Davies Molding, as we know it now, began with just seven molding presses and three punch presses in 1933. Davies Molding, which was founded in downtown Chicago and is still known as "The Harry Davies Molding Company" by some, was originally known as "The Harry Davies Molding Company" after its owner Harry Davies. The modest, one-room business was founded at a time when the economy was struggling and jobs were few. Davies Molding, however, developed solid roots as a quality plastics molder through hard work and persistence. Davies, a phenolic molding machine, manufactured various elements of the machine, including knobs, handles, boxes, daka ashtrays and individually molded articles. Davies Molding became a provider of plastic components for the war effort as WWII progressed in the 1940s. In 1954, Harry Davies retired and sold his shares in the firm to a few family members, notably his nephew, Ted Davies.