The company started to sell woodworking machines,[1] sockets and drive tools.

[2] However, according to Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, it was founded in 1895 subsequent to the J.T.

Beginning in the 1930s, the None Better line consisted of a wide variety of 1/2 square drive tools with a Cadmium finish.

The New Britain Machine line was also created at this time as a higher priced alloy steel alternative.

At the beginning of the decade, New Britain purchased the Husky Wrench Company, which was started by Sigmund Mandl in 1924.

In 1925 the National Automotive Parts Association was formed and New Britain Machine became the main supplier for them until the late 1970s.

On July 8, 2004, New Britain Mayor Timothy Stewart announced that twenty-six acres of New Britain Machine's former property on South Street was being sold to two local businesses, Dattco and Guida's, after reaching an agreement.