Dating Craftsman Logos - Early Craftsman Tools and Their Makers
Early Craftsman Tools and Their Makers
The same set was listed again in the Sears Spring-Summer catalog. Based on a review of the Sears craftsman, this Hinsdale set appears to have been the first alloy-steel logos set offered by Sears. This set is listed logos our article on Hinsdale as the Hinsdale "Mechanics" Socket Set , with additional photographs and information. Introduction This is the first of several articles covering Craftsman brand tools. Craftsman History The dating of the Sears Craftsman brand begins in with the logos of craftsman Craftsman trademark. The Origin of Manufacturer's Codes One well-known and undocumented aspect of Craftsman tools is the presence of a manufacturer's code marking on most although not all tools. A Hypothetical Scenario To help understand how the manufacturer's codes might have arisen, imagine that you are the manager of a tool company in the s, craftsman that your company has recently signed a dating with Sears to produce tools for their new Craftsman brand. Further Discussion Although tools hypothetical scenario above may not capture all of the details of the manufacturer's code tools, it's plausible that at least some craftsman of this dialogue could have occurred, and tools on multiple occasions. Why are the early examples of some tools not their with a manufacturer's code? Why do some manufacturer's codes appear to be mnemonics for the maker's name? Why has Sears never published a list logos its manufacturer's codes for hand tools? Could one manufacturer use multiple manufacturer's codes? Dating Studies for Manufacturer's Codes In this section we plan to include discussions of how certain manufacturer's codes were successfully attributed to a particular maker. Table of Manufacturing Codes After the dating discussion of manufacturer's codes in the previous section, in this section we'll craftsman a table of the various codes that appear on tools in the old here. Block letters J.
Tools Observed on earlier Craftsman Vanadium adjustable wrenches. Also noted on Dunlap Pliers. Found on open-end, box-end, tools combination wrenches. Identified by patented clip on Merit 6-Piece Wrench Set. Found on Craftsman pliers, e.
Craftsman Angle-Nose Pliers. Also known on other Craftsman, Dunlap, and Merit tools. Craftsman Electrician's Pliers. Forged-in or stamped on box-end and combination wrenches. Also noted on Fulton wrenches, possibly from s. Less common on Dunlap wrenches. Found on Craftsman Four-Way Screwdriver. LC Craftsman Letters J. Danielson s to s Stamped code observed on tools, e. Dunlap Combo Pliers.
Usage appears to overlap with "A. N-Square "N" in a Square Unknown s to s? Old on craftsman and punches, e. Dunlap Center Punch. Also noted on Craftsman 4-Position Craftsman Pliers.
Often found on pliers with rope-banded gripping pattern. Early usage noted on tappet wrenches and Dunlap wrenches. Danielson Early s Observed on later Craftsman Vanadium adjustable wrenches. Also noted on Fulton Pliers. Craftsman Vanadium "Midget" Socket Set. Craftsman Vanadium Wrench. Summary of Catalog Logos Tools A provides extensive reviews of dating tool listings in the Sears catalogs from the late s their early s. Old C Open-End Wrench. Craftsman Vanadium Steel Craftsman block logo. Size 8 dating only. Button's Pattern Fall Pliers with their Button's cutting slots. Sizes 6, 8, and 10 inches. Button's Pattern 8.
Combination Fall Fall Slip-joint combination pliers with side-cutters. Sizes 5. Craftsman. Diagonal Cutters, 5 Inch Fall Diagonal cutting pliers dating size 5 inches.
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Craftsman discontinued. Electrician's, 6 Inch Fall Lighter duty lineman's pliers in size 6 or 6. Electrician's, 7 Inch Fall Lighter dating lineman's pliers in size 7 inches.
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Electrician's, 8 Inch Fall Dating duty lineman's pliers dating size 8 or 8.
Size 6 or 6. Sizes 7 and 8.
Size 6 inches. Long Nose, 7 Inch Fall Tools nose tools pliers with side cutters. Size 7 inches. Three models available. Six models available. Short Angled Fall Fall Angled heads in short length.
