Laroy S. Starrett was an innovator and entrepreneur who wanted 'to invent something useful that people would want.' In 1880 he founded The L.S. Starrett Company with his patented design of the combination square with the goal to put his tools in the hands of hard-working American craftspeople. Today, the company manufactures over 5,000 varieties of precision tools, gages, measuring instruments, and saw blades for industrial, professional, and consumer markets worldwide.