17 Facts About Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell Incorporated is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells electrical and electronic products for non-residential and residential construction, industrial, and utility applications.

Hubbell Incorporated's reporting segments consist of the electrical segment and the Power segment.

Hubbell Incorporated was previously headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, and has now moved its headquarters to Shelton, Connecticut.

Hubbell Incorporated Inc assisted Allied efforts during World War II by manufacturing military vehicle electrical circuits, battery-charging systems for M4 Sherman tanks, power jacks for test meters, vacuum tube sockets for radio communications, and a line of electrical and electronic connectors for aircraft.

Hubbell Incorporated was founded as a proprietorship in 1888 by Harvey Hubbell II.

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Hubbell Incorporated graduated from high school and began working for companies that manufactured marine engines and printing machinery.

Hubbell Incorporated designed and built progressive blanking and forming dies, patented machinery to slot screw heads, a machine to assemble screws and small parts, devised tools to indicate speed, and patented a changeable speed screwdriver.

Hubbell Incorporated's idea was to provide convenience, safety, and control to an electric light with his new "pull socket" which was patented in August 1896.

Hubbell Incorporated built three prototypes by hand using metal and insulated wood parts to design a product with individual wires permanently attached in the proper sequence and correct polarity, and one which could be connected or disconnected, easily and safely, to a power supply in the wall.

Hubbell Incorporated designed a "Loxin" mechanism which fit into any standard socket and locked the bulb in place.

Hubbell Incorporated was succeeded as president of the company by his son, Harvey Hubbell III.

Twenty-six years old when he succeeded his father, Harvey Hubbell Incorporated III had already spent years working in the business.

Hubbell Incorporated played a large part in the war effort by meeting the demand for electrical components and systems to power the nation's industries and by developing products for the special applications needed by military.

Hubbell Incorporated's years of experience in building devices reliable enough for industrial use was a valuable asset in the production of products which could perform under rugged battlefield conditions.

Hubbell Incorporated had been one of the first to manufacture flush toggle switches for alternating current only.

An ardent yachtsman himself, Harvey Hubbell Incorporated III designed a complete family of corrosion resistant devices including both on-board and dockside equipment for the expanding pleasure boat industry.

Hubbell Incorporated has grown to be an international manufacturer of electrical and electronic products for a broad range of non-residential and residential construction, industrial, and utility applications.