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The patent that helped launch an industry

J.P. Leggett and C.B. Platt were both residents of Carthage, a county seat in southwest Missouri, when they formed their business partnership in 1883.

J.P. Leggett was an inventor and had several patents to his credit. When he developed the idea for a spiral steel coil bedspring, he went to his brother-in-law, C.B. Platt, for his manufacturing capability and expertise. Together they produced the L&P bedspring, patented in 1885, which offered the best night's sleep yet available.

Their partnership prospered and the business was incorporated in 1901. The company has operated continuously since then, and is beginning its fourth decade of public ownership in 1997.

Manufacturing, Marketing & Distribution

The modern growth era for the company began in the 1960's, when current executive management assumed leadership. Being substantially invested in Leggett stock, then and now, management developed a plan to enhance the potential for long-term growth. The strategy is a proven success, resulting in leading manufacturing, marketing and distribution capabilities.

Expanding business platforms are an exciting thrust of Leggett's strategy. Today, we are serving more customers, with more products and growth opportunities than ever.

Leggett's engineered products include a wide range of components and related items, many of which are proprietary. The customers we serve are broad-based, including manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer and industrial products, and institutions. While Leggett does not sell directly to consumers, many of our customers do.

Leggett & Platt products are nearly everywhere...used every day by people sleeping or sitting, working or shopping, cooking or eating, indoors and outdoors. Wherever you are, there's a good chance at least one and probably several Leggett products are near you.

Various L&P Products
Partners In Progress

A larger-than-life size sculpture, Partners In Progress, stands outside the home office to encourage and preserve the heritage of teamwork and innovation the people of Leggett & Platt share, including those of past, present and future generations.

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