Putnam Rolling Ladder Co., Inc.

When President George W. Bush, Yoko Ono, and Diane von Furstenberg need a leg, they turn to Putnam, the rolling ladder company. For 100 years, the company that Samuel Putnam founded in lower Manhattan has offered trestle ladders, step stools, pulpit ladders, industrial steel ladders and, most important, the famous "Classic No. 1" - the rolling library ladder. "The design hasn't changed since 1905," observes Putnam's friendly, sandy-haired president, Gregg Monsees.