Corona Clipper

Corona Clipper Inc., founded in early 1920s is a leader in the marketing and manufacturing of professional and consumer tools for the lawn and garden, landscape, irrigation, agriculture and construction. With a distribution and retail network that extends throughout the United States and Canada, Corona’s proven designs, quality manufacturing processes and unparalleled customer service make it the best choice in tools for contractors, agricultural professionals and avid gardeners alike.

Corona was acquired by Corporación Patricio Echeverria in January 2000, a Spanish hand tool manufacturer and is now a division of this corporation.

Corona Clipper is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality long handle tools and forged pruning. In business for over 80 years, Corona tools are designed and built to be worthy of the Corona tradition of reliability and quality, not just in craftsmanship, but also in customer service, operations and delivery.

Corona's history is tied to the first product manufactured, the AG 5050 Orange Sheer, which are still made today. AG 5050 Orange Sheer tool was formerly called, and still remembered by many, as the "9B Orange Clipper". The 9B Orange Clipper started near Corona in the city of Riverside is linked directly with the citrus industry of U.S.

The focus on field handling of citrus fruits caught the interest of a school teacher in the Riverside area. All of the fruit was harvested by hand and it was literally pulled off of the tree. If the fruit button (where the stem connects to the fruit) was pulled off in the process, this resulted in openings in the skin.

The school teacher’s vision was the first moment of conception for Corona Clipper. He thought that the fruit would retain its button if the fruit could be picked by a cutting tool, instead of being pulled. If the shape of a tool is curved, it could cut the stem right at the button and eliminate stem fragments and the damage caused by the attached stems. The teacher turned his idea into a hand tool that could do what he had envisioned, but he was a school teacher, not an inventor and certainly not a tool maker. So, he made his contribution to the evolution of the citrus industry as a supplier to the world by turning over his idea to the local citrus community.

The tool still needed to be built, and that task was given to a blacksmith working in the back of one of the local citrus packing houses. A blacksmith could do the fine workmanship needed to develop such a small, durable and precise tool. The blacksmith by refining the design he became the supplier to the California citrus industry --- and Corona Clipper was born.

Products

Corona Clipper’s PD 6000 Heavy Duty Hercules PHD is extra Heavy duty 10 gauge, tempered steel heads for maximum strength and long service life. It has sharpened blade edges which is easy for ground penetration and slices through small roots. It has 48” extra thick ash handles for durability, longer service life and more elevated grip. Square to round connection between handle and heads prevents twisting. Pivot point between blades optimally positioned to allow wider opening.

Corona Clipper’s Avocado Shear is designed for rapid, heavy volume orange and Fuji apple harvesting. It has resharpenable and fully heat-treated blades. It is specially designed to serve fruit cleaning from fruiting spur. It has rounded tips that help to prevent damaged fruit.

Corona Clipper’s 16 Tine Rake ‘N’ Fork is a tough single piece molded ABS head holds up better in wet, caustic environments than metal tine forks. It has flexible tines that readily penetrate debris pile for efficient lifting and moving. Its cupped head configuration holds material being moved without spilling. It is ideal around barns, corrals, and landscape sites. It is also used as a rake to gather then as a fork to move material.

Corona Clipper’s Forged Grubbing Hoe is a tool that is long with narrow blade for grubbing out heavy weed growth. It has forged, tempered steel head for maximum strength, longer service life and superior blade sharpness. Its sharpened blade edge penetrates ground easily and slices through weeds cleanly. For heavy weed chopping it has 60” American ash handle.

Corona Clipper offers ½” Long Reach Cut N’ Hold Bypass Pruner which is a pruning tool. Its overall length is 46” that allows reach to otherwise inaccessible areas. It is made up of high carbon steel blade and hooks are fully heat treated. For easier cutting replaceable blade is Teflon coated. It has adjustable foam grip that provides balance and easy use. Its Cut’n Hold feature holds stem until it is released. It has ergonomic co-molded handles for comfort.

Corona Clipper’s 14” Cane Knife is a saw and cutting tools. It has tempered steel blade for greater strength and longer service life. Tool is heat treated to achieve maximum blade flexibility. Its resharpenable blade extends throughout the handle. It has a hook on blade that allows pulling cane after it has been cut.

Corona Clipper’s Forged 14 lbs. San Angelo Bar is a striking tool. It is forged, tempered steel hardened for prying strength, toughness, safety and longer service life. It has a point for breaking concrete and rock. Its chisel edge is for breaking straight-tine concrete, smoothing of rough edges, and prying.