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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling : A Stable & Innovative History

HYSTER OR YALE - PROUD OF OUR PAST AND PREPARED FOR OUR FUTURE

The Company's history has been marked by innovation in the Hyster ® and Yale ® brands that have helped power the industry forward. Yale was responsible for introducing the industry’s first battery-powered, low-lift platform truck, the first fluid coupling transmission, and the first hypoid drive axle. Hyster Company’s MONOTROL ® pedal for speed and direction control was revolutionary when patented and introduced to the industry in 1959 and is still in production today.

Today at Hyster-Yale that spirit of innovation is alive and well as we work to bring new and better technologies to market. This includes the use of hydrogen fuel cell technology and a new generation of electric counterbalance trucks.

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1840s_Linus Yale

1840s

Linus Yale Sr. begins designing and manufacturing a series of innovative, high-security locks at his Yale Lock Shop in Newport, NY. He specialized in expensive, handmade bank locks.

1868_Henry Towne  

1868

Shortly before he dies in December 1868, Linus Yale Sr. brings on Henry Towne and changes the company's name to Yale and Towne Manufacturing. The business moves to Stamford, CT.

1875  

1875

Still under the guidance of Henry Towne, Yale and Towne Manufacturing expands the company to add materials handling equipment and becomes the largest employer in the Stamford area.

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