Leatherstocking Cabinet Design

04/06/2026

A huge advantage of purchasing you new cabinets from Leatherstocking, is that if one comes in backwards...the wood shop downstairs can fix it ASAP, and keep your project on track.

03/02/2026

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12/15/2025

12/15/2025

Hello, Winter! Cozy nights, hot cocoa, and new beginnings are here. ❄️

12/12/2025

Video by Hannah Johnson Photography

12/08/2025

December is a time to be thankful. 🤍

Slow down, savor the moment, and soak in the season. ❄️✨

12/05/2025

December is here—and so are the cozy moments, bright lights, and fresh starts. ✨❄️

12/01/2025

Wrap up the year strong—visit us today to check off your December goals (and maybe your gift list too)! 🎁

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Leatherstocking Cabinet Design.

11/16/2025

The H.M. Quackenbush Company

Henry Marcus Quackenbush (April 27, 1847 – September 8, 1933), commonly called "H.M.", was an American inventor and industrialist who founded the H.M. Quackenbush Company in Herkimer, New York. His company was widely known for its air rifles and for inventing the metal, spring-jointed nutcracker. At the age of 16, he invented the extension ladder, which he patented on October 22, 1867. After receiving the patent, Quackenbush began manufacturing ladders himself until he sold the patent for $500.

The company began producing air rifles in 1876. Their spring/air design, as well as the steam-powered manufacturing plant itself, were considered to be innovative at the time. The company went on to play a key role in the standardization of shot sizes for shotguns and air-guns, and to produce many models of Quackenbush air rifles.

In 1913, Quackenbush invented the spring-jointed nutcracker and a nutpick, designs still in wide use today. Over the years, his company produced over 200 million metal nutcrackers. The company stopped making air guns in the 1930s, but continued making nutpicks and nutcrackers.

Based on U.S. Patent Office records, H.M. Quackenbush and his company were responsible for inventing, or significantly contributing to the development of, numerous early 20th century inventions, including: bicycles; a foot-powered wood lathe; the scroll saw; darts; stair rails; the extension ladder; a bathroom shelf; the nut cracker and picks; the .22 caliber rimfire rifle; various air rifles and pistols; ammunition for airguns, including lead air rifle shot, felted slugs; the Kaleidoscope; and coat hangers. Quackenbush also had to invent the machinery needed to produce the items, which included many innovative manufacturing techniques and methods.

In June 2023, the site was added to the State and national registers of historic places.

11/06/2025