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Atlas was founded by Stephan Schaffan Sr. in 1924 under the name Atlas Tool Company and started as a small machine shop in a garage at 330 Waverly Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.
Stephan Schaffan Sr.was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia around the turn of the century and brought his machine and toolmaking skills with him. In 1933, after graduating first in his class from Essex County Vocational School, Stephan Schaffan Jr. joined his father in the business at age 16. Atlas Tool Company became a father and son team.
The first Atlas model railroad facility was opened at Hillside, New Jersey at 413 Florence Avenue in 1947.
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