American Derringer owner Elizabeth Saunders is a real pistol. She stars in her own ads clad in a bustier while brandishing her signature handgun and the company's best-seller, the Lady Derringer. The tiny pistol of Wild West fame fits a petite palm with its faux ivory grip engraved with the image of a Victorian lady. American Derringer peddles a variety of pistols and accessories, such as holsters, perfume, scarves, and ties. The gun manufacturer targets women in need of a shooting iron and collectors looking for an item with a history. Company founder Robert Saunders hired Elizabeth for his sales staff. They married, and when he died in 1993, she took over the company.

The Burton Corporation company, which does business as Burton Snowboards, is the world's leading snowboard manufacturer. It also makes snowboarding apparel, eyewear, boots, bindings, and packs under its namesake Burton, AK, Anon, and RED brands. The company maintains a network of about 10 retail shops and factory outlets in the US, Austria, and Japan. It also markets gear through sporting goods stores and online retailers, such as Altrec.com and Snow & Rock Sports. Taking to the beach, Burton operates surfboard maker Channel Island Surfboards, whose goods are available at its store in Santa Barbara, California, and in surf shops on the West Coast.

The company manufactures plastic toys, including doll accessories (strollers, nurseries), children's furniture, role-playing items (kitchen sets, tool benches), riding toys (trikes, wagons), seasonal toys (pail and shovel sets), and vehicles (dump trucks, airplanes). Products are sold by such retailers as Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Toys "R" Us across the US, as well as in Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico. The company was founded in 1962.

The company manufactures and distributes pogo sticks. Its Master Pogo and Maverick Pogo brands are sold at Toys "R" Us stores across the country. Products are made of foam, wood, or metal. It also manufactures the Pogo Pony -- a pogo stick with a stuffed horse head on the handle bars.

Pacific Cycle Inc., a division of Dorel Industries Inc., is a global leader in branded consumer products. Pacific Cycle designs, markets and distributes high quality bicycles and other recreational products around the world.Pacific Cycle's products span a wide range of brands including Schwinn, Mongoose, InSTEP, Schwinn Motorsports, Kid Trax, Playsafe, Roadmaster, Pacific, Dyno, and Powerlite.In fact, Pacific Cycle sells more bicycles than any other company in North America and is one of the most prolific bicycle suppliers in the world. Pacific will continue to build its successful international business and strengthen its brands across the globe.Headquartered in Montreal, Dorel employs approximately 5,000 people in 14 countries. Dorel also has offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China that oversee the sourcing, engineering and logistics of all Asian operations.

As the only fitness manufacturer in the world dedicated exclusively to elliptical exercise machines, Octane Fitness quickly has become an established leader in this highly competitive industry. Precise focus and proven performance clearly distinguish the company and benefit you with innovative, award-winning products; dedicated resources; uncompromised quality; and personalized customer service for elliptical machines. Founded with a bold mission to reshape and perfect elliptical machines, Octane demonstrates unprecedented commitment and drive. With more than 50 years of combined fitness industry experience developing and distributing premium elliptical cross trainers, the Octane team is fueled by a relentless passion to create the absolute best elliptical exercise machines ever.

Ingram Entertainment Holdings is one of the largest independent video, DVD, and computer game distributors in the US. In addition, Ingram distributes software, audio books, electronics, and used videos and games. From some 15 sales and distribution centers, Ingram serves more than 10,000 video stores, mass retailers, drugstores, and supermarkets. The company also operates AccessIngram.com, a business-to-business e-commerce site, and creates and maintains personalized Web sites for its customers through its MyVideoStore.com offering.

Optimal Group Inc., through its interest in WowWee Group Companies, engages in the design, development, marketing, and distribution of technology-based, consumer robotic, toy, and entertainment products. Its product line includes WowWee Robotics, a line of consumer robotic products; WowWee FlyTech, a line of flyer products; WowWee Alive, which are Alive Cubs life-like plush animals that come alive when nurtured; Think Wow Toys, including plush, pillows, novelty food, action figures, dolls, and fashion accessories; and WowWee Technologies comprising Rovio, a wi-fi enabled mobile Web cam, and Cinemin suite of portable multimedia pico projectors. The company sells its products through grocery stores, pharmacies, toy stores, department stores, and high-end consumer technologies stores. Optimal Group, through its subsidiary, Optimal Payments Corp., processes credit card payments for retail point-of-sale merchants. It operates primarily in the United States, Europe, Central America, Canada, and Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Berkline BenchCraft Holdings, LLC company's history is cut, nailed, glued and sewn into every product they create. This legacy began in 1928, when a craftsman by the name of Jacob Popkin founded Berkline in Springfield, Massachusetts. His goal was to create comfortable, quality furniture at a fair price. In 1937, he expanded the company to Morristown, Tennessee, and that's been company home and headquarters ever since.As a recognized leader in the industry, Berkline is committed to making the furnishings you need, with innovations that make life easier, healthier and more rewarding.

After 30 years, Seymour Duncan company manufactures much more than electric guitar pickups. The finest in bass pickups under the brand name "Basslines" were next, then Seymour's authentic replications of pickups from the 50's and 60's, aptly named Antiquity and Antiquity II, respectively. Then Benedetto jazz guitar pickups and finally the union of Seymour Duncan and Rick Turner to form D-TAR, Duncan-Turner Acoustic Research.

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