Collinsville is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush.

[citation needed] According to historian Diana Muir, writing in Reflections in Bullough's Pond, it was in Collinsville that Elisha Root invented the important industrial technique of die casting.

The parade is held on the last Saturday of October at 7 p.m. Children's activities begin at 6 p.m.[4] Collinsville was voted one of the "Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America" in the September 2007 issue of Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine.

It was once known as Keney Market, operated as a small traditional grocery setting, serving breakfast and deli sandwiches, donuts, and candy and providing a variety of local newspapers.

Originally constructed to finish and assemble agricultural plows, the building was converted in 1924 to a recreational facility for its employees.

Fred Widen, a pattern maker for the company, used a portion of the building for his large collection of Collins memorabilia.

ft. building and has a large assortment of Collins Tools, as well as many Victorian items, a general store, farm/agricultural equipment, children's toys, looms, and a Bridal Parlor featuring wedding dresses worn by Canton residents from the late 1800s.

A research and genealogical library containing thousands of documents and photographs related to Canton and Collinsville history is also located upstairs, including black and white photos of the 1955 flood.

[7] To spite his neighbor, the butcher built between their adjoining houses a narrow, two-story structure with windows covered by Venetian blinds.