List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools S1

S. & A. / S. & A. Mfg. Co., 263 Summer St., Boston, MA / "Quixet Rapid Wrench" / * Jan 1909 Hardware Dealers Magazine * /

Sackett / H.B. Sackett Screen & Chute Co., 1681-1693 Elston Ave., Chicago, IL / "Ideal" railroad car mover /

Safety / Safety Belt Lacer Co., Toledo, OH / belt lacer, wire cutter / patent 1653791 Dec 27 1927 Victor Tobolla & 2199932 May7 1940 Orville B. Briggs and Albert L. Lamb /

Safety / Safety Live Line Tool Co., Oakland, CA / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9021164#post9021164 /

Safety / Safety Nail Driver Corp., 70 Rosalie Ave., Clifton, NJ / "Safe-T-Matic" nail driver /

Safety / Safety Seal see North Shore Holdings LLC /

Safety / Safety Socket Screw Co., Chicago, IL / "Blue Devil" hex key /

Safety / Safety Tool Corp., Jeffrey St., Watertown, NY / "Skroo-Zon" file handle / patent 1374715 Apr 12 1921 Henri Bernay / "Skroo-Zon" file handle / acquired by Maine Wood Concepts /

Safety / Safety Wrench Co., Kansas City, MO / wrench / marked "Safety Wrench Co. 1837 Grand K.C. Mo." /

Safety / Safety Wrench & Appliance Co., Philadelphia, PA / "Swaco" ratchet wrench / patent 1053703 Feb 18 1913 Charles E. Bonine / see also Hess Steel Co., Bridgeton, NJ /

Sample / Richard S. Sample, Huntington, WV / wrench / patent CA 57046 Aug 14 1897 Richard S. Sample - assignee: Richard S. Sample and Joseph E. Paul /

Sampson / Sampson private label brand for Sears, Roebuck & Co. ca. 1908 /

Sampson / Sampson Tool Co. Inc., 101 Walker St., New York, NY / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11245&tab=0 /

Sampson / Sampson Tool & Mfg., 258-260 Norfolk, Newark, NJ (originally 170 Newton Ave.) / calipers; dividers; leather, saddle, and revolving punches; leathercraft tools, hand vises / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sampson-tool-mfg-newark-nj-anyone-know-em.462427/ /

Samson / Samson see Peck Stow and Wilcox / private label brand manufactured for Peck Stow & Wilcox by ? /

Samson / Samson car mover see G.D. Rowell & Son, Appleton, WI /

Samson / Samson lever jaw locking pliers see Wm. Truman Tool Co., Elmhurst, IL /

Samson / locking pliers see Metal Engineering Co. /

Samson / Samson metal punch see Gem Tool Co.

Samson / Samson metal punch see Machine Appliance Corp., Brooklyn, NY /

Samson / Samson self-adjusting wrench see Lowentraut /

Samson / Samson screwdrivers, twist drills see Sawyer Tool Mfg. Co. /

Samson / Samson Tool Co., New York, NY / caliper, wrench /

Samson / Samson track bender see Richardson & Tallman /

Samson / Samson Tractor Co., Stockton, CA / implement wrenches / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Tractor /

Samson / Samson vise see Rock Island Mfg. Co., Rock Island, IL /

Samson / Samson windmill wrench see Stover Mfg. Co., Freeport, IL /

Samson / Samson Wrench Co., Rockford, IL (La Crosse, WI ?) / patent 1464004 Aug 7 1923 George W. Kelley /

San Diego / San Diego Specialty Works / wrench / patent 1004792 Oct 3 1911 & 1008939 Nov 14 1911 & 1312471 Aug 5 1919 William Louis Bessolo / https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=1004792&typeCode=0 /

Sandow / see Lavigne & Scott /

Sand's / Sand's Level & Tool Co., 8631 Gratiot, Detroit, MI / est. 1895 acquired 1948 Unit Rail Anchor Co. (Hubbard Tool), relocated 1948 from Detroit to Clinton IN / patent 108755 Jul 17 1914 Julius Sand and Julius Sand Jr. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/inventor-of-sands-levels-in-detroit.527798/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sands-levels-tell-the-truth.298862/ / https://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2017/05/history-of-sands-level-and-tool.html /

Sandusky / Sandusky Tool Co., Sandusky, OH / inc. 1869 acquired by American Fork & Hoe 1926 / "Ogontz" / patent 109037 Nov 8 1870 Ellis H. Morris / https://www.timetestedtools.net/2019/06/17/the-sandusky-tool-company-a-brief-history/ / https://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioSandusky.html /

Sandvik / Sandvik Saw & Tool Corp., 47 Warren St., New York, NY / est. 1868 / "Primus" stoves, "Shark-O-Lite" chisels / https://galootopia.com/old_tools/chisels/swedish-chisels/sandvik-chisels/ /

Sanford / A. Sanford Logging Tool Co. see Oshkosh Logging Tool Co. /

Sanger / Sanger Steel Prod., Park Ridge, IL / saw /

Sanitary / Sanitary Knife Co., New Haven, CT / folding knife / patent ? /

Sanson & Rowland / Sanson & Rowland, 511 Commerce St., Philadelphia, PA /

Sargent / John N. Sargent Vise Co., Aurora, IN / vise / patent 437047 Sep 23 1890 John N. Sargent / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=12249&tab=4&sort=4&th=false&fl= /

Sargent / Sargent & Co., New Haven, CT / http://www.sargenttools.com / est. 1858 acquired by Walter Kidde Co. 1967 later acquired by Oetiker Tool Corp. / patent 1124325 Jan 12 1915 Albert A. Page & 303478 Aug 12 1884 Granville W. Wright & 303887 Aug 19 1884 Joseph B. Sargent / http://www.sargent-planes.com/ / https://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioSargent.htm / see Elm City Tools, Wallingford, CT /

Sarvie / Sarvie Tool Co., Alexandria, MN / "LockMatic" pliers / patent 2539865 Jan 30 1951 & RE23761 Dec 29 1953 Walter Sarvie /

Sattley / Sattley Mfg. Co., Springfield, IL / implement wrench, jack / patent 634548 Oct 10 1899 Ira A. Weaver / see also Weaver Mfg. Corp., Adrian, MI /

Saunders / D. Saunders Sons, 27 Atherton St., Yonkers, NY / patent 176694 176815 234689 RE10021 / see also Reed / pipe cutting and threading tools and machines /

Sauerbier / Henry Sauerbier, Newark, NJ (H. Sauerbier & Sons, H. Sauerbier Sons) / est. 1848 / leatherworking tools, swords /

Savage / Arthur W. Savage, Utica, NY / tack hammer / patent 599741 Mar 1 1898 Arthur W. Savage / also firearms /

Savidge / A.C. Savidge, No. 1 Williams Bldg., Indianapolis, IN / valve lathe, valve tools / patent 1339791 May 11 1920 Albert C. Savidge and Frank D. Hatfield / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11771 /

SavONut / SavONut wrench see Wilbur C. Cole, Kissimmee, FL /

Sawvian / see Harris & Reed /

Sawyer / Sawyer Belt Hook Co., Pawtucket, RI / "closet spud wrench" /

Sawyer / Sawyer Tool Mfg. Co., Athol, MA (1894-1898) Fitchburg, MA (1898-1912) Ashburnham, MA (1912-1915) / "Samson" screwdrivers, twist drills. Squares, rules, gauges, wrench, etc. / patent 590486 Sep 21 1897 Burnside Ellsworth Sawyer /

Saxon / see Kilborn & Bishop /

Saxton / Saxton Mfg. Co., El Monte, CA / acquired 1972 by Clamp Mfg. Co., South El Monte, CA / "Kant Twist" clamp / patent 2726694 Dec 13 1955 John N. Saxton / https://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=2726694&id=51516&set=1 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/kant-twist-clamps.542415/ / see Clamp Mfg. Co. Inc., South El Monte, CA /

Saxton & Amidon / Saxton & Amidon, Buffalo, NY / "Barker's Improved" bit brace /

Sawyer / Sawyer Sales Co., 587 Terminal Bldg, Lincoln, NE / wrench / patent 1423142 Jul 18 1922 Ralph H. Owens /

Sayers & Scovill / see S & S Coach Co. /

Sayre / L.A. Sayre Co., Newark, NJ / est. 1884 dissolved 1944 / variety of products many sold through Shapleigh Hardware /

Schaap / A.G & N.C. Schaap, Richmond, VA / "Stay There" ****** grip tool / patent 449000 Mar 24 1891 Alexander K. Schaap / https://datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=449000&id=25140&set=1 /

Schartow / Schartow Iron Products Co., Racine, WI / "Sipco" tool storage systems /

Schatz / A. Schatz, New Haven, CT / parallel jaw pliers / patent 557615 Apr 7 1896 Adolf Schatz / manufactured by Bridgeport Hardware Mfg., Bridgeport, CT / see https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=557615&id=15608 /

Schick / Schick Products Inc., San Francisco, CA (P.O. Box 867, Belmont, CA 1958) / wrench / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/schick-wrenches-razors-facts-fiction.485727/ /

Schild / Schild Mfg. Co., PO Box 412, Milwaukee, WI / autobody metal cutter / see also Williamson Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ors-and-secateurs.507235/page-7#post-10884663 /

Schimkat / Schimkat /

Schlesinger / Louis Schlesinger, Chicago, IL / "Capitol" wrench / patent 460539 Sep 29 1891 L. Schlesinger /

Schley / Schley Products Inc., 5350 E. Hunter Ave., Anaheim, CA 92807 / est. 1979 / specialty automotive tools /

Schlicker / Christian Schlicker Mfg. Co., 12 Bloomingdale, Rochester, NY / surgical instruments, pineapple eye snips / patent 681339 Aug 27 1901 John F. Pack /

Schlote / G.F. Schlote & Co., Co., Inc., Milwaukee, WI / "Speedgrip Automatic" wrench / patent 1739182 Dec 10 1929 Guido Fred Schlote & 2447094 Aug 17 1948 Royal H. Schlote / see also Trebor Machinery Co., Milwaukee, WI /

Schmidt / Geo. T. Schmidt Inc., 6151 W. Howard St., Niles, IL 60714 (originally Chicago, IL) / https://www.gtschmidt.com/ / est. 1895 / marking systems and tools /

Schmitt / Louis Henry Schmitt, New York, NY and George Elmer Sternberg, Jersey City, NJ / wrench / patent CA 47030 Sep 12 1894 Louis Henry Schmitt and George Elmer Sternberg /

Schnabel / Henry M. Schnabel Co., Greenwich, CT / valve lifter tool / patent 1279017 Sep 17 1918 Henry M. Schnabel / * also manufactured by Stevens Co., NY * /

Schofield / Albert B. Schofield, New York, NY / can opener, ice tool / patent 421197 Feb 11 1890 & 441333 Nov 25 1890 Albert B. Schofield / manufactured by Voos Tool Co., New Haven, CT / sold as the "Delmonico", "Peerless", and private-labeled "Diamond Edge", "Rev-O-Noc", & ? /

Scholler / Scholler Mfg. Co., 147 Leslie St., Buffalo, NY / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#scholler /

Schollhorn / William Schollhorn Co., Wooster, Wallace & Chapel Sts., New Haven, CT / est. 1870 (as Schollhorn & Tiesing Mfg. Co.) inc. Sep 1891 acquired by Sargent Mfg. Co. 1948 / "Bernard" "Lodi" pliers / patent 427220 May 6 1890 & 472497 May 6 1890 & 526479 Sep 25 1894 & 655185 Aug 17 1900 & 848877 Apr 2 1907 William Alexander Bernard & 975694 Nov 15 1910 Frank Knight & 1064956 Jun 17 1913 William Alexander Bernard / acquired 1948 by Sargent & Co. / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#schollhorn / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/w-schollhorn-company-w-a-bernard.344360/

Schrader / Frederick Schrader, Bridgeport, CT / combination wrench spanner / patent 582238 May 11 1897 & 644033 Feb 20 1900 Frederick Schrader / https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2019/11/combination-wrench-and-spanner.html /

Schrader / A. Schrader & Sons, Inc., 28-30-32 Rose St., Brooklyn, NY / est. 1844 / patent 495064 Apr 11 1893 George H. F. Schrader / tire pressure gauges, tire tools / https://web.archive.org/web/20100704025654/http://www.schrader-bridgeport.com/ https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ile-paraphernalia.434289/page-13#post-8813013 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-want-to-call-them.489337/page-3#post-9342545 /

Schriver / O.P. Schriver & Co., Cincinnati, OH / "IXL" chain pliers / patent 1320547 Nov 4 1919 Edward F. Happensack / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p5.html#schriver / manufactured by Schriver for several other companies: Lightolier Co., Globe Metal Mfg. Co., Peerless Light Co.,? /

Schroeter / Schroeter Bros. Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO / nut cracker / patent 1151110 Aug 24 1915 Walter O. McDaniel /

Schum / Schum Tool Co., Omaha, NE / vise / patent 2734409 Feb 14 1956 Robert H. Schum and Joseph W. Schum /

Schwabacher / Schwabacher Hardware Co., 401 1st Ave. So., Seattle, WA / wholesale distributor of tools and hardware / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwabacher_Brothers /

Schwarz / Emil Schwarz Co., 217 West Illinois St., Chicago IL / importer of "All-in-One" socket wrench set / patent 1629205 May 17 1927 Hans Distler / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/mystery-antique-made-in-germany-socket-set.396059 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/who-made-5-8-hex-drive-wood-box-socket-set.483953/ / see also SWF; see also Spezial Werkzeug-Fabrik Feuerbach GmbH, Feuerbach, Germany /

Schwendner / Max Schwendner, Reading, PA / wrench / patent 864806 Sep 3 1907 Max Schwendner / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...djustables-that-is.435464/page-4#post-9274738 /

Schwinn / see Arnold, Schwinn & Co. /

Scintilla / Scintilla Magneto Division, Bendix Corp., Sidney, NY / name found stamped on wrench for Bendix Scintilla magneto /

Scovill / Scovill Mfg. Co., 58 Mill St., Waterbury, CT / oiler can / patent D24670 Sep 10 1895 Mark L. Perry / http://www.scovill.com/about-us/history/ /

Screwball / see S/V Tool /

Scully / James Scully, Pomeroy PA / "Improved Keystone" dehorner / patent D27716 Oct 12 1897 George Webster & 480246 Aug 9 1892 Alva C. Brosius / see also Alva C. Brosius, Cochranville, PA; see also Webster & Dickinson, Christiana, PA /

Scripture / E.S. Scripture, New Haven, CT / wrench / patent 19954 Apr 13 1858 E.S. Scripture /

S. & E. / S. & E. Mfg. Co., 380 River St., Fitchburg, MA / pliers /

SE / SE Tools, 415 Howard St., Lapeer, MI 48446 / https://www.setools.com/ / est. 1934 / see also Shaw Enterprises Inc., Aircraft Specialties Inc. /

Seabery / J.A.W. Seabery Machine Co., Malden, MA / wrench / patent 479698 Jul 26 1892 H. Bornstein /

Seaboard / Seaboard Tools, Cherry Hills, NJ / adjustable nut driver / patent 3339439 Sep 5 1967 Leonard Van Dalen & Horace C. Disston, Jr. / appears later as Stanley 61-125 "Hex-a-Matic" see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/gimmick-wrenches-tools.428536/page-3#post-9305139 and model 632 Klein see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2023-garage-sale-thread.508550/page-144#post-10441220 and Craftsman 941991 see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/gimmick-wrenches-tools.428536/page-5#post-10623270 /

Seaholm & Sandell / Seaholm & Sandell, Detroit, MI / ca. 1925-1926 / wrench / patent CA 257184 Jan 12 1926 Thor M. Seaholm / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=257184&typeCode=0&country=ca /

Searight / shears see Detroit Shear Co. /

Sears / Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, IL /

Seber / Seber Design Group Inc., 2438 Cades Way, Vista, CA / locking C clamp / patent US 8025279 Sep 27 2011 & CA 2693576 Brett P. Seber /

Sechler / Sechler Co., Cincinnati, OH (later D.M. Sechler Implement & Carriage Co., Moline, IL) / implement wrench / "Blackhawk" cut-out wrench, "Imperial", "BB", "Sechler" / https://wrenchwiki.com/blackhawk-wrench/ /

