Vintage Craftsman publication

[IMCA38]

Found this nifty little booklet when I was cleaning today.
Judging from the coupons, looks like 1997 or maybe late 1996.
If anyone cares to “read” it, I’d be happy to post photos of all the pages.

 

[Corndoggeh]

You think the coupons are still good?

 

[340wedge]

Found this nifty little booklet when I was cleaning today.
Judging from the coupons, looks like 1997 or maybe late 1996.
If anyone cares to “read” it, I’d be happy to post photos of all the pages.

I would Love to see it. That is the year my Tool Box is from and my garage is all craftsman and much from that era.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Thats a bob vila flashback. He was a huge part of their advertising.

 

[IMCA38]

Additional pages.
Note that the coupons expired 12-31-97.

 

[IMCA38]

Last few pages.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Very cool book. Don’t think I was around when they still gave these out lol.


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[340wedge]

Very cool too see, thank you. When Craftsman was still a name!

 

[mikegt4]

1996-1997 is "vintage"? Now I am really depressed. I have grandkids older than that.

 

[IMCA38]

1996-1997 is "vintage"? Now I am really depressed. I have grandkids older than that.

Well, not THAT vintage, but certainly before Sears became a total dumpster fire.
I bought a lot of stuff there between about 1986 and 2000 or so.

 

[Kscardsfan]

Back when the Craftsman name meant something. Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

[radrush]

Thanks for reminding me of the good ol days... f-ing buzz kill...just kidding, maybe... thanks for sharing.

 

[captain14]

Thanks for sharing. I think a lot of people waited for those booklets to come out.

 

[Zrxrunner]

This is when i ante'd up for my first full tool set for auto body class! I think myself and 3 other guys chose the craftsman route, while everyone else doubled their student debt with mac n snap on! Lol. Still have and use almost everything from that set wrenchin on forklifts 24 years later.

 

[IMCA38]

This is when i ante'd up for my first full tool set for auto body class! I think myself and 3 other guys chose the craftsman route, while everyone else doubled their student debt with mac n snap on! Lol. Still have and use almost everything from that set wrenchin on forklifts 24 years later.

I think it’s interesting to view retirement/downsizing/estate auctions nowadays and see how many have Craftsman tools. Given the volume and types of tools, one would have to think most of these guys wrenched for a living. Looks like the Craftsman stuff served them well.

 

[81CJ-7]

Thanks for sharing. I think a lot of people waited for those booklets to come out.

I for one used to drool over the pages of these pamphlets and the old catalogs. Even as a kid, when the Sears catalog arrived in the mail, I skipped over the toys and went right to the tool section.

 

[four.cycle]

So... are we going to get clean scans and get those to ITCL?

 

[IMCA38]

So... are we going to get clean scans and get those to ITCL?

Let me know what I need to do to get it there!

 

[four.cycle]

P/M sent. 12/28/21 07:48 PST