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Ingalls Archaeological Supply History
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The Ingalls archaeological
handpick/patiche was "born" in late 1985 after
one of Larry and Dorothy Ingalls' many excursions to
archaeological dig sites in the Middle East.
After
becoming increasingly frustrated with the poor quality of
handpicks available at that time, Larry Ingalls drew up
an idea he had for a pick uniquely suited to the needs of
archaeologists. He passed the drawings along to his son,
Bill, a master draftsman and inventor. Bill turned the
drawings into prototypes; the prototypes evolved into the
four sizes of archaeological handpicks/patiches we now
manufacture.
Larry
and Dorothy Ingalls inbetween archaeological digs. Many
summers they worked at the Ashkelon site in Israel, but
they also worked on digs in Jordan, Cyprus, Peru, and
Massachusetts, among others.
The business has
continued to be a small family-run operation. After
Larry's death in 1987, the daily operations passed to
Dorothy, and then on to Bill Ingalls, who passed it on to
his wife, Deb Ingalls. Deb has the longest record for
managing business, nurturing and sustaining it until
1997, when she passed it on to Larry and Dorothy's
granddaughter Ursula.
We are committed to continuing to
provide our unique specialty handpicks, however we do
entertain ideas for new products.