Seeco / see Seed Filter & Mfg. Co. Inc. /

Sedgley / R.F. Sedgley, Inc., 2311 North Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, PA / "Hexall" / patent patent 1140167 May 18 1915 Henry M Kolb & Reginald F. Sedgley & 1224223 May 1 1917 & 1289558 Dec 31 1918 Reginald F. Sedgley / http://alloy-artifacts.org/rf-sedgley-incorporated.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-79#post-9693099 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/r-f-sedgley-hexall-hex-drive-socket-ratchet-k-s.378656/ / see also Kolb, Henry M. /

Seed / Jos. H. Seed, 12 Centre St., New York, NY / bicycle wrench /

Seed / Seed Filter & Mfg. Co. Inc., 343 Broadway, New York, NY / "Seeco" / water filter, scraper / patent D128396 Jul 2 1941 Sidney Lazarus & 736107 Aug 11 1903 George W. Johnston & 1729279 Sep 24 1929 & 2257314 Sep 30 1941 Charles P. Shinn Jr. / https://www.antique-bottles.net/threads/milk-glass-seed-filter-company-bottle.487742/page-2 /

Seekonk / Seekonk Mfg. Co. Inc., 87 Perrin Ave., Seekonk, MA 02771 / https://www.seekonk.com/ / torque wrench & specialty tools /

Seelbach / K.C. Seelbach Co., Inc., New York, NY / incorporated Mar 7 1921 / pliers, hand vise / appears product was made in Germany /

Selck / Walter E. Selck & Co., Chicago, IL / trowel /

See-Lect / see I.B.M. /

Select-O-Lock / see Utica Drop Forge Co. /

Select Steel / see Indestro Mfg. Corp. /

Selectool / Selectool, 301 S. Main St., Suite 6A, Salisbury, NC 28144 / see also Western Select Inc. /

Self / Self Mounting Carrier Co., Wilmington DE / "Carrier for Spare Wheels and the Like" / patent 1460592 Jul 3 1923 & 1472983 Nov 6 1923 Frederick K. Lawrence / see also F.K. Lawrence Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL /

Selsor / Selsor, Cook & Co., Armat Street, Germantown, PA / edge tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/germantown-tool-works.389926/#post-9951645 /

Semper Idem / see H.D. Smith /

Seneca / Seneca Falls Mfg. Co., Seneca Falls, NY / est. 1864 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=734&tab=4 /

Senter / Senter Tool Service Inc., 5413 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97218 / chisel, punch / https://www.fs.usda.gov/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm84232602/page17.htm / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/senter-chisel.483893/ /

Sentry / Sentry Hardware Corp, 33 Public Square, Cleveland OH 44113 / pliers, hammer, level, screwdriver / successor to Worthington Hardware est. 1960 defunct Feb 1, 1991 / TM 1282910 Jun 26 1984 first use Aug 1 1982 / https://case.edu/ech/articles/g/george-worthington-co /

Service / Service Engineering Co., 568 E. First St., Boston 27, MA / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/c-1920-1925-newton-and-king-pressed-steel-mfg-co.393644/ (see post #6) /

Severance / Adam W. Severance, Walla Walla, WA / "Combination Tool" / patent 585123 Jun 22 1897 & patent CA 58486 Dec 23 1897 Adam W. Severance / * not known to have been produced * /

Sexauer / A.J. Sexauer Mfg. Co., 10 Hamilton Ave., White Plains, NY (originally Bronx, New York City until 1962) / est. 1921 / acquired by Home Depot ? / plumbing wrenches & tools / 2849039 Aug 26 1958 Raymond C. Dreier / https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/04/archives/john-a-sexauer-89-plumbing-supplier.html /

Sextet / see Edelmann /

Sexto-Rench / see Edelmann /

Seymour / Seymour / dehorner /

Seymour / Frederick Sandford Seymour, Lake Geneva, WI / wrench / patent CA 45277 Feb 8 1894 Frederick Sandford Seymour /

Seymour / Henry Seymour Cutlery Co., Holyoke, MA (Sales Office: 84-86 Chambers St., New York, NY) / est. 1887 / shears, scissors / patent 355299 Jan 4 1887 Fritz Celce / http://www.holyokecanaltour.org/seymour-cutlery/ /

Seymour / Seymour Mfg. Co., Seymour, IN / scythe / see Seymour Midwest / http://scytheassociation.org/history/ /

Seymour / Seymour Midwest, 2666 Country Club Rd., Warsaw, IN 46580 / https://seymourmidwest.com/ / est. 1872 /

Seymour Smith / see Smith, Seymour & Son Inc. /

S & G / S & G Tool Aid Corp., 45 E Alpine St, Newark, NJ 07114 / https://toolaid.com/ /

S & H / S & H Industries, Cleveland, OH / https://www.shindustries.com/ / est. 1955 / not a manufacturer / distributor for Keysco Tools, among others /

Shaeco / Shaeco see Condenser Coil Connection, Greenwood, IN /

Shafer / Shafer Bros., San Bernardino, CA / wrench / patent 561823 Jun 9 1896 Joseph Shafer & patent CA 53058 Aug 1 1896 Joseph Shafer /

Shaffer / J.E. Shaffer Co., 1124 So. Fulton Ave., Tulsa, OK 74112 / "Come Along" chain tightener / patent 2049710 Aug 4 1936 Charlie M. Livingston /

Shakespeare / Shakespeare Products Co., 241 E. Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo, MI / inc. 1897 acquired 1980 Anthony Industries / fishing tackle, "Nuform" can opener / patent ? 1916 & 2256696 Sep 23 1941 H. Weber / https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/13/Shakespeare-Company.html /

Shaler / C.A. Shaler Co., 2104 4th St., Waupun, WI / tire repair tools, "Rislone" oil additive / https://www.industrialsealpro.com/index.htm / est. 1904 / vulcanizer / patent 785633 Mar 21 1905 James Millard Padgett & 845272 Feb 26 1907 & 955479 Apr 19 1910 Clarence A. Shaler & 1970698 Aug 21 1934 Harold H. Hanson / http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/141527.html?1274144941 / http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/141527.html?1274120833 / https://www.industrialsealpro.com/history.htm / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/shaler-5-minute-vilcanizer.389352/ /

Shapleigh / Shapleigh Hardware, St. Louis, MO / est. 1863 acquired by Curtis Mfg. Co., St. Louis, MO 1955 / patent 667411 Feb 5 1901 Sanford S. Vaughan & William L. Peterson / http://www.thckk.org/history/shapleigh-history.pdf / see also Simmons, see also Norvell-Shapleigh, see also Enders / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/simmons-shapleigh-arch-rivals.269289/#post-9881957 /

Shark / wrench see Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co. /

Shark / pliers see Wakefield Mfg. Co. /

Sharples / Sharples Separator Co., West Chester, PA / sanitary flow implement wrenches / est. 1881 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/totally-tubular-man-1890s-style.416609/ /

Shaw / Edgar Shaw, Lynn, MA / clamp / patent 331164 Nov 24 1885 Edgar Shaw / manufacturer unknown? see Peck Stow & Wilcox /

Shaw / Shaw Enterprises Inc., Lapeer, MI see SE Tools /

Shaw / Jos. Shaw Co., Toledo, OH / (?) / wrench

Shaw / Shaw Propeller Co., 574 Cambridge St., Allston, MA (Boston) / alligator wrench / patent 956280 Apr 26 1910 George Bryar /

Shawver / Shawver Co., Springfield, OH / est. 1896 / "Springfield" spark plug wrench, rim nut wrench, jack / https://wrenchwiki.com/shawver-manufacturing/ /

Sheffield / Sheffield Corp., Dayton, OH / successor to Threadwell Tap & Die Co. (after 1946) acquired by Bendix Corp. 1956 / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11952&tab=0 /

Sheffy / Sheffy Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL / patent 553362 Jan 21 1896 Jay K. Sheffy & patent CA 57603 Sep 28 1897 Jay Kyle Sheffy /

Shelby / Shelby Corp., Shelby, OH / "P38" can opener / patent 2413528 Dec 31 1946 & RE22934 Nov 11 1947 John W. Speaker / see also J.W. Speaker Corp., see also KoolAir, St. Paul, MN /

Sheldon / E.H. Sheldon & Co., Chicago, IL / vise / patent 656793 Aug 28 1900 Edgar H. Sheldon /

Sheldon / Sheldon Axle Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA / wrench / https://wrenchwiki.com/sheldon-axle-company/ / http://carriagemuseumlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/penn22.pdf /

Sheldon / Sheldon railroad car mover see Stephens Adams Mfg. Co., Aurora, IL /

Shelton / Shelton Plane & Tool Mfg. Co., Shelton, CT / wood plane / patent 1914609 Jun 20 1933 Cornelius J. MacAller & 2662568 Dec 15 1953 Raymond P. Lavietes / see also Shelton Products Inc. /

Shelton / Shelton Products Inc., Shelton, CT / patent 2989881 Jun 27 1961 & 3799226 Mar 26 1974 Raymond P. Lavietes / Shelton "Socketool" / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/11/socketool-me.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-amazing-shelton-socketool-c-1961.464026/ /

Shepard / J.H. Shepard Co., Denver, CO / wrench / patent 554991 Feb 18 1896 & patent CA 52326 May 20 1896 Lewis Petty Davidson / see also Lewis Petty Davidson /

Shepard / Shepard vise see Prentiss Vise Co. /

Shepardson / H.S. Shepardson & Co., Shelburne Falls, MA / bit brace / patent 100458 Mar 1 1870 Henry S. Shepardson /

Shepherd Prince / Shepherd Prince Co., 18 E. 41st St., New York, NY / "Master" wrench /

Sherman-Klove / see S-K / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/sk-tools/ /

Sherwood / Sherwood Mfg. Co., Buffalo, NY / wrench / patent 250367 Dec 6 1881 Israel Kinney / see also E.G. Felthousen /

Shimer / Samuel J. Shimer & Sons., Milton, PA / wrench, cutter / patent 1025839 May 7 1912 Elmer S. Shimer / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=742 / https://archive.org/details/ShimerCutterHeads/page/n1/mode/2up /

Shinwa / Shinwa Measuring Tools Corp., 1320 Tower Rd. St. 139, Schaumburg, IL 60173 / https://www.shinwa-measuring.com/ / measuring devices /

Shopmaster / Shopmaster Inc., 1214 Third St. So., Minneapolis, MN / ca. 1952 /

Shopmate / hand-held electric power tools see Portable Electric Tools Inc., Geneva, IL /

Shortt / Prince E. Shortt, Floyd, VA / "The Prince" brace wrench / patent 921171 May 11 1909 Prince E. Shortt / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...justables-that-is.435464/page-9#post-10906257 / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=921171&id=6097 /

Shove & Gage / Shove & Gage Co., Providence, RI / wrench /

Shultis / Shultis Automotive Corp., 16-22 W. 61st St., New York, NY (Sole distributors for Bay State Pump Co., Boston, MA "Copley") /

Shure / Shure Mfg. Co., 1901 West Main St., Washington, MO 63090 / https://shureusa.com/ / est. 1910 / tool storage systems, work benches, merchandisers / https://www.servicemerchandisers.com/shure /

Shur-Grip / Shur-Grip Co., Rockford, IL / locking pliers / patent 2496309 Feb 7 1950 Walter E. Pugh / see also Lane Shur-Grip Co., Chicago IL /

Shur-Kut / pliers see Caldwell /

Shuster / Shuster Speed Wrench see Clip Bar Mfg. /

S. & I. / S. & I. Co., 55-57 Governor St., Springfield, MA / est. 1906 / "Never Break" "Reliable" "Rival" / patent 787592 Apr 18 1905 Peter S. Stauffer and Frank R. Ives /

Sidewinder / Sidewinder Products Corp., 850 Municipal Drive, Birmingham, AL 35216 / patent 4907476 / YouTube:

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Sidewinder / ratchet see Davenport Tool Co. /

Siegley / Siegley Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA / plane / patent 216979 Jul 1 1879 & 245752 Aug 16 1881 Jacob Siegley /

Signode / Signode Steel Strapping Co., 2618 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL / pallet strapping tool, pallets / patent 2738153 Mar 13 1956 Raymond E. Frase / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/signode/ / see also Consolidated Steel Strapping Co., Chicago, IL /

Silver / Silver Creek / Silver Creek Leather Co., LLC, 5035 Keystone Blvd., Jeffersonville, IN 47130 / https://www.speedystitcher.com/ / "Speedy Stitcher" sewing awl / see Stewart Mfg. Co., see Automatic Awl Co. /

Silver / Silver & Deming Mfg. Co., 335 Broadway, Salem, OH / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1017 /

Silver / Silver King / see C.M.B. Wrench Co. /

Silver / Silver Mfg. Co., Salem, OH / "Combined wheel wrench and bolt cutter" / patent 456830 Jul 28 1891 & 469580 Feb 23 1892 Marshall Martin /

Silverbrook / Silverbrook Mfg. Co., Springfield, MA / "Sock-O-Matic" nut driver / patent 3250158 May 10 1966 E.J. Mahal / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/09/unusual-tools-sock-o-matic-wrench.html /

Simanco / Singer Sewing Machine Co., New York, NY / wrenches, screwdrivers, oilers /

Simmons / E.C. Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO / "Keen Kutter" / see also Shapleigh, see also Norvell-Shapleigh, see also Enders / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/simmons-shapleigh-arch-rivals.269289/#post-9881957 /

Simon & Skidmore / Simon & Skidmore Mfg. Co., Dept. 611, Santa Ana, CA / "Simore" automatic screwdriver and universal try square /

Simonds / Simonds Abrasive Co., Tacony & Fraley St., Philadelphia, PA / abrasives, grinding wheels /

Simonds / Simonds Mfg. Co., Fitchburg, MA (Simonds Saw and Steel Co.) / est. 1832 / / hacksaw, saws / patent D39122 Feb 11 1908 Lloyd Alonzo Kimball & 269728 Dec 26 1882 George F. Simonds /

Simonsen / Simonsen Metal Products Co., 4444 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL / Simonsen Industries Inc., 1414 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL / est. 1940 / tool storage systems / patent 2788912 Apr 16 1957 Edward H. Simonsen /

Simplex / Simplex jack see Templeton, Henly & Co. /

Simplex / Simplex Mfg. Co., New York, NY / "Turn More" wrench / patent 834242 Oct 30 1906 John Anderson / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=10964 / see also Anderson Coupling Co., Portland, CT; see also Anderson Wrench Co., Portland, CT /

Simplex / Simplex vise see Desmond Stephan Mfg. Co. /

Simplex / Simplex Wrench Co., New York, NY / patent 1479772 Jan 1 1924 Walter Herbert Cook / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#simplex /

Simpsons / Simpsons vise see Athol Machine Co. /

Sinko / Sinko Tool & Mfg. Co., 351 No. Crawford Ave., Chicago, IL /

Sintz / Claude Sintz, 614 1st, Detroit, MI / "Universal" wrench /

Sioux / valve grinder see Alberton & Co. /

Sivon / Sivon Mfg. Co., Richmond St., Painesville, OH / "Hi-Trak" tire tool / TM 800363 reg. Dec 16 1965 first use Jan 4 1965 /

Sixset / see Armand Machine Works /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools S2

S-K / S-K Tools USA LLC, 2323 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 1771 (formerly SK Hand Tool, LLC, 1600 S. Prairie Dr., Sycamore, IL 60178) / patent 1981526 Nov 20 1934 & 2082356 Jun 1 1937 & 2103556 Dec 28 1937 & 2174502 Sep 26 1939 & 2188846 Jan 30 1940 & 2232477 Feb 18 1941 Theodore O. Rueb / https://sktools.com/ / acquired by GreatStar 2021 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/sherman-klove.html / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/sk-tools/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-s-k-tools.278177/ /

S-K Wayne / see S-K /

Skew / Skewdriver see Spec Tools /

Skil / Skil Corp., 1203 E. Warrenville Rd., Naperville IL 60563 (formerly 5033 Ellston Ave., Chicago, IL 60630) / https://www.skil.com/ / power tools /

Skil Craft / Skil Craft Playthings Inc., 325 W. Huron, Chicago, IL 60610 / "Handy Andy" childrens tools and tool boxes / TM 71579142 May 19 1949 /

