Starrett is not the only very good and extremely accurate and trustworthy measuring instrument company in existence but they are the best known to most woodworkers and probably most machinists. The reason to buy dead accurate measurement tools is to have them as a reference.
Did Trump build Starrett City?
The Trump Organization sold $35M of real estate in 2018 The Trump Organization sold close to $35 million in real estate last year, thanks in large part to the sale of Starrett City, a federally subsidized housing complex in Brooklyn.