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A History of Precision Kidd Steel Company Honoring Over One Hundred Years of Quality and Service Micrometer, Late Nineteenth Century. Precision measurement was always a hallmark of the drawn steel industry. In the early days of the industry workers typically owned their own tools. A History of One hundred years ago i n1885, four brothers from England named Kidd Precisio nKidd started a steel wire manufacturing business i nHarmarville, Pe sylvania. Steel Company At that time they could not have anticipated the trying times ahead: a family feud, a noutside partner who 1 absconded with trade secrets and key employees, a fire which totally destroyed the factory, and the nthe business went bankrupt. Kidd Draw Steel Company revived, survived, and grew for a while. The nthe Great Depressio nbrought lea nyears to the firm. World War II stimulated business, but labor troubles almost destroyed it. A new generatio nof Kidd Management saved the business. The na corporate giant acquired Kidd ending more tha seve