Skinner / M.B. Skinner, South Bend, IN / est.1911 / valve resurfacing tool, pipe clamp, clamp wrench / patent 1763330 Jun 10 1930 Mortimer B. Skinner & 2069722 Feb 2 1937 Patterson D. Merrill / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2013/07/vanished-tool-makers-mb-skinner-south.html / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/M._B._Skinner_Company /

Skinner Chuck / Skinner Chuck Co., New Britain, CT / est. 1887, purchased Production Tool Equipment Co., Bridgeport, CT 1923 / drill press vise /

Skokie / Skokie Saw & Tool see F.P. Maxson Saw & Mfg. /

Skroo-Zon / see Safety Tool Corp. /

Skyway / Skyway Precision Tool Co., Los Angeles, CA / aircraft specialty tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...collection-thread.343867/page-37#post-8569600 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-113#post-9810735 /

Slocomb / J.T. Slocomb Co., Providence, RI / est. 1891 acquired by J.H. Drury 1914 / micrometer / patent 559820 May 12 1896 John T. Slocomb / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/john-tibbets-slocomb.432347/ /

Sloky / Sloky U.S.A. Co. Ltd., 13139 Ramona Blvd Ste D, Irwindale, CA 91706 / https://www.slokyusa.com/ / est. ? / patent ? /

Smalley / D.H. Smalley & Co., Aurora, IL / wrench / patent 447952 Mar 10 1891 Truman D. Keith & patent CA 36549 May 5 1891 Truman D. Keith / see also Aurora Mfg. & Tool Co., Aurora, IL; see also Keith Mfg. Co., Aurora, IL /

Smalstig / Frederick Charles Smalstig, Allegheny, PA / b. 1857 d. 1928 / "World's Best" can opener / patent 565367 Aug 4 1896 & 565368 Aug 4 1896 Frederick C. Smalstig & Gabriel Mayer & 626507 Jun 6 1899 & 740934 Oct 6 1903 Frederick C. Smalstig /

Smart / A.J. Smart Mfg. Co., Greenfield, MA, and 86 Warren St., New York, NY / taps, dies, screw plates /

Smead / Smead Mfg. Co., 319 2nd St., Hastings, MN / "Kwik-Twist" hole punch / patent 2266393 Dec 16 1941 Harold J. Hoffman /

Smethport / Smethport Machine Co., Ltd., Smethport, PA / "Richardson's Tack Hammer" patent D20247 see also patent 464894 / see also Smith & Sykes /

Smith / E. Smith & Co., Rockford, IL / boxwood rules / patent 183608 Oct 24 1876 Emery D. Waterbury /

Smith / Elbert Henry Smith, Canisteo, NY / wrench / patent CA 52676 Jun 17 1896 Elbert Henry Smith and William Oren Vansehaik /

Smith / Smith Friction Drill & Tool Co., Boston, MA / patent / ratchet drill /ratchet hand drill / patent 279032 Jun 5 1883 George W. Smith & 289110 Nov 27 1883 Daniel E. Kempster & patent 610773 Sep 13 1898 Benjamin F. Smith / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-off-your-antique-ratchet.516711/ /

Smith / Smith & Egge Co., Bridgeport, CT / "Chantrell's Adjustable Wrench" / patent 254275 Mar 28 1882 & RE10145 Jul 4 1882 Felix Chantrell & 696405 Apr 1 1902 Richard A. Breul & 1058223 Apr 8 1913 Peter Dosch and Charles R. Dosch & 1114666 Oct 20 1914 John A. Anderson / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=11003 /

Smith / F.H. Smith Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL / "The Pony" "REX" rivet setter / patent 646035 Mar 27 1900 & 659626 Oct 9 1900 & 791724 Jun 6 1905 Henry C. Pomeroy /

Smith / Frank Stewart Smith, Chicago, IL / wrench / patent 562497 Jun 23 1896 & 591061 Oct 5 1897 Frank Stewart Smith & patent CA 53096 Aug 1 1896 Frank Stewart Smith / * not known to have been produced * /

Smith / George W. Smith, Boston, MA / see Smith Friction Drill & Tool Co. /

Smith / H.A. Smith (Henry Adalbert Smith), Elgin, IL / "Elgin" wrench / patent 885191 Apr 21 1908 & 1062047 May 20 1913 H.A. Smith / see also Elgin Tool & Socket Co., see also Star Mfg. Co. /

Smith / H.B. Smith Machine Co., Smithville, NJ / est. ca. 1840 inc. 1878 / vise / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=766 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...andfathers-vise-any-idea-on-maker-age.522230/ /

Smith / H.D. Smith & Co., 24 West St., Plantsville, CT (Henry D. Smith) / "Perfect Handle", "Gettatit" pliers / patent D33468 Oct 30 1900 & 666029 Jan 15 1901 & Amos Shepard & D34136 Feb 26 1901 & 737179 Aug 25 1903 & D37214 Nov 8 1904 William S. Ward & 793324 Jun 27 1905 Amos Shepard & 855079 May 28 1907 William S. Ward & D44327 Jul 8 1913 Lucius V. Walkley & 1061339 May 13 1913 & 1123423 Jan 5 1915 & 1216886 Feb 20 1917 & D45919 Jun 4 1919 William S. Thompson / http://alloy-artifacts.org/hd-smith-company.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/h-d-smith-company-plantsville-ct.389945/ / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._D._Smith_Company_Building /

Smith / Henry Smith, West Meriden, CT / pliers / patent 184734 Nov 28 1876 Henry Smith / * not known to have been produced * /

Smith / Herman H. Smith Co., Brooklyn, NY / primarily a manufacturer of electronic components offering some specialty tools /

Smith / James Smith, New Haven, CT / die stock (screw plate) / patent 45459 Dec 13 1864 James Smith /

Smith / Smith & Hemenway Co. Inc., 101 Coit St., Irvington, NJ / "Red Devil" "Never Slip" "Jak Knife" / patent 166954 Aug 24 1875 Frank R. Woodward & 2071562 Feb 23 1927 Jennings Nelson / http://alloy-artifacts.org/smith-hemenway.html / http://alloy-artifacts.org/smith-hemenway.html#smith-hemenway / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=374811 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8700232&postcount=23 / https://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2014/10/red-devil-inc.html?m=1 / http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/infopages/reddevil.htm / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/red-devil-hand-tools.374811/ /

Smith / J. Oscar Smith, Moberly, MO / tape measure / patent 641050 Jan 9 1900 & 642727 Feb 6 1900 John Oscar Smith & CA 66810 Mar 29 1900 /

Smith / Jay Smith and Charles H. Gage, Llano, TX / wrench / patent 496753 May 2 1893 Jay Smith and Charles H. Gage / * not known to have been produced * /

Smith / Landon P. Smith Inc., Irvington, NJ / hacksaw / https://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2014/10/red-devil-inc.html?m=1 /

Smith / Smith, Otis, Rockfall, CT / firearms, hardware and tool manufacturing / https://patch.com/connecticut/durham/history-saved-in-rockfall / https://www.angelfire.com/wy/mttools/SmithO.htm / * probable manufacturer of Carew patent wire nippers - see Carew, see Nettleton * /

Smith / Smith Products Co., Evansville, IN / "Lift-A-Lid" jar & bottle opener / patent D140183 Jan 30 1945 Reyburn M. Smith /

Smith / Smith, Samuel & Co., Centerbrook, CT / auger bit / est ca. 1850 (?) acquired by Centerbrook Mfg. Co. 1869 / https://www.essexhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EHS_014_FTF_centerbrook_web.pdf / see also Connecticut Valley Mfg. Co. see also Centerbrook Mfg. Co. /

Smith / Smith, Seymour & Son Inc., 900 Main St., Oakville, CT / est. 1850 / "Snap Cut" "Snap-Lock" / patent 174585 Mar 7 1876 Seymour Smith & 1831609 Nov 10 1931 W. Schroder & 2514130 Jul 4 1950 H.T. Jones & 2598650 May 27 1952 J.L. Smith & L.H. Eriksen / acquired by Gilmour Div., Vermont-American, 1985 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2015/02/seymour-smith-snap-cut-secateurs-snap.html / http://www.sydnassloot.com/Brace/Seymour.htm / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356558 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-pruning-shears-made-in-italy.479144/ /

Smith / Smith & Sykes, Jamestown, NY / "Richardson's Tack Hammer" patent D20247 see also patent 464894 / see also Smethport Machine Co. /

Smith / Smith Van Horn & Co., New York, NY / "Improved Method of Detaching a Wheel from its Axletree" / patent 7899 Jan 14 1851 A.M. Billings /

Smith / Smith & Wesson, 19 Stockbridge St., Springfield, MA / Screwdriver /

Smith / William G. Smith, Binghamton, NY / wagon wrench / patent 444571 Jan 13 1891 William G. Smith /

Smith / Winton L. Smith Machine Works, 78 Clinton St., Newark, NJ / "Perfect" valve grinding kit / ca. 1916 /

Smithe / F.L. Smithe Machine Co., 150 11th St., New York, NY / "Smitheco" / https://wrenchwiki.com/smitheco/ /

Smiths / Smith's Inventions Inc., 2617 4th St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN / welding and cutting supplies and equipment / tank wrench (likely manufactured by New Britain Machine) /

Smitheco / see F.L. Smithe Machine Co. /

Snake / Snake Handle Wrench Co. Inc., 913 Reamey St., St. Paul, MN / wrench / patent 1316398 Sep 16 1919 Peter G. Steininger /

Snap Lock / Snap Lock locking pliers see Bruce Burns, Yucca Valley, CA /

Snap-On / Snap-on Inc., 2801 80th St., Kenosha, WI 53143 / https://www.snapon.com/ patent 1361130 Dec 7 1920 Percy York & 1443413 Jan 30 1923 Joseph Johnson & 3273430 Sep 20 1966 Raymond G. Knudsen et al & 6125722 Oct 3 2000 Richard L. Hopper Jr. and William A. Nurmi and Charles H. Heiligenthal and Kenneth E. Kessler / http://alloy-artifacts.org/snapon-bluepoint-tools.html / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=11641 / https://www.collectingsnapon.com/index.php / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...0-knudsen-price-olson-wrench-geometry.356765/ /

Snappy / Snappy Tools, 1009 No. Hwy. 377, Pilot Point, TX / https://www.snappytools.com/ / est. 1962 / twist drills, countersinks, cutting tools /

Snell / Snell Mfg. Co., Fiskdale, MA / screwdriver, auger, boring machine / patent 22379 Dec 21 1858 & RE3574 Aug 3 1869 George F. Rice / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=773 /

Snell / Snell & Atherton, Brockton, MA (North Bridgewater) / est. 1853 incorporated 1907 / cobblers tools / patent 105452 Jul 19 1870 & RE 9167 Apr 20 1880 Arthur P. Hazard & 223583 Jan 13 1880 Oscar E. Dunham & 235075 Dec 7 1880 Isaac A. Dunham & 752798 Feb 23 1904 Fred H. Packard / https://www.timetestedtools.net/2016/02/18/from-mark-h-robinsons-collection-varanus-snell/ /

Snider / Snider Wrench & Tool Co., Colorado Springs, CO / wrench / patent 754509 Mar 15 1904 John Charles Snider /

Snow & Nealy / Snow & Nealy, Bangor, ME / axes, logging tools / https://theworkingaxes.com/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/snow-and-nealy.531551/ /

Snyder / Snyder Corporation, Lexington, SC / (possibly outsourced?) / NSN 5120-01-041-1585 /

Socketeer / made by Challenger / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/socket-maker-id.488011/#post-9274299 /

Socketool / see Shelton /

Sock It Out / Sock It Out, PO Box 6798, Rockford, IL 61125 / http://sockitout.com /

Sock-O-Matic / see Silverbrook Mfg. Co. /

Softuff / hammers see Compo-Cast /

Solar / Solar Mfg. Co., Worcester, MA / brace, plane maker /

Somar / Somar Specialty Corp., 630 Fifth Ave., New York, NY / "1001" re-blade knife /

Somers & Atwood / Somers & Atwood, Brooklyn, NY / button fastening device / patent 72929 Dec 31 1861 & patent 83669 Nov 3 1868 & RE 3421 May 4 1869 Daniel M. Somers and Walter S. Atwood / * manufacturer unknown * /

Sommer / J.L. Sommer Mfg. Co., 93 Chestnut St., Newark, NJ / novelties, games, jar wrench / patent D42305 Mar 12 1912 John L. Sommer & D43278 Nov 26 1912 Thomas Harding & D42306 Mar 12 1912 & D46298 Aug 14 1914 & D46703 Nov 241914 & D47016 Feb 23 1915 & D47762 Aug 24 1915 & D48015 Oct 19 1915 & D54142 Nov 4 1919 John L. Sommer & 1711678 May 7 1929 & 1457774 Jun 5 1923 T.Harding et al & patent 1242615 Oct 9 1917 & patent 1097889 May 26 1914 & 1182593 May 9 1916 & 1569405 Jan 12 1926 & J.L. Sommer & 1680291 Aug 14 1928 Thomas Harding / http://www.bullworks.net/daily/03mar12s.htm /

Sopko / Sopko & Sons Co., 26500 Lakeland Blvd., Cleveland, OH / est. 1952 / specialty machinist tools /

Souders / Jacob Souders, Greentown, OH / combination tool tack puller & hammer / patent 371105 Oct 4 1887 Jacob Souders /

Sound / Sound Equipment Corp. of California, 3903 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA (1946) (6245 Lexington Ave., Hollywood, CA 1943) / Vanatta "Quickheat" soldering iron /

South Bend / South Bend Wrench & Tool Co., 528 Blaine Ave., South Bend, IN / "Oiltest" /

Southbridge / Southbridge Cutlery Co., Southbridge, MA / cutlery, linoleum knife / est. 1818 acquired by Dexter Russell 19?? / TM 71287079 Nov 19 1929 first use 1894 * TM owned by Hyde Mfg. Co. /

Southern / Southern Crescent anvil see Southern Skein & Foundry Company /

Southern / Southern Folger, 4634 So. Presa St., San Antonio, TX 78223 / https://www.southernfolger.com/ / security fastener tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/detention-security-tools.477315/ /

Southern / Southern Hardware & Supply Co., Mobile, AL /

Southern / Southern Machine & Tool Co., 3210 Locust St., St. Louis, MO / "Dixie" tools, "Holdfast" screwdriver /

Southern / Southern Skein & Foundry Company, Chattanooga, TN / "Southern Crescent" anvil /

Southern / Southern Wrench & Tool Co., St. Louis, MO / "Dixie" offset socket wrench / patent 1346505 Jul 13 1920 Roy Mitchell /

Southgate & Fiske / Southgate & Fiske, Worcester, MA / wrench / patent 13221 Jul 10 1855 & 16733 Mar 3 1857 Benjamin F. Joslyn /

Southington / Southington Mfg. Co., Southington, CT / "Pioneer" / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#southington-mfg / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...an-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-10#post-8929919 /

Southwire / Southwire LLC, One Southwire Dr., Carrollton, GA 30119 / https://www.southwire.com/ / est. 1950 / appears to be more a repackager than a manufacturer / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-tool-arrivals.103272/page-1569#post-10076988 /

SP / SP Tools see Schley Products Inc. /

SP 45 / ?

