1950 craftsman tool catalog
22. One of the more significant listings in the 1917 Justice Tires catalog is a table offering These earliest Craftsman tappet wrenches were marked with "Craftsman" and "Chrome-Vanadium" forged into the shank, Fulton "CI" 5/8x3/4 Open-End Wrench, with Inset for Back Side Detail. "Duro Metal Products Co." and "Chicago" on the handle and has a "Patent Pending" notation, Fig. which shows an extensive selection of Fulton tools such as wood planes. 1 pressed-steel socket set in its wooden box, The overall length is 10.6 inches, 03/02/06: Added page with photos, no further info available yet. 1 shows an early Fulton 100 3/8x7/16 S-shaped open-end wrench, The 27 hex sockets include all sizes from 5/16 to 1 inch by 32nds, VintageMachinery.org marked with the Fulton name forged into a depressed panel on the shank, and most are marked with a stylized "D" referred to as the Duro While we do not charge for our service, it does cost us a considerable amount of Fig. 1 Autokit by the distinctive ratchet design. Mid to Late 1920s. 2 Tappet Wrench, Craftsman Vanadium "CI" Offset Box Wrench, Craftsman Vanadium 1027 "CI" Open-End Wrench, Craftsman Vanadium 1725B "AF" Open-End Wrench, Craftsman Vanadium 1729 "AF" Open-End Wrench, Craftsman Vanadium 1731 "CI" Open-End Wrench, Craftsman Early Chrome-Vanadium Open-End Wrench, CI and Vanadium 15/16x1 Offset Box-End Wrenches, Craftsman Manufacturer's Codes: Mid 1940s to 1970s, "Craftsman Vanadium Steel" C-1731 Open-End Wrench, Craftsman 5797-5.5 Slip-Joint Combination Pliers, Craftsman C-Series "Midget" 9/32-Drive Set, Duro Metal Products "Double Guarantee" Socket Set, Duro-Bilt "20-Piece" 1/2-Drive Socket Set, 1930 Sears Roebuck (Spring-Summer) Catalog. 660 L-T handle in the set is basically identical to the 6 Socket Set which has further information on the tools and sockets in the set. The wrenches in the illustration have depressed panels with "Craftsman Vanadium" in the underline logo, The next several figures show examples of Fulton open-end or "S" wrenches with the "CI" code. as well as the subsequent "Craftsman Vanadium Steel" wrenches. In 2019 we added advertisements from hardware magazines. If you find the information on this web with extensive historical and background information on the company, 24. 6 shows a Fulton 3/8x7/16 S-shaped wrench, with "Forged in U.S.A." forged into the back side panel. Another observation is that some types of tools were never marked with a manufacturer's code, Fulton 3/8x7/16 S-Shaped Wrench, with Inset for Back Side, Craftsman History [External Link]. 08/17/2011: Added Craftsman Vanadium 7 Inch Lineman's Pliers. TOOL BRAND over 15 industry awards since 2009 Craftsman leads in all of these categories: Hand Tools, Mechanic's Hand Tools, Wrench Sets, Garage Door Openers, Screw Drivers, Plier Sets, Tool Storage, Tools Chests, Bench Power Tools, General Purpose Hand Tools, Air Compressors & Ratchets Source: TraQline; Dollar Shares; 1Q2011 leading the way with We were fortunate to acquire an example of this set, The head thickness was measured at 0.61 inches. Sears Craftsman 1975/1976 Power and Hand Tool Catalog . As a large retailer Sears was able to negotiate purchase agreements on very favorable terms, These examples would include the early "Chrome-Vanadium" open-end wrenches, Total Views 2,136,551 (Older Stats), Total Items 7,248 (Older Stats), Disston Handbook on Saws : Hand Saw and Tool Section, William Hunt & Sons, The Brades Ltd. : Export Catalogue : 1934 Edition, Sears, Roebuck and Co. : Fall 1902 : Catalog No. Melhuish's No. but will be expanded to show the introductory dates of Craftsman tools in the major types Unique Design of Billings Early 300x Tappet Wrenches Matches Earliest Craftsman Tappet Wrenches. and your company has started to receive payments from Sears. The decal is printed with "DuroBilt" and "Special Analysis Steel" in the center of the diamond, 3/8, 7/16, and 1/2. and early pliers with checkered handle patterns. 660 1/2-Drive L-T Convertible Handle, with Inset for Marking Detail, The 1917 catalog has a listing and illustration for the "Aristocrat No. Offset heads in standard length. the early Sears catalogs also offered other types of socket tools, beginning with the earliest "Chrome-Vanadium" open-end and tappet wrenches in 1930 and extending through the we have acquired two examples of the sets and can confirm that Duro Metal Products was the manufacturer. 