About Us

Thanks to the company’s strong diversified foundation and innovative, motivated people, Dutton-Lainson Company has spanned three centuries and is now in a stronger position than at any time in its history. The company was founded in 1886, when William M. Dutton and two friends started a small harness and horse collar shop. This soon grew to become one of the largest horse collar manufacturing plants in the nation.

Dutton-Lainson Company has remained a leader in the wholesale and manufacturing businesses and also expanded into printing and retailing. Today, the company’s five divisions are still operated by the same high standards of efficiency, ingenuity, and professionalism that gave the company its start long ago.