S.P.A.C. / stamped on pliers see Utica Drop Forge & Tool / see: patent 1970983 Aug 21 1934 C.E. Smith /

Spag's / private label brand of Spag's Shrewsbury Massachusetts / no information on manufacturer / https://www.shrewsburyhistoricalsociety.org/spags /

Sparta / Sparta Hand Tools, PO Box 1320, New Britain, CT / manufactured by New Britain Machine Co., New Britain, CT /

Spartan / see Drop Forging Co., New York /

Spartan / Spartan Saw Works, 41 Taylor St., Springfield, MA (later 152 Fisk Ave.) / est. 1918 acquired by Armstrong Blum Mfg. ca. 1970-1971 / "Spartan" hacksaw / patent D152996 Mar 8 1949 Donald S. McQuillan / * some units marked "DESIGN - 147770" /

Spaulding / Spaulding Machine Screw Co., Buffalo, NY / moved to 166 Lake St., Chicago IL (May 13 1897 Iron Age pp 45) / became Spaulding Automobile & Motor Company 1902 / patent 509151 Nov 21 1893 William Dicks * patent CA 45875 Apr 24 1894 William Dicks / see also William Dicks, Buffalo, NY /

Speaker / J.W. Speaker Corp., Milwaukee, WI / "P38" can opener / patent 2413528 Dec 31 1946 & RE22934 Nov 11 1947 John W. Speaker / also manufactured by KoolAire, St. Paul, MN, and Shelby Corp., Shelby, OH / https://www.army.mil/article/25736/the_best_army_invention_ever /

Specialty / Specialty Brass Co., Kenosha, WI / sanitary flow implement wrenches / est. 1907 incorporated 1912 /

Specialty / Specialty Machine Co., New York, NY / "Valve Grinding Device" / patent 918049 Apr 13 1909 & 918050 Apr 13 1909 & RE 13421 May 21 1912 Robert H. Hazeltine /

Specialty / Specialty Products Co., 4045 Specialty Place, Longmont, CO 80504 / https://www.spcalignment.com/ / est. 1976 / specialty automotive alignment parts and tools /

Specialty / Specialty Tools Inc., 3415 Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73118 / "Ratchet Action Speed Wrench" / patent 3762244 Oct 2 1973 James P. Evans / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sw-1004-ratchet-action-speed-wrench.387310/ /

Spec Tools / Spec Tools div. of Skew Products Inc., 4 Bert Drive, Suite 6, West Bridgewater, MA 02379 / https://spectools.com/ / est. 1982 / Squeezewrench Pro Model SQR-200A ratcheting wrench / patent 3726161 Apr 10 1973 Williams et al / see also C.T.C. Consumer Tools Co. see also Elton Industries /

Speed / Speed Corp., Portland, OR / "Speed" saw filer / patent 2421657 Jun 3 1947 & 2495991 Jan 31 1950 James H. Speed /

Speedex / Speedex Mfg. Co., Division of General Cement Mfg. Co., Textron Inc., 400 So. Wyman St., Rockford, IL / formerly Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. / "Speedex" and "Whiz Master" wire stripper / patent 2313793 Mar 16 1943 Start G. Wood / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-specialty-mfg-co.530621/ / https://www.machine--tools.com/By-L...tic-wire-stripper-crimp-electrician-tool.ASPX /

Speed-Hed / ratcheting open-end wrench manufactured by Thorsen Tool /

Speedee-Ratch / see Beall Tool Div., Hubbard & Co. /

Speedmaster / Montgomery Ward private label /

Speednut / Speednut Wrench Corp., 559-561 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL / see Cochran; see Chicago Mfg. & Dist. Co.; see Larco / patent D48996 May 2 1916 Walter W. Taylor & 1602620 Oct 12 1926 and August Kuring & 1830033 Nov 3 1931 & 2351821 Jun 20 1944 John V. Larson / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=410452 /

Speedo / Speedo bench grinder/sharpener see Central States Mfg. Co., St. Louis, MO /

Speed-Up / Speed-Up Wrench Co., Kokomo, IN / wrench / patent 1301159 Apr 22 1919 J. Nielander / see also Macke, F.W. /

Speedway / Speedway Engineering Co., Dept. E, 2479 Fletcher Dr., Los Angeles, CA / screwdriver /

Speedy / locking pliers see Chicago Specialty Mfg. Co. /

Speirs / J.C. Speirs & Co., Worcester, MA / adjustable wrench / patent 459218 Sep 8 1891 Reinhard T. Torkelson & 536301 Mar 26 1895 John C. Speirs / adjustable wrench /

Spencer / Spencer Wire Co, Worcester, MA / wrench /

Spery / Charles F. Spery, Hermann, MO / pipe tongs / patent 466195 Dec 29 1891 Charles F. Spery /

Spintite / see Walden Worcester /

Spinut / Spinut ratchet see Davenport Tool /

Splined / Splined Tool Corp., Richardson, TX / see also Superior Ratchet & Tool Co., see also Superior Tool Co., see also Radialock Tool Co. / multi-position indexing head ratchet / patent 5419221 May 30 1995 & 5775184 Jul 7 1998 & 5820288 Oct 13 1998 & 6000299 Dec 14 1999 & 6161982 Dec 19 2000 James E. Cole & 20040134314 Jul 15 2004 & 20050178249 Aug 18 2005 Charles A. Cole & 20070169590 Jul 26 2007 Charles Cole / see https://casetext.com/case/gummow-v-splined-tools-corporation / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/i-need-help-identifying-this-ratchet.118770/ /

Splitdorf / Splitdorf Electrical Co., Newark NJ / Bethlehem Socket Sets (1927) / successor to Bethlehem Spark Plug Company's "Quickway" line of sockets /

Sprague / Austin V.M. Sprague, Rochester, NY / can opener / patent 53391 Jul 21 1874 Austin V.M. Sprague / possibly also produced by Sargent & Co. / https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-history-of-the-can-opener/TQIyTv3nPqXlLQ /

Spraker / Spraker Mfg. Co., Indianapolis, IN / valve grinding tool / patent 1685100 Sep 25 1928 David L. Spraker & patent 2136188 Nov 8 1938 Gideon R. Gagne & Lon Spraker /

Sprich / Sprich Bros. Investment Co., Stickney, SD / "Wonder" tire deflator tool /

Spring / Spring Leaf Lubricator Co., Ann Arbor, MI / leaf spring separator / patent 1142280 Jun 8 1915 John H. Stevenson and Frederick Knowlson / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2023-garage-sale-thread.508550/page-116#post-10318827 /

Spring / Spring Load Mfg. Co., Seattle, WA / valve adjusting tool / patent D176974 Feb 28 1956 & 2753747 Jul 10 1956 Chauncey T. Brown / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/unknown-tool-and-specific-application.522618/ /

Spring / Spring Tools punches, nail sets see Noxon Inc. /

Springfield / Springfield Drop Forging Co., Springfield, MA / est. 18?? inc. 1893 dissolved 1913 / https://wrenchwiki.com/springfield-drop-forge/ /

Springfield / Springfield Level & Tool Co., Springfield, MA / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...tion-tool-and-bits.431508/page-4#post-9746106 /

Springfield / Springfield Metallic Casket Co., 105 No. Center St., Springfield, OH / specialty wrench / est. 1884 closed 1974 / https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll36/id/21205/ /

Springfield / Springfield tire tool /

Springfield / Springfield Wheel Puller Co., Springfield, OH / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...le-paraphernalia.434289/page-29#post-10669678 /

Springleaf / Springleaf Lubricator Co., 1006 Forrest Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI / "Knowlson" / patent 1108111 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#spring-leaf /

Springload / Springload Mfg. Corp. see Spring Load Mfg. Co. /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools S3

Squeeze Wrench / see Spec Tool /

S.R. / S.R. sockets / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/s-r-sockets-cant-seem-to-find-any-info.328268/ /

SRTC / SRTC stamped into ratchet handle see Superior Ratchet Tool Co., Plano, TX /

S & S / S & S Coach Co., 2550 Central Point Parkway, Lima, OH / formerly Sayers & Scovill Coach Co. / https://sscoachcompany.com/ / coach wrench / est. 1876 / http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/s/sayers_scovill/sayers_scovill.htm /

S & T / S & T marked on wrench see Stamping & Tool Co., LaCross, WI /

Stackpole / Greenleaf Stackpole, New York, NY / bit brace / patent 63438 Apr 2 1867 Greenleaf Stackpole /

Stadco / see Stadeker Metal Specialty Co. /

Stadeker / Stadeker Metal Specialty Co., 310 So. Canal St., Chicago, IL / "Stadco" spark plug wrench /

Staff / Staff Bros. Co., 1765 Broadway, New York, NY / see Romaro /

Sta-Kon / see Thomas & Betts, see ABB Installation Products /

Stamping / Stamping & Tool Co., LaCross, WI / "S & T" wrench /

Standard / Standard Garden Tool Co., Montrose, IA / implement wrenches / https://smallfarmersjournal.com/the-standard-garden-tool-company/ / https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/standard-garden-tool-co /

Standard / Standard ****** & Tool Co., Pittsburgh, PA (West Newton, PA)(Standard ****** Mfg. Co.) / "Duplex" chain wrench / patent 722144 Mar 3 1903 James J. Rhinelander /

Standard / Standard Rule Co., Unionville, CT / merged with Upson Nut Co. 1888 /

Standard / Standard Pressed Steel Products Co., Jenkintown, PA / SPS Technologies, 301 Highland Ave., Jenkintown, PA. 19046 / patent 2505678 Apr 25 1950 Francis R. Kull & 2518139 Aug 8 1950 Howard T. Hallowell and Joseph P. Villo / https://www.pccfasteners.com/companies/pcc-fasteners/sps-tech-jenkintown.html / http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/sps-technologies-inc-history/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/interesting-vintage-hallowell-socket-set.340245/ /

Standard / Standard Specialty Co., Salem, OH / "Acme" riveter /

Standard / Standard Steel Products Co., 380 Main St., Poughkeepsie NY / tool and hardware storage systems /

Standard / Standard Tool Co., 6900-34 Central Ave., Cleveland, OH / wrench /

Standard / Standard Tool Co., 3950 Chester Ave, Cleveland, OH / Twist Drills, Reamers, Taps, Dies, Milling Cutters, End Mills, Carbide Tipped Tools /

Standard / Standard Tool Co., Athol, MA / active 1882-1905 / squares, calipers, gauges, levels, pliers, "Rapid Transit" wrench / patent 228437 June 8 1880 Stephen H. Bellows / subsidiary of the Athol Machine Co. /

Standard / Standard Trimmer Co., Springfield, OH / ca. 1902-1905 / painting & wallpaper tools / patent 908499 Jan 5 1909 Charles T. Ridgely /

Standard / Standard Wrench & Tool Co., Providence, RI / patent 890146 Jun 9 1908 & 955974 Apr 26 1910 John R. Long / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p5.html#standard-wrench /

Stanley / Oramel C. Stanley, New York, NY / pipe wrench / patent CA 41781 Jan 30 1893 Oramel C. Stanley of New York, NY and Charles Watters, Ottawa, Ontario, CA /

Stanley / Stanley Rule & Level Co., New Britain, CT / https://www.stanleytools.com/ / patent 115582 Jun 6 1871 Jonas P. Curtiss & 413300 Oct 22 1889 George D. Mosher & 3107426 Oct 22 1963 Walter H. Robinson./ https://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioStanley.htm /

Stanley Black & Decker / New Britain, CT / https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/ /

Stanwood / Joseph E. Stanwood, Malden, MA / pipe cutter / patent 23792 Apr 26 1859 Joseph E. Stanwood /

Staples & Hanford / Staples & Hanford Co., Newburgh, NY / crimping pliers / https://archive.org/details/staples-and-hanford-co /

Star / Star-Asia USA LLC, PO Box 58399, Renton, WA 98058 / https://www.titan-us.com/ / "Titan" brand hand tools / product manufactured in Taiwan R.O.C. / see also Titan /

Star / Star brad driver / Star, Clay Center, OH / no information /

Star / Star Can Opener Co., San Francisco, CA / can opener / patent 1360256 Nov 30 1920 & 1528178 Mar 3 1925 & 1598841 Sep 7 1926 Edwin Anderson / see also Turner & Seymour /

Star / Star Carriage and Buggy Oiler Co., 310 Seventh St., Rockford, IL / "Hub Nut Wrench for Vehicles" / patent 837493 Dec 4 1906 Thomas O'Hora /

Star / Star Forge Co., Buffalo, NY / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...5-post-drill-looking-for-info-history.501030/ /

Star / Star hacksaw see Clemson Bros. /

Star / Star Machine Co., Buffalo, NY / portable forge / patent 339547 Apr 6 1886 Charles Hammelmann / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/imagedetail.aspx?id=14227 /

Star / Star Mfg. Co., Carpentersville, IL / "The Elgin" wrench / patent 584019 Jun 8 1897 Henry Adalbert Smith & patent 587624 Aug 3 1897 Ira B. Tripp & 809755 Jan 9 1906 Henry Adalbert Smith and William Fred Denk & 1062047 May 20 1913 Henry Adalbert Smith / http://starmfg.com/page/21/stars-history / http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351474 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers.html#elgin / see also Elgin Tool & Socket Co., Elgin, IL /

Star / Star scroll saw see Millers Falls / http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=3355 /

Star / Star Tool Co., Middletown, CT / ca. 1872-1878 acquired by Elias K. Burrall 1878 / levels, rules, bevels / patent 70570 Nov 5 1867 Leonard D. Howard & 173802 Feb 22 1876 Thomas McDonough / https://www.angelfire.com/wy/mttools/StarToolCo.htm /

Star / Star Tool Works, New York, NY / caliper /

Star / Star Wrench Co., 801 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis, MO / wrench / patent & 525318 Aug 28 1894 & 546142 Sep 10 1895 & 525683 Sep 4 1894 & 525684 Sep 4 1894 & 564513 Jul 21 1896 & 530518 Dec 11 1894 Samuel M. Friede / see also Van Auken Steam Specialty Co. / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=546142&typeCode=0 /

Star / Star tinners snips possibly house brand of Shapleigh Hardware see 1929 Shapleigh Hardware catalog pp 319 /

Starbuck / R.M. Starbuck & Sons Inc., PO Box 1318, Hartford, CT / plumbing wrenches & tools / est. 1898 / patent 2624222 Jan 6 1953 Alfred R. Joy /

Starrett / L.S. Starrett Co., 121 Crescent St., Athol, MA 01331-1915 / https://www.starrett.com/ / est. 1880 / patent 568242 Sep 22 1896 Charles P. Fay & 637177 Nov 14 1899 & 980361 Jan 3 1911 & 1056848 Mar 25 1913 Laroy S. Starrett and John A. Adell & 1167948 Jan 11 1916 John A. Adell and Laroy S. Starrett / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#starrett / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/ls-starrett-co-and-not-a-vise.391577/ /

Sta-Set / see Hjorth /

Sta Tite / Sta Tite Corp., North Arlington, NJ / locking pliers / TM878565 Oct 14 1969 first use Aug 1 1967 /

Sta Tite / Sta Tite Snath Co., Shelbyville, IN / snaths /

States / States Co., Hartford, CT / nut driver for electrical work / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...er-nut-driver-sets.368925/page-8#post-9724334 /

States / States & Cook, Topeka, KS / pipe tongs / patent 190523 May 8 1877 Christian States and Harry I. Cook / * not known to have been produced * / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=190523&typeCode=0 /

STC / STC stamped into selector knob on indexing head ratchet see Superior Tool Co., Plano, TX /

S.T.Co. / S.T.Co. stamped on shank of twist drill, auger, or countersink see Syracuse Tool Co., Syracuse, NY /

S.T.D.Co. / S.T.D.Co. stamped on shank of twist drill, auger, or countersink see see Syracuse Twist Drill Co., Syracuse, NY /

Stearns / E.A. Stearns & Co., Brattleboro, VT / rules, dividers / est. 1838, acquired Charles L. Mead ca 1857-1861 (?) 1862 (?) , acquired by Stanley 1863 / patent 47436 Apr 25 1865 C.B. Long / https://eaiainfo.org/tag/e-a-stearns/ / https://www.datamp.org/patents/search/xrefCompany.php?id=784 / see Lemuel Hedge, see Pomroy & Hedge, see S. Morton Clark /

Stearns / Edward C. Stearns & Co., 450 Oneida, Syracuse, NY / successor to George N. Stearns & Co. ca. 1877 / patent 84605 Dec 1 1868 William Baxter & 201064 Mar 5 1878 & RE9293 Jul 13 1880 & 203384 May 7 1878 George N. Stearns & 237441 Feb 8 1881 Alva M. Colt & 983176 Jan 31 1911 Edward Carl Stearns / see also Baxter; Greene, Tweed & Co.; and Tower & Lyon / https://amp.ww.google-wiki.info/30347513/1/e-c-stearns-company.html / Aug 30 1923 American Machinist Vol. 59 No. 9 pp 311-312 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=803&tab=0 /

Stearns / George N.Stearns & Co., 450 Oneida, Syracuse, NY / inc. 1864 / became Edward C. Stearns & Co. ca. 1877 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=803&tab=0 /