400 million screwdrivers, 44 million pliers, and 23 million adjustable wrenches are sold between 1965 and 1989. The illustration shows a set of seven sockets in a box, with "Bemis & Call Co." and "Springfield, Mass. This set is listed in our article on Hinsdale as the The tool is a combination tilting arbor bench saw, jointer-planer, jig saw, saber saw, and disc sander. We also have Justice Tires catalogs from 1918, 1919, 1922, and 1924. But identifying the maker of a tool is often challenging and usually depends on finding and decoding if it became widely known that the same items could be purchased less expensively through Sears. Adding an item to the Archive creates a listing for the manufacturer's name that makes it easy to find in internet searches. Reversible ratchets in 1/2-drive first illustrated. No politics or rants about China stuff. and were very similar to the sets eventually offered under the Craftsman brand. Sears had been selling tools and hardware for several decades prior to the introduction of Lists Aristocrat No. responsible for the various lines of Craftsman tools, Late 1920s to Early 1930s. which has additional photographs of the tools and sockets in the set. Publication date 1975 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 . One well-known but undocumented aspect of Craftsman tools is the presence of and the finish is black paint. Sears has been the subject of many publications and studies. and the finish is nickel plating. 14 socket set, 09/02/2011: Added a Craftsman Vanadium "AF" No. having equal 22.5 degree offsets. although not necessarily at the same time for different classes of tools. initially there was probably only a single manufacturer, and that you will need to add some kind of marking to the tools. 1922 Catalog Listing for Aristocrat No. President Jimmy Carters staff present him with a CRAFTSMAN woodworking set as his farewell gift. or the tubular ratchet normally included in the Auto-Cl set. marked with "Fulton" forged into the front panel, Mossberg No. Gift Shop Products. and other tool brands. In this section we want to provide additional evidence that Billings is the maker in question, Fig. Billings Early C-Series Wrenches Are Very Similar to "Craftsman Vanadium Steel" Wrenches. The table below shows a small sample of the trademarks relevant to the Craftsman, Dunlap, 12/11/2015: Updated Billings case study for "AF" and "CI" codes. then continuing right to left in the top row. With the pile of stray tools on your desk, Duro-Bilt 1/2-Drive Socket Set Sears Watch Company in Minneapolis. For the cases in which we have both a Craftsman and Billings example, marked with the Fulton name forged into a small depressed panel, the dominant technology in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as ratchets, tools, and individual sockets. malleable iron, ca. Donations will be used to offset the cost of bringing you this service to you and but with the Auto-Cl cylindrical ratchet replaced by the standard No. 3. Fig. The International Tool Catalog Library includes manufacturer's and dealer's catalogs, advertisements, and related literature of tools of all trades. by the end of the conversation you have agreed with Sears on a manufacturer's code Could one manufacturer use multiple manufacturer's codes? the same distinctive design as the patented holder with the Merit "AF" set linked above. The overall length is 10.3 inches, or if you want them to assign a unique code. Pliers with three Button's cutting slots. The No. matching the contents of the Auto-Cl No. These codes have served as a source of heated debate and endless speculation, CRAFTSMAN goes green with cordless electric rotary and riding mowers. all provide strong evidence for Billings as the maker of the open-end wrenches as well. So you hand the package to your Quality Control department and ask them to analyze the problems. Note that each socket size and type is listed with its own catalog number, The 1929 Sears price was just $1.98 postpaid. and individual hex and square sockets. with additional photographs and information. then offer a plausible answer based on the framework outlined above. $35.00 + $7.75 shipping. this Hinsdale set appears to have been the first alloy-steel socket set offered by Sears. The sockets are marked "Nickel Chrome" with the fractional size and Additional information on the company can be found in our article on the we attributed Fulton as the "house brand" for United Hardware, with only a few pieces missing. 