Created by a high school drawing teacher after a student struggled to read a ruler, ColoRule makes patented 12-inch rulers with color-coded marks that connect fractional measurements to matching colors. Its sturdy rulers are designed to make measurement easier to understand in classrooms, including for students with cognitive disabilities, while also serving everyday art and craft users.
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Fairgate Rule Company IncFor more than half a century, Fairgate Rule Company Inc. has been a Kingston maker known for painstakingly accurate measuring tools. Its skilled craftspeople finish each instrument by hand and work with customers on uncommon requirements, serving professionals in fields such as fashion design and engineering as well as schools and hobbyists.KINGSTON, NY
U.S. Tape CompanySince surveyor Justus Roe founded it in 1876, U.S. Tape Company has built its identity around American-made measuring-tool manufacturing. Still producing tape measures in the United States, the company operates facilities in Pennsylvania and California and employs more than 150 people, serving the hardware trade with products such as its long-standing Spencer logger’s tapes.PENNSBURG, PA
Time Timer LLCInvented more than 30 years ago by Jan Rogers, Time Timer makes visual timers that show time passing through a patented disk that disappears as the countdown progresses. Its research-backed products and companion app are designed for classrooms, workplaces and homes, with particular attention to supporting people with ADHD, autism and other learning differences. The company has sold more than 4 million timers in over 30 countries, and its RETRO Eco Edition incorporates rice-husk by-product and an open-face design to reduce plastic use.CINCINNATI, OH
TeacherGeekFamily- and teacher-run TeacherGeek makes hands-on engineering materials in Upstate New York, where most of its products are manufactured for classroom and home projects. The company is known for a build system that lets students work with real tools, recycling-bin materials, and designs they can repeatedly revise. Its Sail Car earned a 2020 Presidential Awardees’ Product of Excellence recognition.HOLLEY, NY