Sears had been selling tools and hardware for several decades prior to the introduction of the craftsman brand in 1927.
Vintage craftsman hand tools. Open to anyone who enjoys or collects vintage and unusual craftsman tools. Gary lauver consisting of approximately 450 craftsman tools which were purchased between 1960 and 2008. Sears sucks and craftsman sucks. Francis nicholson is america s first documented planemaker because it s believed he became the first planemaker to imprint his name on the tools he created.
Ending today at 5 41am pdt 2h 22m. Vintage craftsman metric 1 2 drive impact socket set 10 pcs. No politics or rants about china. For many many years i collected the old stuff bought and used the newer stuff.
Nicholson lived from 1683 1753 and this wooden plane sold for 5 140 at auction. As you can see there is still much that we do not currently know. They called my wrenches obsolete. Vintage craftsman sears plumbing tool sink basin wrench 55683 vintage tools old tools antique tools gearhead garage art shop art oldschoolscool 4 5 out of 5 stars 40 12 00 favorite.
The following section details what we currently know about the modern series codes. Sears and roebuck wanted to seperate themselves from other manufacturer s name at the same time offer top quality long lasting tools. From 1927 the craftsman trade name has been proudly marked on hand tools and some machines. Here is just a few of the many types of vintage tools craftsman offered over the years.
Ending may 31 at 11 38am pdt. Tools of the pre craftsman era. I was a fierce loyalist and huge collector of craftsman hand tools. Much of the information for this section was taken from the personal tool inventory of mr.
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This section will show examples of the kinds of tools offered in this early period using a mix of catalog illustrations and actual photographs when the tools are available. Until one day around 2011 i realized that sears had been covertly making craftsman tools in china. Craftsman tool collectors has 5 456 members.