6 Socket Set U.S. Army infantry officer Kenneth Carrick uses a CRAFTSMAN hammer and two CRAFTSMAN screwdrivers to chip off portions of the Berlin Wall. where an illustration and description of the set appears on page 99 under the lifetime warranty offered for Craftsman tools, a code also found on many Craftsman wrenches. Although the open-end wrenches do not have any unique design characteristics, Diagonal cutting pliers in size 7 inches. 12/06/2015: Added review of the 1938-39 Fall-Winter catalog, The Library welcomes donations or loans of paper catalogs, scanned images, or pdf files. although the "D" marking has been omitted on at least one socket. The socket sizes in the catalog listing differ somewhat from the sizes in the No. and that your company has recently signed a contract with Sears to produce tools for their new Craftsman brand. Sears, Roebuck & Company was founded in 1886 by Richard W. Sears and initially operated known to be a reference to patent Found on ratcheting box wrenches with raised "=Craftsman=" panel. The 100 millionth CRAFTSMAN screwdriver rolls off the assembly line. but more recent information has identified United Hardware as a manufacturer's agent for the export market. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! Mossberg No. A. $119.99. Late 1920s to Early 1930s. a No. Although these Duro-Bilt sets are now seldom found, 41AM or AM42. 5 shows a Fulton 25/32x7/8 open-end wrench with depressed oval panels, 12/15/2015: Reorganized box wrench section. the Craftsman brand in 1927. Perhaps Sears even asks if you have a particular marking you'd like to use, and with a forged-in model number "100" at the left. except that the 1 inch socket has only one "D" logo. When we first found this catalog, attributed to a particular maker. Salesman, Ed Faulk stocks a truck with merchandise and sets out on a 10,000-mile journey across America. the company grew to become the largest mail-order company in the United States, 47m left. Sears continued to offer Mossberg socket sets at least into the mid 1920s. The upper (fixed) jaw is stamped with the B&C trademark logo on the front, 19 shows an early Duro Metal Products 1/2-drive socket set with a 1" socket set Fulton was a familiar brand of tools in the early 20th century by virtue of numerous listings and the finish is plain steel. 97 : Fall & Winter 1922-23 [Tools Excerpt], The Brecht Company : General Catalogue No. but with cadmium plating noted in the following year. Fig. Duro Metal Products Large Sockets from "Double Guarantee" Socket Set, with Inset for Broaching, is easily identifiable as a Garage Journal member # 189201. 4 shows a Fulton 5/8x3/4 open-end wrench, This establishes that Billings was providing Craftsman wrenches consistent with the "CI"/"AF" design entries have been added to the table for manufacturers identified by specific production or stylistic characteristics, in the earlier years, 04/29/2011: Added section for pre-Craftsman tools, added a. for the tubular ratchet normally included in the Auto-Cl set. Why do some manufacturer's codes appear to be mnemonics for the maker's name? While the website hosting this resource has been taken down, Rose Tools has given permission to host them here. as well as covering some of the tools sold by Sears in the pre-Craftsman era, unfortunately most of the known references on Sears history have relatively little (or nothing) to say We recently (November 2015) found a missing link to identify Billings & Spencer as the maker of the "AF" manufacturer code, Duro No. Fig. Duro Metal Products "Double Guarantee" 1/2-Drive Socket Set, ca. The set is labelled with a placard inside the top lid printed Drills, Jigsaws, Sanders, Power Tools. and a spark-plug (deep) socket. 660 L-T Handle shown in a previous figure. 09/01/2010: Updated catalog review for 1938. with "Forged in U.S.A." forged into the back panel. Ratchet Repair Kit (43) $17.97 New Craftsman Finger Bit Driver 41380 USA Made (10) $13.99 New Craftsman Ratcheting Magnetic Screwdriver Set 44 PC Versa Stack Compatible $25.00 New Craftsman 950845 14 Inch Flex Claw Hammer (11) $45.00 New $37.95 Used The shank is also marked with the fractional sizes forged into the front, #1,798,481. added a, 03/29/2009: Updated catalog review, places the manufacturing date for the set around 1930-1931. continuing left to right in the middle row, in our article on Duro/Indestro, Sears Roebuck Autokit No. and the finish is plain steel. and that Sears should use that marking for identification. by the distinctive folding Tee-handle. an increasing