On April 4, 1893, Bicknell Manufacturing Company was incorporated as the Livingston Manufacturing Company, producing stone cutting tools for Maine's coastal and island quarries which led the nation in the production of granite at that time.

Fred J. Bicknell served the company as its first general manager from 1893 to his retirement in 1927. Under his leadership, the firm acquired several smaller companies and expanded both its product line and sales throughout the country.

Putnam P. Bicknell succeeded his father as general manager in 1923, and went on to become the company's president in 1928. On December 31, 1930, the name of the company was changed to Bicknell Manufacturing Company in recognition of the valuable contributions made by Fred J. Bicknell.

As Maine's coastal and island granite quarry production began to diminish, a southern sales outlet for stone tools and supplies was opened in Elberton, Georgia in 1930. William "Billy" Loyd served as the general manager of the Elberton facility from 1967 until 1997. The current general manager, James Turner, has been in the granite industry since 1969.  Prompt shipments if its products are made from the largest inventory of stone cutting tools and supplies in the country.

Upon Putnam Bicknell's retirement from the company in 1950, his sons William and David Bicknell, took over management of the company. Under their leadership, the company grew and diversified to reach its present status. After William Bicknell's retirement in 1985, David Bicknell continued to maintain the growth of the business and to groom the fourth generation of Bicknell's to manage the company. David Bicknell's son, Bruce, is well positioned to lead the company into the next century.

On February 22, 1996, Bicknell sold its manufacturing plant in Rockland, Maine and became Bicknell Supply Company. Bicknell Supply Company intends to grow without compromising its commitment to product quality and customer satisfaction, a successful formula for 1893 through the present and for the 21st Century as well.