The Toolemera Press re-publishes classic books, trade catalogs and ephemera on early crafts, trades and industries. 1930 Trade Catalog of The Southington Hardware Company of Southington, Conn., USA. Founded in 1867 as The Southington Cutlery Company, the name was changed to The Southington Hardware Company in 1908. Southington continueed in business through World War I and well into World War II. Southington Hardware Company tools marked SOHACO or Southington can be found today.