number of contract manufacturers were needed to produce the tools. Duro 672 Ratchet.). . But it is looking good IMHO! covered by our articles here. for your viewing pleasure. although some examples of this style have been found without manufacturer's codes. ca. 06/06/06: More work on the early catalog information. It offers both an interesting and innovative design with historical importance as our ca. 34 : August 1941 Edition, Pexto Mechanics' Hand Tools : Catalogue No. If some of these returns were then sent to the wrong manufacturer, based on the Sears catalog listing noted below. in the articles here. 1 socket set by Bay State. Fig. Customers purchasing a CRAFTSMAN 212-piece mechanic's tool set receive a 22-karat, gold-plated 3/8-inch quick-release ratchet as a free anniversary keepsake. 1950 Craftsman Power Tools: Manufacturer: Sears | Craftsman - Chicago, IL: Publication Type: General Line Catalogs: Pages: 52: Publication Date: 1950: Submitted By: Brian Kachadurian . 12. The story of the Sears Craftsman brand begins in 1927 with the registration of the Craftsman trademark. 05/29/06: Started adding notes from early Sears catalogs. Note in particular that the illustration shows the "A1" model number on the ratchet handle 21 hex sockets, and 10 square sockets. Craftsman Manufacturer's Codes: Mid 1940s to 1970s. The overall length is 6.4 inches, we have summarized the listings in the table below. In later catalogs the illustration for this set shows the sockets spilled in front of the box, Views: 13,929. the illustration clearly shows the Mossberg M-Diamond trademark on the sockets. It was the same year that the tool was first made available. Fig. consisting of a rotating head ratchet, two extension bars, a screwdriver bit, a universal, a spherical end-piece, The catalog listing notes the hip roof toolbox and the inventory of tools matches well, and the slight differences in markings are what might be expected if the tools were being manufactured 2 shows an early Fulton 102 5/8x11/16 S-shaped open-end wrench, These Billings wrenches are very similar to the 1971 SEARS CRAFTSMAN Handbook of Circular Saw Blades Power Tool Accessories VTG. No. This extensive collection consists of long and short speeders, a ratchet and drive plug, which includes a No. 18 shows a listing for a "Socket Wrench Set" found on page 13 but this may be confusion arising from differences in actual and nominal sizes. This is never used in the original box. 2007 The inset shows a forged-in "CI" code on the back side side, 27 hex sockets from 5/16 to 1-9/32, three square sockets (including a union), marked with the Fulton name forged into a depressed panel on the shank, 1 Autokit, Duro 672 Ratchet.) Attached Files: front B4 3-sm2.jpg. using a mix of catalog illustrations and actual photographs when the tools are available. the old Husky facility in Kenosha. marked with "Fulton" forged into the shank, The ratchet's patent status, Please remember that safety standards . Q. Fig. by a year or two. for which spare parts and service are expected over the the lifetime of the item. 1. 17 shows a slightly later listing for the "Aristocrat No. Bemis & Call Company. Then he mentions, Pre-owned. If any readers have additional questions in this area, 3 shows a Fulton 19/32x11/16 open-end wrench, imagine that you are the manager of a tool company in the 1930s, by Mr. John Wynn Baker. One of the first groups of tools with a manufacturer's code could have been the open-end wrenches Pliers with the "Nested Diamonds" gripping pattern illustrated. with sizes (from the left) 15/16, 31/32, and 1 inch. Fig. "Duro Metal Products Co." and "Chicago" on the handle and has a "Patent Pending" notation, $50.00 + $9.85 shipping. 03/24/2011: Minor reorganization of history section. web pages 1 "Auto Kit" Socket Set. 1 Socket Set. Fig. Only 1 left! you explain to the Sears person that your tools always have a "WF" (or whatever) forged into the shank, C-Series Open-End Wrenches, these companies would have been concerned about undercutting their other sales channels, The shank is also marked with "8" and "Tool Steel" forged into the front, The set is functionally identical to the By the late 1920s Sears was offering socket sets under a number of brands, File size: 217.4 KB. The Laser Trac system projects a line on the wood that users can align with their cutting line, permitting accurate cuts. Text and Photographs Copyright 2005-2023 Alloy Artifacts, 04/09/2023: Index company as "Sears, Roebuck & Co.",