Stebbins / Nathan M. Stebbins, Stafford, CT / "Combination Tool" / patent 574178 Dec 29 1896 Nathan M. Stebbins & patent CA 55909 May 12 1897 Nathan M. Stebbins / * not known to have been produced * /

Steck / Steck Mfg. Co. Inc., 1115 S. Broadway St., Dayton, OH 45417 / https://steckmfg.com/ / est. 1946 / specialty automotive tools /

Steel / Steel City Electric Co., Pittsburgh, PA / "Red Head" wrench / patent 1896437 Feb 7 1933 Andrew B. Allen /

Steel / Steel Products Co., Merchandise St., Chicago, IL / "Swing-A-Way" can opener / see Swing-A-Way Mfg. Co. /

Steel / Steel Products Mfg. Co., St. Louis, MO / "Swing-A-Way" can opener / see Steel Products Co., see Swing-A-Way Mfg. Co. /

Steel / Steel Storage File Co., 2216 W. 63rd St., Cleveland, OH / storage systems / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/steel-storage-files-co-record-files-co-wooster.501770/ /

Steelcraft / Steelcraft Tool Corp., 36-50 31st St., Long Island City, NY / Spiegel Bros. Corp. (same address) / "Fix-N-Save" / est. 1919 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=478374 / https://books.google.com/books?id=7U66AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA2190&dq=Spiegel+Brothers /

Steger / Steger Sales Corp., Oklahoma City, OK / "Famous 8-in-1" multi-tool / patent 1739658 Dec 17 1929 J.O. Smith / * manufacturer not definitively established 03/02/21 * /

Stelray / Stelray Products Inc., Shelton, CT / (now Stelray Plastic Products Inc., 50 Westfield Ave, Ansonia, CT 06401) / https://www.stelray.com/ / center punch /

Stepanian / Stepanion Mfg. Co., Columbus, OH / wrench / patent 1321776 Nov 11 1919 Steven Stepanian / see also Prismolite Co., Columbus, OH /

Stephens / A.W. Stephens Mfg. Co., Cambridge, MA / bottle opener / patent D34096 Feb 19 1901 Augustus W. Stephens & 673153 Apr 30 1901 John D. Baseler & 889556 Jun 2 1908 Augustus W. Stephens / http://www.kitchenpatents.com/vintage-kitchen/the-nip-it-king/ / http://www.bullworks.net/daily/20070211.htm / https://www.njportal.com/DEP/NJOutdoors/Park/Details?locationId=13 /

Stephens / Stephens Adamson Mfg. Co., Aurora, IL / "Sheldon" railroad car mover /

Stephens / Stephens & Co., Riverton CT / boxwood rules / est. 1828, became Chapin-Stephens 1901 / patent 19105 Jan 12 1858 Lorenzo Case Stevens / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/129136/thread/ / https://www.proquest.com/openview/9ba54396733a4293e7f0f955b43bb398/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=48658 / https://www.pactu.com/ /

Stephens / Stephens Patent Vise Co., New York, NY / vise / patent 42236 Apr 5 1864 & 105507 Jul 19 1870 Anson P. Stephens / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11520 /

Stephens / Stephens Tool Works, Box 306, La Tijera Station, Los Angeles, CA / wrenches and pliers /

Stephens / Stephens Wrench Co., 1409 Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL / patent 943757 Dec 21 1909 Harry E. Stephens / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#stephens-patent / https://wrenchwiki.com/stephens-wrench-company/ /

Steritool / Steritool, Inc., 2376 Lake Shore Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32210 / https://www.steritool.com/ / stainless steel and titanium tools /

Sterling / bicycle wrench see Frank Mossberg Co. /

Sterling / Sterling saw see Diamond Saw Works, Chaffee, NY /

Sterling / see Logan Gregg Hardware Co. /

Sterling / see Republic Auto Parts Co. /

Sterling / Sterling Hardware Co., 127 Duane St., New York, NY / can opener / patent 707560 June 2 1902 & 707561 Jun 2 1902 Max E. Duncan /

Sterling / Sterling Wrench Co., Sterling, OH / see also Russell Wrench & Novelty Co. / wrench / patent 288713 Nov 20 1883 J. Lee & 296877 Apr 15 1884 B. Ross /

Sterling / Sterling Wrench Co., Sterling OH / "Ross' Wrench" / patent 296877 Apr 15 1884 Barney Ross & patent 303385 Aug 12 1884 Matthew E. Campfield /

Stertevant / Addison, IL / patent /

Stetler / Daniel D. Stetler, Minneapolis, KS / "Tool for Wire Fencing" / patent CA 42510 Apr 8 1893 Daniel D. Stetler /

Steuby / John J. Steuby Co., 6002 No. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO 63042 / http://www.steuby.com/ / est. 1962 / "Ez-Duz-It" can opener /

Stevens / Stevens & Co., 375 Broadway, New York, NY / "Spintite" nut drivers, "Perfect" spoke wrench, "Speed-Up" tools, screwdriver "Necessity" chain tool / patent 1041826 Oct 22 1912 John N. Macdonald & 1279017 Sep 17 1918 Henry M. Schnabel / merged with Walden-Worcester 1926 to become Stevens-Walden / patent 965722 Jul 26 1910 John N. Macdonald / https://fordtoolcollector.org/tool-...reads/spintites-some-morning-research.343074/ /

Stevens / F.E. Stevens & Co., Boston, MA / basin wrench / patent 183901 Oct 31 1876 George H. Buzzell /

Stevens / J. Stevens & Co., Chicopee Falls, MA / active 1864-1903 / calipers, gauges, etc. / renamed to Stevens Arms & Tool Co. 1886 / acquired by Starrett 1903 /

Stevens / Stevens Arms & Tool Co., Chicopee Falls, MA / est. 1864 acquired by Starrett 1903 / active 1886-1903 / patent 319215 Jun 2 1885 & 334764 Jan 26 1886 & 591348 Oct 5 1897 Charles P. Fay & 337531 Mar 9 1886 Joshua Stevens && 99698 Feb 8 1870 Page & Hadley / guns, bits, calipers, dividers, levels / Name changed from J. Stevens & Co. in 1886 / https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2002-B86-Stevens-Tip-Ups.pdf /

Stevens / Steven Level Co., (E.A. Stevens & Son), Newton Falls, OH / est. (?) acquired 1951 by Columbia Vise & Mfg. Co. / levels / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/E._A._Stevens_&_Son /

Stevens Walden / Stevens Walden Inc., 475 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA 01604 / see Walden Worcester /

Stevens / W.X. Stevens, East Brookfield, MA / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=12558&tab=0 /

Stewart / Stewart Mfg. Co., Northboro, MA (Worcester, MA 1924) / https://www.speedystitcher.com/ / est. 1909 / "Speedy Stitcher" sewing awl / patent (?) / see Silver Creek Leather Co., LLC, see Automatic Awl Co. /

Stickit / see Bay State /

Stickleback / Stickleback saw-rasp see TEC Imports, Inc., Van Nuys, CA /

Stiles Herman / Stiles Herman Mfg. Co., St. Louis, MO / specialty automotive tools / patent 1420064 Jun 20 1922 John C. Stiles & 1778949 Oct 21 1930 Herman W. Johnson /

Stiletto / Stiletto Tools, 13135 W. Lisbon Rd., Brookfield WI 53005 / https://stiletto.com /

Stiletto / Stiletto originally house brand of Baker Hamilton, later Baker Hamilton & Pacific / name sold to Stiletto Tools, Brookfield, WI / patent 1866771 Jul 12 1932 Joseph N. Johnson II /

Stillman / Abel Stillman, Poland, NY / saw set / patent 5810 Sep 26 1848 Abel Stillman /

Stillson / see Walworth / see also: Walworth, Oswego, Moore, Merit / see also: Walworth vs. Moore Drop Forging /

Stix-On / see Efficiency Device Corp /

St. Louis / St. Louis Wrench Co., St. Louis, MO / "Miller's Patent Vehicle Wrench" / patent 445451 Jan 27 1891 John A. Miller / see also John A. Miller, St. Louis, MO /

Stockford / B.F. Stockford, Sturgis, MI / wrench / patent 281318 Jul 17 1883 & 306439 Oct 14 1884 & CA19879 Aug 1 1884 B.F. Stockford / see also Stockford Ratchet Wrench Co. /

Stockford / Stockford Ratchet Wrench Co., Elkhart, IN / patent 431081 Jul 1 1890 B.F. Stockford / * no information found for Eliza Golden, Elkhart, IN * /

Stokes / Stokes Bros. Mfg. Co., Bannard St. & Vought Ave., Freeland, NJ / horse and shoe rasps / http://americanmadefiles.blogspot.com/2015/12/stokes-brothers-manufacturing-co.html /

Stone / Demmon C. Stone & Co., Napanoch, NY / axes and edge tools / acquired 1849 by George Anthony Doel / https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13415389/george-anthony-doel /

Stone / Nathaniel F. Stone, Chicago, IL / can opener / patent 76669 Apr 14 1868 Nathaniel F. Stone / https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-history-of-the-can-opener/TQIyTv3nPqXlLQ /

Stone & Murphy / Stone & Murphy Inc., Middletown, CT / wrench / patent 1566764 Dec 22 1925 Thomas Murphy / https://www.angelfire.com/wy/mttools/StoneMurphy.htm /

Storms / see Page Storms Drop Forging Co. /

Storms / Storms Page Drop Forging Co., Chicopee, MA / est. 1902 acquired 1919 by Moore Drop Forge / founded in 1902 by Edward C. Page and Frank F. Storms. In 1919 and Page was dropped and Storms Drop Forge was brought down to Springfield, MA /

Stortz / John Stortz & Son., 210 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19106 / https://www.stortz.com/ / est. 1853 / screwdriver, bicycle wrench, pliers, brush shears /

Stott / George F. Stott, 15-23 River St., Rochester, NY / est. 1867 / files /

Stovall / Stovall Mfg. Co., Pt. Angeles, WA / "Quick Grip" wrench / patent 1361923 Dec 14 1920 William M. Stovall / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=478843 /

Stover / Stover Mfg. Co., Freeport, IL / ca. 1879-1942 / "Samson" windmill wrench / patent 657977 Sep 18 1900 Oscar J. Ziegler / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1713&tab=0 /

Stover / Stover Wrench Co., Canton, OH / wrench / patent 999272 Aug 1 1911 Clinton W. Stover / see also Wright Wrench & Forging Co., Canton, OH /

Stowell / Stowell Mfg. & Fdy. Co., Milwaukee, WI / "Hanson" vise /

St. Pierre / St. Pierre Mfg. Corp., 317 East Mountain St., Worcester, MA 01606 / https://www.stpierreusa.com/ / chain tools / patent 1657978 Jan 31 1928 Henry St. Pierre & 1658995 Feb 14 1928 John N. Macdonald & 1710554 Apr 23 1929 Henry St. Pierre / http://alloy-artifacts.org/st-pierre-chain.html / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/04/st-pierre-tools-worcester-massachusetts.html /

Strasser & Schroeder / Strasser & Schroeder Tool Works, Baltimore, MD / Screw Driver / patent 398986 Mar 5 1889 Carl A. Strasser /

Stratco-Liner / Strato-Liner see Stratton & Terstegge Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/stratco-liner-hand-tools.351351/ /

Stratton / Stratton Bros., Greenfield, MA / levels / patent 100463 Mar 1 1870 & 129183 Jul 16 1872 & 370826 Oct 4 1887 & 3831986 May 22 1888 Edwin A. Stratton and Charles M. Stratton /

Stratton & Terstegge / Stratton & Terstegge Co., 16 & Main Louisville, KY / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/stratco-liner-hand-tools.351351/ /

Stream Line / Stream Line Tools Inc., Conover, NC 28613 / automotive body & fender tools /

Streeter / A.W. Streeter, Shelburne Falls, MA / bit brace / patent 12289 Jan 23 1855 & 16938 Mar 31 1857 & 61113 Jan 8 1867 Abel W. Streeter /

Streeter / N.R. Streeter & Co., Groton, NY / "Vegetable or Meat Cutter" / patent 496755 May 2 1893 Nelson R. Streeter /

Stride / Stride Tool LLC, 30333 Emerald Valley Pkwy., Glenwillow, OH 44139 / https://stridetool.com/ / est. 1908 / acquired by DiversiTech 2019 /

Strieby & Foote / Strieby & Foote, 301 Ogden, Newark, NJ / wire fence stretcher, "Totem" pipe wrench / patent 769879 Sep 13 1904 Newton J. Tate & 868954 Oct 22 1907 William H. Whittemore/ see also Coulter Tool Co., see also Ryman, K.L. / https://papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=14033.msg86627#msg86627 /

Stromberg / Stromberg Motoscope, 2703 Belmont, Chicago, IL / "Grip Point" screwdriver see also Goodell Bros. "Grip Point" /

Stronghold / wrench see Peck Stow & Wilcox /

Strum / Alfred Strum and Ezekiel R. Dean, Wickes, MT / "Miner's Combination Tool" / patent 580235 Apr 6 1897 Alfred Strum & patent CA 56384 Mar 19 1897 Alfred Strum and Ezekiel R. Dean /

Stuart / Stuart Tool, Detroit, MI (1208 E. Maple Rd., Troy, MI 48083) / feeler gauge /

Studebaker / South Bend, IN / see also E.M.F. / https://wrenchwiki.com/studebaker-brothers/ /

Sturtevant / P.A. Sturtevant Co., Addison, IL / see Sturtevant-Richmont / patent D112888 Jan 10 1939 & patent 2283707 May 19 1942 Paul A. Sturtevant /

Sturtevant-Richmont / Dresser Industries, Franklin Park, IL / acquired by Snap-on 2016 /

Summit / Summit Tool Co., Denver, CO / "RatchLok" wrench / patent 3564956 Feb 23 1971 Bernard Landen / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-summit-tool-co-any-love-for-this-one.530791/ /

Sun / Sun Electric Corp., 6323 Avondale Ave., Chicago, IL / automotive testing equipment / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/anyone-else-a-sun-equipment-junkie.212565/ /

Suncoast / Suncoast Precision Tools Inc., 10360 72nd St. No., Unit #809, Largo, Florida, 33777 / https://www.suncoasttools.com/ / importers of "Alden" ratcheting open-end wrench - product manufactured in China (PRC) /

Sunnen / Sunnen Products Co., 7902 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO / automotive specialty service tools /

Super / Super Tool Co., 20630 Harper Ave., Detroit, MI 48225 (1970)(21650 Hoover Rd, Detroit, MI 1954) / cutting tools /

Super / "Indestro Super" sockets and wrenches see Indestro Mfg. Corp. /

Super Grip / Super Grip Tool Co., Jefferson, IA / patent 1915404 Jun 27 1933 Gilbey M. Clifton / pliers / * some units erroneously stamped with patent dates appearing to be 1-16-33, 1-16-39, 1-18-38, 1-16-88, 1-16,89, 1-16-99, among others * /

Super Quality / pipe wrench see Fuller /

Super Quality / see Indestro Mfg. Corp. /

Super Service / Super Service Mfg. Co., Kansas City, MO / wrench / patent D130024 Oct 21 1941 Guy W. Hawkins / see also patent 1946669 Feb 13 1934 Lyal R. Boos / see also Boos Tool Co.; see also Cincinnati Ball Crank Co. /

Super Speed / Super Speed / torque wrench / patent 2662435 Dec 15 1953 O.B. Harmes /

Superform / Superform, Oakland, CA / pliers / patent 1866771 Jul 12 1932 Joseph N. Johnson II /

Superior / see Williams & Co. /

Superior / Superior, Chicago, IL / wire fence stretcher / patent /

Superior / Superior Drill Co., Springfield, OH / implement wrenches / 1880s - 1903 (?) /

Superior / Superior horse rasp / no information /

Superior / Superior Ratchet & Tool Co. see Splined Tool Corp., Richardson, TX; see also Superior Tool Co., Plano, TX; see also Radialock Tool Co., Plano, TX /

Superior / Superior Tool Co., 5005 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH / folding hex key set / patent D168900 Feb 24 1953 S. Lutsker /

Superior / Superior Tool Co., 2000 N. Aurora Rd., Naperville, IL 60563 / https://www.superiortool.com/ / est. 1946 acquired by C.H. Hanson 2020 / patent D422466 Apr 11 2000 J.A. Kovach / specialty plumbing tools /

