The company was founded by Edward Taylor Lufkin, an American Civil War veteran of the Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry[1] in Cleveland, Ohio, 1869[2] and was originally named E.T.

The company's headquarters and chief U.S. manufacturing plant later moved to Saginaw, Michigan, and remained there for decades.

The company was acquired in 1967 by Cooper Industries,[5] which aimed to create a stable of hand tools brands through acquisitions.

Throughout its history Lufkin patented a variety of devices and manufacturing processes.

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