STUART DEAN CO.

Industrial > Metal Products

While Stuart Dean is currently made up of nearly 400 skilled technicians, supervisors, salespeople, and managers, the company had its start in the 1930’s with a sole entrepreneur.

1893
Stuart Dean’s Founder, Edward Joseph Degan, is born in New York City

1932
Ed meets with a representative of the Dupont Corporation at the site of the construction of the Empire State Building. Dupont had recently developed the first clear synthetic lacquer coating. Shortly after this meeting, Ed and his financial partner, Calvin Perry, formed the idea of creating a new company, a firm that would specialize in applying the new Dupont product to architectural metals to prevent corrosion.

They decide to name the company “Stuart Dean” after their mothers’ maiden names, Ed switching to the more American spelling “Stuart” and away from the original Irish spelling “Stewart”. Shortly after the founding, Ed bought the balance of the business from Calvin Perry, becoming sole owner. Stuart Dean is incorporated as a business in the State of New York.

The company opens its first office on 23rd Street in Manhattan.

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