Superior / Superior Tool Co., Cambridge, OH / see also DuCharme Wrench & Novelty Co., see also Efficient Vise & Wrench Co. /

Superior / Superior Tool Co., Plano, TX see Splined Tool Corp., Richardson, TX, see also Superior , see also Radialock Tool Co. /

Superior / Superior Wrench Co., Marshalltown, IA / patent 933096 Sep 7 1909 William Hilliard Munro & 972052 Oct 4 1910 John Boulieu / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p5.html#superior / see also Lake Superior Wrench Co. /

Supplee Biddle/ Supplee Biddle Hardware Co., Philadelphia, PA / hardware wholesaler / possible supplier of "Franklin" files /

Supreme / Supreme Products Inc., 2222 S. Calumet Ave., Chicago, IL / drill chucks /

Sure Grip / "Sure Grip" registered trademark private label brand of E.C. Simmons Hardware Co. /

Sure Holt / see Holt Co. /

Sur-Enuf / Sur-Enuf can opener see Paschall, see Plomb /

Sutherland / Sutherland Wrench Co., Chicago, IL / patent 1406910 Feb 14 1922 H.C. Sutherland /

Sutterley / Gilbert T. Sutterley & Co., 38 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, PA / screwdriver /

S/V Tool / S/V Tool Co., Newton, KS / "Screwball" ratcheting screwdriver / acquired by Fiskars early 1980s / http://harveycountyvoices.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-tool-with-all-features-missing-in.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/screwball-ratcheting-screwdrivers-s-v-tool-co.331373/ /

SW / see Walden Worcester /

Swaco / Swaco ratchet wrench see Safety Wrench & Appliance Co., Philadelphia, PA /

Swagelock /

Swallow / Swallow Airplane Co. Inc., Wichita, KS / "Tuffy" Screwdriver / patent D142982 Nov 27 1945 Sam Bloomfield / http://sabertoothowl.blogspot.com/2007/01/swallow-airplane-co.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tuffy-screwdriver-swallow-air-craft-co.300538/ /

Swan / James Swan & Co., 279 Bank St., Seymour, CT / screwdriver, chisels, auger bits /

Swanson / Swanson Tool Co., Inc., 211 Ontario St., Frankfort, IL 60423 / http://www.swansontoolco.com/ / est. 1925 / squares, levels, straight edges /

Swedish American / Swedish American Steel Co., 435 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, NY / vise imported from Sweden manufactured by Kohlswa /

Swedish American / Swedish American Telephone Co., 5235 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL / telephones, multi-tool / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/swedish-american-telephone-co/ /

Sweeney / B.K. Sweeney / Denver, CO /

Swench / see Curtiss-Wright /

Swett / A.L. Swett Iron Works, Medina, NY / hammers, jack / patent 223302 Jan 6 1880 Charles Tyrrell /https://www.waltergrutchfield.net/swett.htm /

Swing-A-Way / Swing-A-Way Mfg. Co., 4100 Beck Ave., St. Louis, MO / can opener / patent 2460593 Feb 1 1949 & 2462416 Feb 22 1949 Arthur E. Nelson / was Steel Products Co., Chicago, IL 1939 /

Swingspout / Swingspout Measure Co., 5226 Linwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027 / est. 19?? registered State of California 1919 closed 1978 / oil dispener / patent 1286517 Dec 3 1918 Edward A. Bradbury and Jesse D. Hoyt & 1330537 Feb 10 1920 Jesse D. Hoyt & 1514944 Nov 11 1924 & 1514945 Nov 11 1924 & 1537399 May 12 1925 & 1570114 Jan 19 1926 & 1573895 Feb 23 1926 Scott E. Allen & 1588218 Jun 8 1926 & 1618620 Feb 22 1927 Ozro N. Wiswell & 1662050 Mar 13 1928 Scott E. Allen and Ozro N. Wiswell /

Switzer / Jacob W. Switzer, Basil, OH / brace screwdriver / patent 9457 Dec 7 1852 Jacob W. Switzer /

Sylvania / Sylvania Electronic Products Inc., Emporium, PA / low-end socket set and wrench set manufactured by Meteor Mfg. Co. /

Synthes / Synthes Stratec, Solothurn, Switzerland and West Chester, PA / est. 1960 / acquired by Johnson & Johnson, now part of DePuy Synthes / orthopedic and medical instruments /

Syracuse / Syracuse Twist Drill Co., 936 Grape St., Syracuse, NY / pliers, twist drills, countersink / patent 358731 Mar 1 1887 Hiram Clark /

Syracuse / Syracuse Wrench Co., 501 E. Water St., Syracuse, NY / "Champion" "Yala" / patent 873977 Dec 17 1907 Jacob J. Albrecht / http://alloy-artifacts.org/syracuse-wrench.html / http://alloy-artifacts.org/syracuse-wrench.html# /

Syracuse / implement wrench stamped "Z2 Syracuse" see John Deere * some units stamped "Z2 Syracuse" /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools T1

Tabor / Tabor Mfg. Co., New York, NY / Speed Indicator / patent 325991 Sep 8 1885 Harris Tabor /

TAC / ratcheting tubing wrench see Tubing Appliance Co. /

Tacony / see C. Hammond, Philadelphia PA /

Taft / George C. Taft, Worcester, MA / patent http://datamp.org/patents/search/xrefPerson.php?id=3316 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2240 /

Taft / Taft & Gleason, Worcester, MA / wrench / patent 17609 Jun 16 1857 George C. Taft /

Tahlen / Tahlen Hammer Co., 1214 Poplar Place So., Seattle, WA / hammers /

Taintor / Taintor Co., 146 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ / ca. 1912 / "Taintor framing tool", saw set / see also Taintor Mfg. Co., New York, NY /

Taintor / Taintor Mfg. Co., New York, NY / "Taintor's Positive" saw set / patent 861554 Jul 30 1907 Charles Taintor / see also Taintor Co., Newark, NJ /

Tallman / Tallman Mfg. Co., Shelbyville, IL / railroad tools /

Tanguy / Tanguy Tool Co., Glen Mills, PA / "Rapid Grip" wrench / patent 3101018 Aug 20 1963 Alfred F. Andersen/ see also Andersen Tool Co., Glen Falls, PA /

Taplin / Taplin Mfg. Co., New Britain, CT / egg beater / patent 2193461 Mar 12 1940 Richard B. Lienhard /

Tarbox & Bogart / Tarbox & Bogart Mfg. Co., Cleveland, OH / jar wrench / patent 688224 Dec 3 1901 & 723980 Mar 31 1903 Henry W. Bogart / see also Forbes Chocolate Co.; see also Benjamin P. Forbes /

Tarr / Harry S. Tarr & Son., Philadelphia, PA / "Excesior" dry plane / patent 40428 Oct 27 1863 David D. Polleys and William H. Polleys & 169927 Nov 16 1875 Harry S. Tarr /

Taughannock / Taughannock Emery Wheel Co., Taughannock Falls NY / bench grinder / patent 534470 Feb 19 1895 & 629069 Jul 18 1899 George H. Fowler & 699302 May 6 1902 G.H. Fowler & William D. Howe / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=4880 / see also S. Cheney & Son, Manlius, NY /

Taylor / James L. Taylor, 36 Clinton Ave., Newark, NJ / wrench / patent 464401 Dec 1 1891 / (wrench manufactured by C.H. Redman Co., Newark, NJ to ca. 1900) / see C.H. Redman Co.; see https://craftsofnj.org/images/sitemedia/toolshed/Tool Shed No46-198704.pdf /

Taylor / A.B. Taylor, New York, NY / wrench / patent 1720 Aug 12 1840 S. Kane & T. & J. Keane /

Taylor / James L. Taylor, 36 Clinton Ave., Newark, NJ (Memphis, TN) / wrench / patent 464401 Dec 1 1891 James L. Taylor / wrench manufactured by C.H. Redman & Co., Newark, NJ to ca. 1900 / see C.H. Redman & Co.; see https://craftsofnj.org/images/sitemedia/toolshed/Tool Shed No46-198704.pdf /

Taylor / James L. Taylor Mfg. Co., Poughkeepsie, NY / clamp /

Taylor / Taylor Hardware Co., Allegheny, PA / screwdriver /

Taylor / Taylor Mfg. Co., Hartford, CT / "Bulldog" "Yankee" can opener / patent 692045 Jan 28 1902 Byron R. Bacon & 839229 Dec 25 1906 Charles G. Taylor / https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=839229&typeCode=0 /

T & B / T & B Tool Co., Danbury, CT / drills /

T & E / T & E Tools, 3642 W. 128th St., Alsip, IL 60803 / www.tetoolsusa.com / est. 1987 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/t-e-tools.41112/ /

TEC / TEC Imports Inc., 15001-03 Califa St., Van Nuys, CA / "Stickleback" tool / patent 2652075 Sep 15 1953 Gunter Mannes, assignor to F. Aug. Honneknovel, Remscheid-Bliedinghausen, Germany / see Stichling-Werkzeugfabrik Honneknovel & Co /

Techni-Tool / Techni-Tool Inc., 1547 No. Trooper Rd., PO Box 1117, Worcester, PA 19490 / formerly 1216 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 / similar to Jensen Tool - outsources from other manufacturers and re-brands some items /

Techtronic / Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd., 13135 West Lisbon Road, Brookfield, WI 53005-2550 / https://www.ttigroup.com/ / est. 1985 / owns Milwaukee, Ryobi, Hoover (among others) /

Tecktonius / E.C. Tecktonius Mfg. Co., Racine, WI / implement wrenches / https://wrenchwiki.com/e-c-tecktonius/ /

TE Connectivity / TE Connectivity, 1050 Westlakes Dr., Berwyn, PA 19312 / https://www.te.com/ / electrical tools (crimpers) / patent 3157075 Nov 17 1964 George J. Filia / see also Aircraft and Marine Products /

Tecumseh / Tecumseh Products Co., 900 North St., Grafton, WI / acquired by Lauson Power Products Co. / http://www.lausonpower.com/ /

Test-D / Test-D see Evansville Tool Works, Evansville, IN /

Tekna Tool / Tekna Tool Inc., 450 East 1000 North, N. Salt Lake, UT 84054 / multi-bit screwdriver / patent 4572038 Feb 25 1986 & D288168 Feb 10 1987 Charles H. Graham / TM 762053 Oct 31 1989 first use Nov 1 1988 / marketed as "Dial-A-Tool" /

Tekton / Tekton Inc., 3707 Roger B. Chaffee Memorial Blvd. SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49548 / https://www.tekton.com/ / est. 2009 - formerly known as Michigan Industrial Tools (MIT) / as of 2022, 74% made in Taiwan, 21% in U.S., 3% in Canada, 2% in China /

Tektonius / E.C. Tektonius Mfg. Co., Racine, WI / wrench /

Telco / see Television Hardware Mfg. Co. /

Teletype / see Armstrong Bros /

Television / Television Hardware Mfg. Co., 910 Taylor Ave., Rockford, IL / "Telco" / "C-C.T-V Eye Opener Tool" /

Tempco / Tempco Electric Motor Co., 612 Sugar St., Leipsic, OH / est. 1910 / portable electric tools /

Tempco / Tempco Mfg. Co. Inc., 740-742 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL / "Tempco" Spark Plug Tool /

Templeton Kenly / Templeton, Kenly & Co., 1020 So. Central Ave., Chicago, IL / est. 1899 acquired by Enerpac Tool Group 2007 / "Simplex" jack / TM 417918 Mar 9 1972 first use Feb 1 1972 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-screw-jacks-post-here.500188/ /

Ten Eyck / Ten Eyck Axe Mfg. Co., , Ten Eyck Edge Tool Co., Cohoes, NY / axes, edge tools / see also A.G. Peck & Co. / est. Feb 23 1876; "The axe factory of Ten Eyck & Co. and Jonas Simmons rolling mill were also materially enlarged." / incorporated Apr 16 1883 /

Tennessee / Tennessee Hickory Products, 111 Keene, PO Box 309, Loudon, TN, 37774 / https://www.tennesseehickory.com/ / wood handles /

Terry / Terry Mfg. Co., Horseheads, NY / wrench / patent 595796 Dec 21 1897 Le Grand Terry /

Tesco / (multi-socket wrench see Eastern Specialty Co.) /

Test-D / Test-D hammer see Evansville Tool Works /

Texas / Texas Fence Fixer, 368 Seitz Rd., Seguin, TX 78155 / wire fence stretcher / see also Hawbaker, Levi / TM 77929643 Oct 12 2010 first use Jan 15 1982 /

Thayer / Augustus Thayer, Malden Bridge, NY / "Auger Handle" / patent 7815 Dec 3 1850 Augusts Thayer /

Thayer / John Adams Thayer, East Boston, MA / "Thayer's Patent" combination tack hammer / patent 35715 Jun 24 1862 & 264492 Sep 19 1882 John Adams Thayer / manufactured by Q.S. Backus, Winchendon, MA; Carpenter & Watkins, Winchendon, MA; and J.R. Clifford Co., Boston, MA / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/thayers-patent-civil-war-era-combo-tool.376998/ /

Thayer / William E. Thayer, Williamsburg, MA / patent 291007 Dec 25 1883 William E. Thayer / ratchet tool holder /

Thermacote / Thermacote Co., Pasadena, CA / crimping pliers / pliers manufactured by Petersen Mfg. Co., Dewitt, NE and coated with non-spark coating by Thermacote /

Thermadyne / Thermadyne Holding Corp., 101 South Hanley Road, Suite 300, Clayton, Missouri 63105 / owner of Victor Equipment Co. /

Thexton / Thexton Mfg. Co., 6539 Cecilia Circle, Edina, MN 55439 (previously 7685 Parklawn Ave., PO Box 35008, Minneapolis, MN 55435)(7019 Oxford St., Minneapolis, MN 55426 - 1976) / https://www.thexton.com/ / est. 1907 / specialty automotive tools / https://www.thexton.com/history.php /

Thinwrench / Thinwrench, Eugene, OR / https://www.thinwrench.com/ / est. 1992 (originally Zog's) / bicycle wrenches /

Thomas / J.H. Thomas & Sons, 2256 Wayne St., Dayton, OH (762 North St., Dayton OH 1916) / patent 933860 Sep 14 1909 F.J. Stolle / "15 in 1" "Windmill" multi-tool / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...stall-multi-tool-or-the-windmill-tool.488405/ /

Thomas & Betts / Thomas & Betts, Elizabeth, NJ / "Sta-Kon" "Shure Stake" crimpers, electrician's conduit wrench / patent 2196701 Apr 9 1940 C.S. Homsher / acquired by ABB 2012 / http://www.tnb.com/pub/en/brands/tandb / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...pliers-share-yours-and-give-more-info.467273/ /

Thomson / Thomson D, Plantsville, CT / screwdriver /

Thompson / Charles Edward Thompson, Leesburg, VA / "Combination Tool" / patent 568382 Sep 29 1896 Charles E. Thompson & patent CA 53651 Jun 21 1897 & CA 53663 Oct 6 1896 Charles Edward Thompson / * not known to have been produced * /

Thompson / Henry G. Thompson Co., New Haven, CT (H.G. Thompson & Son) / est. 1879 inc. 1898 / "Milford" "Master Grip" hacksaw / patent D178504 Aug 14 1956 & 2796098 Jun 18 1957 Raymond C. Dreier /

Thompson / Thompson Drop Forge Co., W. Main St., Plantville, CT /

Thompson / Thompson Mfg. Co., Meadville, PA / "Pelican Pliers" /

Thompson / R.W. Thompson Inc., 3715 Harrison Rd, Ste. 500, Loganville, GA 30052 / https://knkut.com/ / est. 1982 / "KnKut" twist drills /

Thompson / William Thompson, Fremont, OH / Combination Tool / patent CA 52221 May 8 1896 William Thompson /

Thor / see Independent Pneumatic Tool Co., Aurora , IL /

Thorsen / Thorsen Tool Co., Oakland, CA / later Dallas, TX / patent 3096877 Jul 9 1963 Norman E. Skarsten & 3815451 Jun 11 1974 John Penner & 4261233 Apr 14 1981 James W. Konecny / http://alloy-artifacts.org/thorsen-manufacturing.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/post-up-your-thorsen-tools.328024/ /

