A recent post on another thread by Lubedude got me to thinking (thanks Lubedude). His comments concerned that amount of competition in the reloading tool industry back then, the 1950s and today.
I thought it would be fun to come-up with all the names of companies that made Reloading Presses from 1946 to today. After the end of WWII there was a rapid expansion in the amount of disposable income for most people. This creates demand for things to buy and the shooting sports were to benefit from that to a great degree. Sales of firearms increased along with an expansion of models offered for sale. More guns means more reloading tools and a great many people jumped into the reloading tool business.
Some companies got their start making reloading tools other than press then offered presses as their business increased. Others began with a line of presses and offered other tools as the need manifested itself. And yet another company started offering its own line of reloading tools then added a press, but dropped the press a few years later though they still offer their own line of reloading tools. Two companies offered tools under the name of their spin-off companies. One company had three spin offs plus their own line. The other company still sells tools under the name of its spin-off.
I will warn you that the list exceeds 25 names. Can you name them all?
Ken