Company Information and History
Our most recent catalog pictured above. The early catalog, above, was hand-drawn by Walt Stevens.
The early catalog, above, was hand-drawn by Walt Stevens.
The story behind STEVENS STOMPERS® is an American folk history, in and of itself. Walt Stevens had always loved clogging, so he and his wife Marti Stevens formed the Burlington County 4-H Cloggers in Mt. Holly, N.J.
At the time the club began, clogging taps were made from cast aluminum. This posed a problem for cloggers because they would frequently crack. Walt had the idea to make the taps from STEEL. Since Walt was an engineer, Marti suggested that he go ahead and design a steel tap. This was a totally revolutionary idea. Steel taps would be stronger and have a better sound. ThusSTEVENS STOMPERS® taps were born. The strength of steel also allowed them to be thinner and have better tap action.
But as anyone who has ever tried to turn a great idea into reality knows, the "sweat" really begins after you get the inspiration. Walt worked out of the family garage and cobbled a few steel prototypes together and danced on them, himself. Once he had a workable design, he endeavored to have steel dies made to punch out the taps. This is a highly expensive proposition. So funds were very tight.
Sales started very slowly, as word of the revolutionary tap design began to circulate in the clogging community. At the request of cloggers, Walt and Marti began offering additional products to cloggers. STEVENS STOMPERS® Our taps are still proudly made in America, and the company now has about a half-dozen employees.
Our taps are still proudly made in America, and the company now has about a half-dozen employees.
Your Clogging Supply Place:
Stevens Clogging Supplies, Inc. P.O. Box 112, 49 Franklin Road Mercer, Pennsylvania 16137 USA
Call Toll Free USA & Canada
1.800.722.8040 USA
1.800.544.7824 CAN
1.800.531.9335 FAX
Overseas
Phone: 1.724.662.0808
FAX: 1.724.662.2050
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