Colbri was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1971, Fred Levinger and his father purchased the company. Levinger went on to form the Colibri Group which makes and markets jewelry, lighters, clocks and accessories. Colibri sells its products through thousands of independent retailers and also large corporations, like Wal-Mart and [...]

In the early years of the 1960s Celestron (originally Valor Electronics) was created when Tom Johnson, who couldn’t find a decent telescope for his sons, built one from scratch. What was labor of love for his children became his business. The company developed an inexpensive way to produce Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, and in [...]

Colbri was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1971, Fred Levinger and his father purchased the company. Levinger went on to form the Colibri Group which makes and markets jewelry, lighters, clocks and accessories. Colibri sells its products through thousands of independent retailers and also large corporations, [...]