Weaver's History includes not only the Jack Production, but also a variety of many Automotive Products, some of which are no longer made.  Weaver started producing Automotive Products around the turn of the century. The Weaver Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1910 and grew to become the nation's largest manufacturer of garage equipment.  Weaver Jack's earliest Jack (The Auto Twin Jack) was first manufactured in 1910, was widely advertised in 1912 and was issued a patent  in 1914.  Mechanical Jacks  were still  produced after  the introduction of the fully hydraulic model in 1928.

Other Weaver Products included Safety Test Lane Equipment --Brake Testers and Alignment Testers - which are still currently manufactured by Weaver Jack Corporation.  Previous product lines included Automotive and Heavy Truck Lifts, Brake Tools, Hydraulic Presses, Headlight Testers and many other items.

Weaver began in Springfield, Illinois around the turn of the century. It was founded by two brothers - Gailard and Ira Weaver ( Ira Weaver was awarded over 100 patents for garage equipment, and in the industry he was known as "The Edison of the Automotive Industry").   Patent Office records show that Ira Weaver's first Jack was patented in 1899 - a Wagon Jack. A large complex of buildings composed the original Weaver Factory on South Ninth  Street.  These buildings are all gone now, (the buildings at Tenth and Ash having burned down in 1979) with the exception of the Original Test Building which was located across the street from the main complex. This building, which was built in 1926 as a laboratory test garage, is currently in use by an automotive repair shop, and it still contains the original test installations of the Automotive Lift Division.

Acquired by Dura Corporation (formerly Detroit Harvester) in 1959 ( Dura itself was acquired by Walter Kidde Co in the 1960's but was later divested by Kidde in the 1980's),  the Weaver Operations were later moved to Ford Mills Road in Paris, Kentucky in 1973.  In 1977, the current  Weaver Jack Corporation was established  in Adrian, Michigan, where it operates to this day.  In 1989, the Weaver Lift Division was acquired by Rotary Lift of  Madison, Indiana.  Rotary Lift then transferred ownership of the Weaver Safety Test  Lane Division to the Weaver Jack Corporation of Adrian, Michigan.  The Weaver Brake Tester, which is the worlds' most widely accepted and used Brake Tester, along with the Weaver Alignment Tester is still manufactured in Adrian, Michigan today.

Weaver Lift Division, which had been one of the major forces in automotive lift equipment since circa 1910, was then discontinued by it's new owner, Rotary Lift.  To this date, there are still thousands of operating Weaver Lifts.  Parts for these lifts are still available from aftermarket vendors.

Weaver also had other  manufacturing facilities - some were located at
Weaver Manufacturing, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Weaver Manufacturing and Engineering Co Ltd, Bedford, England and London, England

Weaver Jack Division continues to the present day producing it's line of American Made Hydraulic Service Jacks and Stands in Adrian, Michigan.

Weaver Safety Test  Lane Division continues to the present day Manufacturing  it's line of American Made Brake Testers and Alignment Testers in Adrian, Michigan.