| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Paint |
| Founded | 1877; 149 years ago (1877) |
| Founder | Samuel Cabot IV |
| Defunct | 2005 (2005) |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Valspar |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Cabot Stain wood stain and wood finishes |
| Owner | Valspar |
| Website | www |
Samuel Cabot Inc. is an American manufacturing company ofwood stain and otherwood finishes. The company's best-known brand isCabot Stain
The company was founded by Samuel Cabot IV of theCabot family in 1877 and remainedprivately held until it wasacquired by theValspar Corporation in 2005.[1]
It is headquartered are inNewburyport, Massachusetts.
Samuel Cabot IV studied chemistry atM.I.T. andZurich Polytechnic (now ETH Zurich). After visiting factories in Europe, he was inspired to work oncoal tar-based products. He set up a laboratory inChelsea, Massachusetts and his brotherGodfrey joined him in 1882. They produced household disinfectant,sheep dip,wood preservatives, andshingle stain using coal tar that was a by-product of the gas works in Boston. They later bought a factory inWorthington, Pennsylvania which producedlampblack for makingink fromnatural gas.
The Pennsylvania factory later shut down because of insufficient gas, and Godfrey proposed to move the plant to nearbyKittanning. Samuel declined to invest in this venture and Godfrey bought out Samuel's interest in the Pennsylvania operations. Samuel's part of the company continued as Samuel Cabot Incorporated, and Godfrey's becameCabot Corporation.[2]
In 2005, the company was acquired byValspar which continued to use the Cabot brand for its wood stain products.