Manhasset Specialty Company, or simply Manhasset, manufactures music stands. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Yakima, Washington, United States. Known for their simple black appearance, they are near-ubiquitous in schools, churches, and performance halls.
The Manhasset Specialty company began in 1935, when inventor and musician, Otto Lagervall, dissatisfied with the quality of the existing music stands and their inherent problems and shortcomings, set out to develop a better music stand. He succeeded in developing the initial Manhasset music stands. At the time of the company's founding, Otto lived in Manhasset, New York - hence the company's name. During the early 1940s, Otto moved the company to Yakima, Washington (where it is still located). (Source: http://www.manhasset-specialty.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&pageID=2)