Marvel Mfg. Co. was founded in Chicago, Illinois and has been designing and manufacturing the highest quality metal cutting saws since 1904. The company was started by two families, the Armstrongs and the Blums, and was originally incorporated as Armstrong-Blum Mfg. Co. The Armstrongs were manufacturing tools and tool holders under the name Armstrong Brothers Tool Co. and became friends with the Blum brothers who lived in the same neighborhood, belonged to the same parish and shared a common interest in design and manufacturing. The Blums had been granted several patents and needed manufacturing space. The Armstrongs rented them space in their factory on Francisco Avenue in Chicago which led to a partnership and the beginning a new jointly owned company.

Although we do not know the exact date when the company adopted the trade name MARVEL, records indicate that it has been in continuous use since 1905.