Falcon Fasteners

Herb Leistner and Al Hertz began manufacturing and distributing t-nuts, leg brackets, headboard brackets, etc., to the furniture industry in 1956. In 1959 Al began selling bulk nails manufactured by Ergon Nail Co. Al showed Herb, the machine for making bulk nails and an idea resulted: The manufacture of T-Nails glued together in strips in one continuous operation, to be fired from a gun, .... A modest beginning. Herb and Al became partners and founded Falcon Fasteners Reg'd in 1960.