Threadit / Threadit Division, Lincolntown, NC see Vermont American /

Threadwell / Threadwell Tap and Die Co., Greenfield, MA / est. 1934 acquired 1946 Sheffield Corp. / patent 2153054 Apr 4 1939 & patent 2227281 Dec 31 1940 Herbert J. Smith / http://americancenturies.mass.edu/c...id=18436&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1 /

Threadwell / Threadwell Tool Co., Greenfield, MA / est. 1926 / see also American Tap & Die Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383174 / http://americancenturies.mass.edu/c...id=18436&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1 /

Tiffin / Tiffin Metal Products, Sandusky, OH (originally Tiffan Art Metal Co., Toledo, OH) / est. 1903 / tool storage systems, sheet metal fabrication /

Tiger / "Atwater Tiger" see Utility /

Tiger / Tiger Grip, Minneapolis MN / wrench / ? /

Tiger / Tiger-Lock wrench see Chapman Tool, Haslett, MI

Tiger / see Indianapolis /

Tiger / see Reed /

Tiger / Tiger Tools private label brand of Gambles (Gamble-Skagmo, Minneapolis, MN) manufactured by S-K, Vlchek & others / http://alloy-artifacts.org/sherman-klove.html#gambles-cat-1940-p47 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7551449#post7551449 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-s-k-tools.278177/page-79#post-9396170 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-s-k-tools.278177/page-79#post-9396270 and posts immediately following / see also: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/how-many-companies-did-sk-make-tools-for.433244/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tiger-tools-wrench.403017/ /

Time Motion / Time Motion Tools, Los Angeles CA / ignition wrench set manufactured by KAL / possibly private-label brand made for contract sale /

Timesaver / Timesaver Tool Co., Dallas, TX / US Patent 2568294 /

Tingley / Charles O. Tingley & Co. see Cox & Tingley /

Tinners / Tinner' Machinery & Supply Co., 9 Cliff St., New York, NY / see also Hibbert & Spinner / sheet metal tools & machines /

Tipco / Tipco Mfg. Co., 14734A Calvert, Van Nuys, CA / "Tip Wrench" / * May 1957 at 14760 Calvert * / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-tipco-mfg-co-tip-wrench.524002/ /

Titan / Titan Tools see Star-Asia LLC /

Tite / Tite Sqez or Tite Sqeze see C.T.C. /

T.K.F. / see Kramer Fabrication Co. /

T & L / T & L, NY / bicycle wrench stamped "T & L N.Y. SAFETY" /

 

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Tobrin / Tobrin Tool Co., Plantsville, Conn. / wrench / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=859 /

Todd / H.B. Todd, Meriden, CT / "Todd's Patent" / patent 182615 285446 / see also Meriden, see also Hotchkiss / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/04/vanished-makes-carew-patent-cutting.html / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#todd-patent /

Toledo / Toledo Beaver Tools Co. Division of Curtis Mfg. Co., PO Box 1689, Toledo, OH 43603 /

Toledo / Toledo Pipe Threading Machine Co., Toledo, OH / est. 1902 acquired by Beaver Pipe Tool Co. 1962 / pipe wrench, pipe threading tools / patent 1153981 Sep 21 1915 William W. Vosper / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=12067 / https://wrenchwiki.com/toledo-pipe-threading-machine-company/ /

Toledo / Toledo Tools, Toledo, OH /

Toledo / Toledo Wrench Co., 1507 Nicholas Bldg., Toledo, OH / wrench / patent 278553 May 29 1883 & 289347 Nov 27 1883 James Houlehan & 1043813 Nov 12 1912 Maxim A. Duquett / * incorrect patent dates erroneously marked on known example of wrench * / see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...djustable-wrenches.313823/page-4#post-9071333 /

Toles / W.C. Toles Co., 2519 N. 41st. St., Chicago, IL / woodworking vise / patent 528190 Oct 30 1894 Wallace H. Toles and Wilford C. Toles / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11530 /

Tomahawk / see Walden Worcester /

Tomahawk / Tomahawk Mfg. Co., Cleveland, OH / leaf spring lubricator / patent 1201324 Oct 17 1916 & 820979 May 22 1906 Charles W. Manzel / see also Charles W. Manzel, Buffalo, NY /

Tool Boxes / https://sites.google.com/site/theguideforwoodmachinistchests/ /

Tool Dynamics / Tool Dynamics Inc., Bedford Hts., OH 44146 / locking wrench, pipe wrench / patent 3785226 Jan 15 1974 Jerry E. Ward & 4028969 Jun 14 1977 Roscoe J. Politte / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...an-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-25#post-9771440 /

Toro / pliers see Bridgeport /

Torque Controls / Torque Controls Inc., San Gabriel, CA / 1920 Hoyt Ave. So., So. El Monte, CA 91733 (1966) / patent 2918834 Dec 29 1959 James W. Cranford & 3165014 Jan 12 1965 & & 3270594 Sep 6 1966 & D236079 Jul 29 1975 Bosko Grabovac / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/torque-controls-inc.395781/

Torrance Merriam / Torrance Merriam & Co., Troy, NY / est. 1857 / malleable iron foundry. manufacturer of unmarked "stove mounters wrenches" /

Torrington / Torrington Co., 70 North St., Torrington, CT / nail sets, punches, screwdrivers /

Totem / Totem pipe wrench see Strieby & Foote /

Touch-N-Hold / Touch-N-Hold fingertip wrench see Beaver Tool Co., Huntington Station, NY /

Tower / Tower wrench /

Tower / Tower Mfg. & Novelty Co., 306-308 Broadway, New York, NY / successor to Gem Tool Co. (Gem Tool Works), manufacturers of Samson metal punch /

Tower & Lyon / Tower & Lion, New York, NY / patent D19412 Nov 12 1889 Bernard Donohue & D20932 Jul 14 1892 John J. Tower & 126519 May 7 1872 Orril R. Chaplin & 195589 Sep 25 1877 & 238369 Mar 1 1881 & 268784 Dec 12 1882 Bernard Donohue & 481389 Aug 23 1892 Edward A. Cochran & 661011 Oct 30 1900 Maschil D. Converse / see Green, Tweed & Co., see E.C. Stearns & Co., see Donohue / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p6.html#tower-lyon /

Townley / Townley Metal & Hardware Co., 200 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO / est. 1884 inc. 1885 sold 1982 / "Red Hed" /

Townsend / B.W. Townsend, Painted Pole, NY / wire stretcher /

T & R / T & R Marine Corp., 3309 East US Hwy 27, Perry, FL 32347 / http://www.trmarine.com/ / "Prop Mate" / specialty tools for marine engines / patent 4089077 May 16 1978 A.P. Morton /

Trebor / (Trebor Machinery Co., Milwaukee, WI see G.F. Schlote & Co.) /

Trek Tools / ?

Trenton / Trenton anvil see Columbus Forge & Iron Co., Columbus, OH /

Trenton / Trenton Patent Mfg. Co., 112 Murray St., Trenton, NJ / hedge trimmer, grinder / patent 1511165 Oct 7 1924 William H. Jaeger /

Trenton / Trenton Vise & Tool Works, Trenton, NJ / vise, anvil / https://www.watersironworks.com/trenton-anvils/ /

Trex / Trex tire tool see Trexler Co. /

Trexler / Trexler Co., 1418 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA / "The Trex" tire tool (rim compressor) / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/mystery-to-me-tool.538883/ /

Triangle / Triangle Conduit Co., Brooklyn, NY / Armored cable tool / patent 1670250 May 15 1928 Florian Froschhauser /

Tribune / Tribune Engineering Co., Oswego, NY / specialty automotive tools /

Tri-Clover / see Ladish Co. / est. 1919 acquired by Ladish 1953 /

Trig-O-Matic / Trig-O-Matic Tool Corp., 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago IL / pipe wrench / patent D154505 Sep 11 1951 & 2645145 Jul 14 1953 John V. Larson / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/anyone-heard-of-larco-wrench-mfg-corp.484714/ /

Trimble & Fink / Trimble & Fink, 927 Linden Ave., Baltimore, MD / est. 1925 / screwdriver / patent 1562543 Nov 24 1925 Seth J. Cox & 1688181 Feb 11 1926 Charles F. Fink / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-trimble-and-fink-mfg-co.490917/ /

Trimo / see Trimont Mfg. Co. /

Trimont / Trimont Mfg. Co., 55 Armory St., Roxbury, MA / "Trimo" "Roxco" / patent 397618 Feb 12 1889 & D19168 Jun 18 1889 John H. Vinton & 429088 May 27 1890 Frank O. Ely & 516191 Mar 13 1894 Edward O. Ely & 522136 Jun 26 1894 John H. Vinton & 765569 Jul 14 1904 Alfred G. Ely & 1012036 Dec 19 1911 John H. Vinton / http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5537708#post5537708 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/trimont-manufacturing.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/trimont-mfg-co.334941/ /

Tripp Secord / Tripp Secord & Co., Detroit, MI / "Duplex" spare tire holder / patent 1583905 May 11 1926 Charles M. Tripp /

Tri Sure / Tri Sure / https://www.tri-sure.com/ / est. 1919 / see also American Flange & Mfg. Co. / bung wrench /

Triumph / Triumph Specialty Co., 230 W 56th Street, New York, NY / pressed steel socket set /

Triumph / Triumph Twist Drill Division, Minnesota Twist Drill, 1 Southwest 7th St., Chisholm MN 55719 / https://triumphtwistdrill.com/ / twist drills, punches / est. 1952 / incorporated Jan 01 1961 / see also Northland Drill, Brocas Minnesota, Minnesota Drill /

Trojan / Trojan alligator wrench see Vaughan & Bushnell, see also Whitman & Barnes / patent 29109 Jul 26 1898 /

Trojan / Trojan saw blades, coping saw see Ackermann Steffan & Co., Chicago, IL /

Trojan / Trojan Wrenches, Los Angeles, CA / patent 1968783 Jul 31 1934 John R. Long / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...djustables-that-is.435464/page-7#post-9749250 /

Trow & Holden / Trow & Holden Co., 45 So. Main St., Barre, VT, 05641 / https://trowandholden.com/ / est. 1890 / stoneworking tools / successor to C.E. Hobbs Co. 1890 /

Troy / Troy Nickel Works, Troy, NY / "Alaska" brand stove accessories, fireplace tools, tack hammers, other items / https://www.newyorkroots.org/bookarchive/historyofnewyorkstate/bio/pt8.html /

Troy-Bilt / re-branded Thorsen wrench / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7646554#post7646554 /

True / True-Fit see Milwaukee Tool & Forge /

True / True Mfg. Co., Brockton, MA / "Columbia Baby" wrench / patent 482527 Sep 13 1892 D.R. Porter / see also Columbian Mfg. Co. /

True / Truecraft / Truecraft Tool Co., 2425 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL / formerly Otto Kaufman Co., acquired by Daido Corp., Japan / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p6.html#truecraft-tool / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/truecraft-tools-memories-of-first-tools.255703/ / https://ameblo.jp/corgibell/entry-12601727921.html /

True / TrueTemper / see American Fork & Hoe Corp. / True Temper Corp., (member of Allegheny Ludlum Industries Inc., 1973), 1623 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115 / patent 1589683 Jun 22 1926 William T. Clinger / hammers, striking tools, edge tools, pruners, shears, secateurs, etc. /

True / True Value / True Value Company LLC, 8600 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 / https://www.truevalue.com/ / est. 1948 / "Master Mechanic" brand manufactured by Easco, others /

Tru-Cut / Tru-Cut, 14236 Birwood Ave., Detroit, MI / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...bonney-affliction.273680/page-97#post-9174214 /

Tru-Fit / see Lectrolite /

Truman / Wm. Truman Tool Co., 153 So. York St., Elmhurst, IL / "Samson" lever jaw locking pliers /

Trumbull / Trumbull Mfg., 3850 Hendricks Rd., Youngstown, OH 44515 / https://www.trumbull-mfg.com/ / curb keys, hydrant wrenches, valve keys /

Trusty-Cook / Trusty-Cook Inc., 10530 East 59th St., Indianapolis, IN 46236 / https://trustycook.com/ / dead-blow hammer / patent 6634263 Oct 21 2003 Joel C. Trusty, Jon C. Trusty, Jeffery F. Nawrot / see also Softuff, see also Compo-Cast /

Trustworthy / Trustworthy possibly private label brand for "United Hardware" ? / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...iny-pipe-wrenches.486504/page-2#post-10046300 /

Tru-Test / True Value Hardware private label see Oakes & Co., Chicago / some product produced by Indestro /

Truth / Truth Tool Co., Mankato, MN / originally Cowden Truth Tool Co. / acquired by OTC 1950 / patent 1498712 Jun 24 1924 & 1498713 Jun 24 1924 Percy York / http://alloy-artifacts.org/truth-tool.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/to-tell-the-truth-show-us-your-truth-tools.385242/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/truth-tools-anyone-own-them.48278/ /

TRW / Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Corp., Euclid, OH / est. 1901 / hand tools manufactured by J.H. Williams / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/trw-brand-tools.18481/ /

Tubing / Tubing Appliance Co., 7112 S. Victoria, 10321 Anza Ave., Los Angeles, CA / "TAC" ratcheting tubing wrench / acquired by Proto / patent 2578686 & 2578687 Dec 18 1951 Herbert L. Fish & 2691315 Oct 12 1954 Allen J. Brame / http://alloy-artifacts.org/proto-empire.html#tubing-also-tac / /

Tubing / Tubing Seal-Cap Inc., Los Angeles, CA / specialty wrench for tubing seal manufactured by Richmont, Inc. / see patent 2371900 Mar 20 1945 F.W. Livermont /

Tuck / Tuck Mfg. Co., 74 Ames St., Brockton, MA / "Hercules" "Giant" / screwdriver / est. 1852 /

Tuck Tools / http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6156982#post6156982 /

Tudor / Tudor Mfg. Co., Taunton, MA / "Bay State" / see also Bay State Tool Co. / patent 666202 Jan 15 1901 Peter Lord / ratchet wrench / http://alloy-artifacts.org/bay-state-tool.html /

Tuffloid / Tuffloid / trademarked name stamped on screwdriver handle / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tuffloid.498918/ /

Tuffy / Tuffy screwdriver see Swallow /

Tuff-Test / "Tuff-Test" wrench and socket sets see New Britain Machine Co. /

TuHex / see Bonney /

Tulshed / private label brand of Hardware Distributors Inc. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tulshed-branded-tools.521978/ /

Turner / Turner Corp., Sycamore, IL (Turner Brass Works), 433 Gove St., Sycamore IL (1927) / est. 1871 / torches, welding equipment / patent 1639938 Aug 23 1927 Otto J. Groehn and William Blaskowitz / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=12743 / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/turner-brass-works/ /

Turner / Turner & Seymour, 100 Lawton St., Torrington, CT 06790 / est. 1848 / "KING" "Blue Streak" can opener, combination corkscrew, "STAR" brand hardware & tools / patent 541034 Jun 11 1895 William G. Browne & patent 896577 Aug 18 1908 C.W. Reynolds & 1393412 Oct 11 1921 Robert Henry Waller & 1424960 Aug 8 1922 Robert Henry Waller and Granbery Jackson & 1451192 Apr 10 1923 Robert Henry Waller & 1834563 Dec 1 1931 & 1986657 Jan 1 1935 & 1986870 Jan 8 1935 Preston C. West & 1360256 Nov 30 1920 & 1528178 Mar 3 1925 & 1598841 Sep 7 1926 Edwin Anderson / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Turner_&_Seymour_Manufacturing_Company / see also Star Can Opener Co., see also Quicksafe Mfg. Co. /

Turnerday / Turner, Day & Woolworth Co., Crossville, TN (Louisville, KY 1929) / est. 1855 / "Turnerday" "Eagle" handles /

Turney / Turney Mfg. Co., Detroit, MI / jaw wrench / patent 803034 Oct 31 1905 Francis Trickey /

Turn More / see Anderson Wrench Co. /

Turn Tite / screwdriver see Aidco /

Tuscawaras / Tuscarawas Mfg. Co., Canal Dover, OH / "Buckeye Riveter" / patent 553284 Jan 21 1896 Frank A. Jaberg /

