Craftsman wrench vintage ID?

[BRZ Pete]

Can someone tell me me about who made this craftsman set?
I got a large set back in early 00s.

 

[DAWrench]

Can someone tell me me about who made this craftsman set?
I got a large set back in early 00s.

Danaher. I think

 

[four.cycle]

V^(2nd V inverted) = Danaher, Armstrong Division, ca. 1992 - 2012

Craftsman Hand Tool Manufacturers & Date Ranges

Last Updated: 11/13/15 (Note-- items in red are the latest updates) Early Craftsman Series (generally pre-1947, some exceptions): A-circle = Empire, ca. 1935 -1973 B-circle = Wilde, ca. 1949-1958 BC = unknown U.S. manufacturer, ca. ? BE = New Britain, ca. 1931 - 1947 BM = S-K, ca. 1939 -...

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[Wrench-Polisher]

Are these any good compared to modern icon offerings for example?

 

[four.cycle]

^ They are wrenches. They're certainly decent enough quality. I have a set of metric combos in that series. Good enough to fix an old Ford truck.
Some people complain about the "raised panels", but other than that they're just fine for most purposes.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Some people complain about the "raised panels", but other than that they're just fine for most purposes.

I LOVE my RP double box end metrics !

 

[Wrench-Polisher]

I had that complete set that came in black plastic box with red plastic drawers. My grandpa at the time came in and pretty much wrecked my workbench and mixed all the damn tools trying to "fix" MY trailer wiring that didnt need to be fixed his car wiring was messed up. I was boiling mad and walked away from the whole thing for a while.
Looking back now, I can't be mad. He was just trying to do something while he can, as his mental and physical decline started to progress rapidly.
Now when I touch my craftsman stuff I think of my grandpa fondly.

 

[rust in the eye]

^ They are wrenches. They're certainly decent enough quality. I have a set of metric combos in that series. Good enough to fix an old Ford truck.
Some people complain about the "raised panels", but other than that they're just fine for most purposes.

"Enough to fix an old Ford truck" sounds like a pretty good endorsement to me..
I've owned and used plenty of these and wailed on a bunch of them with hammers, double wrenched them and generally used 'em hard. If one ever broke it was my fault. Fit was always good too.
I am one that developed an aversion to raised pattern style wrenches in general because of how they feel in my hands that is just a preference not a matter of good or bad.
Old Craftsman wrenches of the sixties through eighties did lots of good work for me. I think they rate better than "decent", especially when price is considered.

 

[DAWrench]

Are these any good compared to modern icon offerings for example?

My biggest problem with Craftsman wrenches are they are short where the Icons are a more usable length

 

[woody 73]

Funny story but just today I was looking at a very large collection of tools, nothing new here, but as I was looking them over 95% of the offerings were craftsman tools and I mean more than a sears store; anyhow it just goes to show you that Sears was the dominate king of the heap so to say. The other 5% were everything else.

Let's face it, they were not all that expensive to buy, stores everywhere in the USA to purchase them, a fantastic warranty and it was hassle free, easy in and out. Today it's the new Harbor freight for all your tool needs.

So yes, they are a good decent tool for the money.