Cooper Wiring Devices is a division of Cooper Industries and provides a range of residential, institutional and industrial grade electrical devices and wiring for consumers and

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s. The company is the successor to both Arrow-Hart & Hegeman and

Eagle Electric Eagle Electric Manufacturing Company, founded in 1920, was a maker of electrical devices, switches and circuit units based in Long Island City, New York, in the borough of Queens. History The company was founded by Louis Ludwig and his younger bro ...

, both of which Cooper Industries had acquired. The Arrow-Hart brand is still used by Cooper Wiring Devices for some of their commercial products. Cooper Wiring's key competitors today include Hubbell, Leviton, Legrand and

Lutron Electronics Company Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American Invention, inventor, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, and business magnate. He invented a version of the light-dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led ...

. Cooper Industries has been acquired by Eaton in 2012.

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