Boss Manufacturing Company

Founded in 1893, Boss Manufacturing is the oldest glove company in the United States. We supply protective gloves, boots, and rainwear that help people build great things. In 1887, a farmer living in Kewanee, Illinois invented a unique corn-husking tool. He named that tool the Perkins Boss Husker. In 1893 the Perkins Husker Company was reorganized and emerged as Boss Manufacturing Company. The new company conceived the idea of manufacturing work gloves by taking note of the apparent needs of farmers in the Kewanee area. The Boss story from that point on is one of continued growth and sustained success as a leader in the glove industry. Today, the Companys headquarters are still in Kewanee, IL with distribution centers and sales personnel located throughout the United States and Canada. Boss has kept up with emerging technology and sophisticated distribution techniques to meet the needs of a complex and ever changing marketplace. We are proud of our history as the old...