Harvy
Surgical Supply Corporation is a fifth generation family owned business that has
grown over the past 107 years to be the largest manufacturer of walking canes in
North America . Our factory is located in Flushing , NY and we bend thousands of
walking canes every day.
It all started with Abraham Levy who was a silversmith in London , England where
he catered to royalty. He would take up to one week or more to hand craft each
specially ordered cane.
He had one son Harry who was six months old when they came to America in 1882.
Harry Levy followed his father's footsteps and began making umbrella handles for
ten cents each. He soon found that by making the umbrella handles 30” longer he
could sell them as canes for forty cents each. He needed the extra money to feed
his eight children.
Five of Harry's sons guided the business through the depression years, and into
the industrial age. They changed the name from Harry Levy Co. in 1964 to Harvy
Surgical Supply by taking the HAR from Harry and the VY from Levy, keeping
intact the firm foundation the Levy men had formed in generations past. Harry's
sons later added a full line of medical products including crutches, walkers,
wheelchairs and patient aids.
Harry Levy had one daughter and today it is her son, Harvey Murtha, who leads
the fourth generation. Harvey has added designer canes to the line and imported
specialty canes from Europe and around the world. Today, Harvy Surgical Supply
Corp. is known for its quality products, excellent customer service and prompt
fulfillment. As a manufacturer we are very responsive to our customers' needs
and are fortunate to have a very loyal following.
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Harvy
Surgical Supply is lucky to have Harvey's two sons, Paul and Scott in the
business today. They are the fifth generation and they are taking the business
into the computer age via our new web site and providing on-line shopping
capabilities for our customers.
We've come a long way and helped a lot of patients through our many
distributors.
Everyone knows that “you can lean on us” .
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For more information visit the Harvy Cane USA web site.