Sargent & Co., Sargent & Brother, and Peck & Walter.  In 1863 a new, larger location was purchased in New Haven, Connecticut.  Prior to that the company had been located in Hartford with sales offices in New York City.  Sargent & Co. was incorporated in October of 1864 and in 1866 a fourth brother, Harry, joined the company.  His involvement was short lived though." (pg. 10).
• "By the end of the 1960s Sargent hand tools had been completely eclipsed by locks and builders hardware.  In 1967 Sargent & Co. became a division of Walter Kidde & Co., Inc. and the name was changed to Sargent Manufacturing Company." (pg. 10).

Sargent & Co. Wood bottom and iron planes.
Sargent & Co. The Sargent tool catalog collection: A reprint of the Sargent tools illustrated in the Company's 1894, 1910, and 1922 catalogs.

Links
Sargent: an ASSA ABLOY group company still in business today.

• "Since 1864 SARGENT Manufacturing Company has been producing hardware and is now one of the world's leading and most respected manufacturers of architectural hardware for commercial construction, institutional and industrial markets. From a 358,000 square foot production facility in New Haven, Connecticut, they provide a full line of locksets, door closers, exit devices, access control systems for new construction, renovation, and replacement applications. In January of 1996, SARGENT joined the ASSA ABLOY family of companies to become part of the largest lock manufacturing corporation in the world."
• "JOSEPH BRADFORD SARGENT Founder of SARGENT & Co. (1864) 1822 - 1907"

Sargent Quality Tools is also still in business today.

• "The Wm. Schollhorn Co., founded in 1870 in New Haven, Connecticut, began the tradition of Sargent Quality Tools."
• "William Bernard, inventor of the Bernard parallel action pliers, sold his idea to the Wm. Schollhorn Co."
• "Approximately eighty years later, The Sargent Manufacturing Company acquired the Wm. Schollhorn Co., and became known as the Hand Tool Division of Sargent Manufacturing."
• "Rostra Tool Company purchased the Hand Tool Division of Sargent Manufacturing in 1987. The entire operation was transferred from New Haven to Branford, Connecticut."