Hail corporate and all that.
With a garage full of cheap-to-not-cheap tools, many made by Stanley-Black & Decker, and many of those dremeled to use the same batteries because I specifically researched their brands and market segmentation, I’m a bit nonplussed that I was today years old when I figured it out.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Stanley,_16th_Earl_of_Derby
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup
Fredrick Stanley was an English Lord, and served as Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. During that time, his children took up ice hockey, of which him and his wife became fans. The cup was commissioned in 1892, and was originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. It was originally intended for the best amateur hockey club, but became exclusively for professional teams on 1909.
The original iteration of Stanley B&D, Stanley’s Bolt Manufactory, was founded in 1843 in the US. So while Stanley Tools are older than the cup, they are still unrelated.
Too many Stanleys.
One could write a parable about them
There’s also the Stanley Brothers of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company known for the Stanley Steamer steam-driven cars, and one of those brothers also built the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO!
And then there’s the carpet cleaner…
Them fuckers ain’t even got any actual Stanleys!
🎶 Tough on dirt, gentle on carpet… 🎶