Twin Grip / Twin Grip Wrench Co., 25 Old Slip, New York, NY (1779 Broadway, New York, NY) / "Twin Grip" wrench / see also Burkley Supply Co., New York, NY /

Twix / Twix Mfg. Co., 40-09 21st St., Long Island City, NY / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/twix-manufacturing-company.486229/ /

Tyler / Abel D. Tyler, Brockton, MA / insulated screwdriver / patent 224251 Feb 3 1880 Abel D. Tyler / manufacturer unknown /

 

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Ullman / Ullman Devices Corporation, 664 Danbury Road, Ridgefield CT 06877 / http://www.ullman-devices.com/ / 2150184 Mar 14 1939 George F. Pearson /

Ulrich / Ulrich Mfg. Co., Rock Falls, IL / "Handy Hammer" / patent 529384 Nov 20 1894 John H. Hebblethwaite / see also J.H. Hebblethwaite, Sterling, IL /

Ultra / Ultra Mfg. Co., New York, NY / see Allway / https://allwaytools.com/ / est. 1935 / "Allway" saw / patent 2017895 Oct 22 1935 & 2137800 Nov 22 1938 John E. Davey / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/c-1936-allway-saw.490030/ /

Ultra Socket / see Magnum /

Unason / see Unsinger & Son /

Unbrako / Unbrako see Standard Pressed Steel Products Co. /

Underhill / Underhill Bros., 71 Haverhill, Boston, MA / axes, edge tools / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/273454/thread/ / https://www.worthpoint.com/dictiona...arly-20th-century/underhill-edge-tool-company /

Underhill / Underhill, Clinch & Co., 84-86 White St., New York / wholesale distributor of tools and hardware /

Underhill / Underhill Edge Tool Co., Nashua, NH / est. 1852 acquired by American Axe & Tool Co. 1890 / axes / https://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioUnderhill.html / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/273454/thread/ /

Underwood / Flavius Josephus Underwood, Springfield, Greene County, MO / track drill, others / patent 85412 Dec 29 1868 & RE 4665 Dec 12 1871 & 205927 Jul 9 1878 Flavius Josephus Underwood / see also patent 186225 Jan 16 1877 Louis Beland / see Rumsey and others vs. Buck May 30 1884 https://cite.case.law/f/20/697/ , see Underwood vs. Warren Sep 17 1884 https://cite.case.law/f/21/573/ / https://thelibrary.org/lochist/history/paspres/underwof.html / see Springfield Wagon Co., see Handlan Buck Mfg. Co. /

Un-Do-It / security screwdriver see Minerallac /

Uneedme / Uneedme Tool Co., 61 E. Spring St., Columbus, OH / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2021/03/uneeda-tool-co-tire-bead-tool.html /

Unico / Unico, Elizabeth, NJ / bung wrench / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/help-id-this-unico-tool-what-is-its-purpose.505045/ /

Union / see Geo. E. Gay / screwdriver /

Union / Union Cap Screw Co., 2262 Hendrie Ave., Detroit, MI /

Union / Union Fork & Hoe Co., Columbus, Ohio / "Razor Back" shovel / patent 2238104 Apr 15 1941 Leonard P. Finley / https://www.newhartfordhistory.com/union-fork-and-hoe / https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/union-fork-and-hoe-company-the-21896/ /

Union / Union Hardware Co., Torrington, CT / est. 1854 / "Champion" "Valley" brands / patent 238369 Mar 1 1881 & 268784 Dec 12 1882 Bernard Donohue / https://connecticutmills.org/find/details/union-hardware-co /

Union / Union Hardware & Metal Co., 434 So. Plymouth Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90020 (5555 Ferguson Dr.)(411 E. First 1942) / est. ca. 1892 (?) acquired by Brunswick ca. 1960 / manufacturer and wholesale distributor of hardware and hand tools / https://www.m14forum.com/threads/production-dates-of-m14-mags.156985/ / https://www.elsmerecanyon.com/oil/artifacts/artifacts.htm /

Union / Union Mfg. Inc., 54 Church St., LeRoy, NY 14482 / tool boxes and storage systems /

Union / Union Mfg. & Specialty Co., Buffalo, NY / wrench / patent 701584 Jun 3 1902 Dwight B. Lee / acquired by Barcalo-Buffalo 1907 /

Union / Union Nut Co. / est. 1864 (1861?), became Upson Nut Co. 1883 / https://wrenchwiki.com/upson-nut-company/ / https://historicbuildingsct.com/upson-nut-company-1870/ / https://connecticutmills.org/find/details/upson-nut-co /

Union / Union Steel Chest Corp., Le Roy, NY (Originally Rochester, NY until 1932) / "Utilco" tool storage systems / est. 1914 (1893?) / patent D161360 Dec 26 1950 Orrin J. Mitchell / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/union-tool-chest-co.443690/ /

Union / Union Tool Co., 48 E. River St., Orange, MA / screwdriver, rules, squares, gauges, etc. /

Union / Union Tool Co., 147 Milk St., Boston, MA / "Jackson" Instantaneous Wrench / patent 668645 Feb 26 1901 & 676318 Jun 11 1901 Ambrose Francis Jackson / see also W.W. Whitehead Co., Davenport, IA /

Union / Union Twist Drill Co., Athol, MA / twist drills /

Union / Union Vise Co., Boston, MA / vise / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11550 / patent 78565 Jun 2 1868 Quimby S. Backus / see also Qumby S. Backus, Winchendon, MA / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11550 /

Unique / see Lane Unique /

Unique / Unique Findings & Supply Co., 36 Garnet St., Providence, RI / "Ufasco" Prestolite Key /

Unit Rail / Unit Rail Anchor Co., Inc., 6301 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201 / parent company of Hubbard Tool Division after 1959 /

United / United Associates, 1605 N. Hercules, Clearwater, FL / clamps /

United / United Screw & Bolt Corp., Chicago, IL / acquired by Plastech Engineered Products Inc. 1997 / "Clutch Head" screw / patent 1894034 Jan 10 1933 & 2142185 Jan 3 1939 & 2206085 Jul 2 1940 Joseph F. Fieg / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2016/01/clutch-head-screwdrivers.html /

United / United Shoe Machinery Corp., Beverly, MA / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#usmc / https://wrenchwiki.com/united-shoe-machine-corporation/ /

United / United States Cutlery Co., 2-10 Main St., Belleville, NJ / incorporated 1923, defunct 1934 / TM 277601 & 277602 Jan 24 1929 / putty knives, scrapers, cutlery / http://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2016/05/history-of-united-states-cutlery-co.html /

United / United Tool & Drill Corp., Cleveland, OH / merged with Greenfield Tap & Die 1958, renamed United-Greenfield Corp., merged with TRW 1963, acquired by Kennametal Industrial Products Group 1992 /

Universal / (agricultural implement "cut-out" wrench see Ames Plow Co.) /

Universal / Universal Grip see Edmonds-Metzel /

Universal / see General Engineering Sales Corp. /

Universal / see Sintz /

Universal / Universal Distributing Co., 502 W. Hatcher Rd., Phoenix, AZ / "Zona" razor saw /

Universal / Universal Metal Products, Los Angeles, CA / wrench / patent 2210274 Aug 6 1940 Oscar Becklin / see also Balin Tool Co., Los Angeles, CA / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/auto-wrench-thread.534375/#post-10733906 /

Universal / Universal Mfg. Co., 22 China St., Cleveland, OH / ratchet drill / patent 643540 Feb 13 1900 John Rumery /

Universal / Universal Mfg. Co., 2633 Randolph St., Lincoln, NE /

Universal / Universal Mfg. Co., Racine, WI / pick-up pliers /

Universal / Universal Scissor Tool & Novelty Co., 577 Broadway, New York, NY / scissors /

Universal / Universal Tool Co.,. Chandler, AZ / "Universal Cylinder Head Puller" / patent pending /

Universal / Universal Tool Co., Grand Rapids, MI / spiral screwdriver / patent Dec 13 1892 see patent 487946, 484004, 520519 / see also Gay, George E., see also Bowser, S.F. /

Universal / Universal Tool Co., Springfield, MA / "Millea's Emergency Tool" wrench / patent 720168 Feb 10 1903 Thomas D. Millea /

Universal / Universal Wrench Co., Bartow, Florida / "101" wrench / patent 1410816 Mar 28 1922 Willse M. Lawrence /

Universal / Universal Wrench Co., 3067 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI (and Winsor, Ontario, Canada) / Universal Lever Adjustable Wrench / patent 1305628 Jun 3 1919 & CA191760 Jul 22 1919 Roland John Statham /

Universal / Universal Wrench Co., 4 Kensington Court, Indianapolis, IN, / wrench / patent 1002215 Sep 05 1911 Ransom Y. Bovee / see also Universal Wrench & Tool Co., Sterling, IL /

Universal / Universal Wrench & Tool Co., Sterling, IL / wrench / patent 1002215 Sep 05 1911 Ransom Y. Bovee / see also Universal Wrench Co., Indianapolis, IN /

Unsinger / Unsinger AP Corp., 637 Ohio Ave., Fremont, OH (Unsinger & Son)(Unason Corp.) / "Unason" brad driver and setter / patent 2634775 Apr 14 1953 Philip Unsinger /

Upland / Upland Forge, Upland, PA. / see Upland Indutries / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/02/vanished-tool-brands-upland-forge.html /

Upland / Upland Industries Inc., 115 Sixth St., Upland, PA 19015 / acquired by Emerson Electric 1976 / "ForgeMaster" tools / patent 4061013 Dec 6 1977 John Kuc & Anthony Kuc / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/02/vanished-tool-brands-upland-forge.html /

Upson / Upson Bros. Inc., 86 Exchange St., Rochester, NY / patent 1641307 Sep 6 1927 & 1791771 Feb 10 1931 & 2759734 Aug 21 1956 & 2840382 Jun 24 1958 Rudolph J. Velepec / "Hold-E-Zee" screwdriver / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/11/vanished-tool-makers-upson-bros-inc.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/upson-bros-inc.408179/ / see also Haines Mfg. Corp., Rochester NY /

Upson / H. Upson / auger /

Upson and Hart / Upson and Hart, Unionville, CT / bicycle wrench / patent 609146 Aug 16 1898 Hubert C. Hart / see also Aetna /

Upson Nut / Upson Nut Co., 37 Mill St., Unionville, CT (New York, NY) / (formerly Union Nut Co.) / est. 1883, merged with Standard Rule Co. 1888, rule division acquired by Stanley 1893, nut and bolt manufacturing moved to Cleveland OH 1893, company defunct 1922 / patent 343616 Jun 15 1886 Andrew S. Upson and Henry A. Cowles & 410710 Sep 10 1889 George Karrmann / rules, measuring devices, planes, fasteners / see also Upson & Hart / https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forums/topic/14964-upson-nut-co/ https://historicbuildingsct.com/upson-nut-company-1870/ / https://wrenchwiki.com/upson-nut-company/ / https://connecticutmills.org/find/details/upson-nut-co / https://www.timetestedtools.net/2020/08/25/upson-nut/ /

Upson / Upson Tools Inc. see Upson Bros. Inc. /

Urich / B. Urich Co., Milwaukee, WI / bicycle tire repair tool / patent 1313868 Aug 19 1919 Benjamin Urich / national distributor Stevens Co. /

Ushco / Ushco Mfg. Co., Cleveland, OH / pipe wrench / patent 1362014 Dec 14 1920 Gottfrid C. Lawson / see Lawson Mfg. Co.; see U.S. Hame Co.; see Fairmount Tool & Forging / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...g-co-offset-pipe-wrench.397001/#post-10590756 /

U.S. Bung / U.S. Bung Mfg. Co., Cincinnati, OH / cooper tools /

U.S. Composites / U.S. Composites Corp., 105 Jordan Rd., Rensselaer Technology Park, Troy, NY 12180 / "Compositools" insulated screwdriver / patent 5359911 Nov 1 1994 August H. Krusei / TM 75975985 reg. Jul 27 1997 first use Dec 7 1995 abandoned May 1 2004 / government contract supplier of lightweight tools for aerospace industry / https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/1997/02/17/story2.html /

U.S. Jack / U.S. Jack Co., Chicago, IL / est. 1904 / formerly Auto Specialties Mfg. / patent 737655 Sep 1 1903 & 865519 Sep 10 1907 & 917789 Apr 13 1909 William H. Oliver / https://wrenchwiki.com/u-s-jack-company/ /

U.S. & M. Co. / U.S. & M. Co., Newark / no information / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...oe-machinery-corporation.478789/#post-9364034 /

USMC / see United Shoe Machinery Corp. /

U.S. Ratchet / U.S. Ratchet Wrench Co., 215 No. Adams St., Peoria, IL / ratchet wrench / patent 897584 Sep 1 1908 Victor Carlson / * some units appear to be erroneously stamped with date of 3 7 08 * /

U.S. Separator / U.S. Separator / possibly patent 536301 see Speirs /

U.S. Wrench / U.S. Wrench Co., 299 Broadway, New York, NY / wrench / patent 728554 May 19 1903 Charles F. Doebler /

U.S. Wrench / U.S. Wrench Co., Philadelphia, PA / "Bohn Quickfit" wrench / patent 1481250 Jan 22 1924 George J. Bohn and Fred W. Werner /

Usona / Usona Mfg. Co., Seattle, WA / wrench / patent 1181466 May 2 1916 & 1270848 Jul 2 1918 & 1408524 Mar 7 1922 William T. Long / see also Winner Tool Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...181466-1270848-1408524-william-t-long.499064/ / * known example erroneously stamped with wrong patent date of May 2, 1915 * / see also http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#winner /

Utica / Utica Drop Forge & Tool Corp., 2410 Whitesboro St., Utica, NY / patent 545537 Sep 3 1895 Albert H. Russell & 942504 Dec 7 1909 Henry F Kelleman & 2462072 Feb 22 1949 Falih N. Darmara & 2729999 Jan 10 1956 William A. Barnes / http://alloy-artifacts.org/utica-tool.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-vintage-utica-tools.484066/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/utica-tools-display-cabinet.338948/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-vintage-utica-tools.484066/ /

Utilco / tool storage systems see Union Steel Chest Corp. /

Utilitool / Utilitool Co., 163 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL / compound pliers / patent 1079997 Dec 2 1913 & 1514488 Nov 4 1924 Henry G. Wernimont / see also Utility Tool Co., American Pli-Nipper Co., /

Utilitool / Utilitool Mfg. Co., Jefferson, WI / compound pliers / patent 1079997 Dec 2 1913 Henry G. Wernimont / see also Utilitool Co., Chicago, IL; see also Utility Tool Co., Chicago, IL /

Utility / Utility Mine Equipment Co., 620 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, MO / railroad and mining tools / "Umeco" track bender /

Utility / Utility Pump Valve Co., Archer Ave. & Canal St., Chicago, IL / "Utility" Universal Rim

Utility / Utility Tool Co, 163 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL / patent 1079997 Dec 2 1913 & 1514488 Nov 4 1924 Henry G. Wernimont / see also Utilitool Co, American Pli-Nipper Co., /

Utility / "Utility" universal rim wrench see Hill Pump Valve Co., Chicago, IL /

Utility / Utility Wrench Co., New York, NY / "Atwater Tiger" wrench / patent 206851 Aug 13 1878 & 284162 Sep 4 1883 Henry William Atwater / ** note typographical errors ** /

Uwanta / Uwanta Wrench Co., Meadville, PA / wrench / patent 722920 Mar 17 1903 Edward C. Smith / https://wrenchwiki.com/uwanta-wrench-company/ /

U.W.T. / U.W.T. Inc., 278 Rocky Trail Rd., Lexington, NC / https://www.uwtinc.com/ / est. 2013 / wheel weight tool / patent 9044844 Russell B. Barnhart and Kim M. Barnhart /

 

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VACO / Vaco Products Co., Jonesville, MI (519 No. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610 1973) / acquired by Klein 1986 / patent D168900 Feb 24 1953 Simon Lutsker / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/lets-see-that-vaco-stuff.511768/ /

Vacuum Grip / see Forged Steel Products Co. /

Valley / see Union Hardware /

Valuline / wrenches see Billings /

Vampire / Vampire Professional Tools International Inc., 47 Peters Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92606 / https://www.vampiretools.com/ / "Vampliers" / est. 2012 / patent 6923097 Aug 2 2005 Mitsuhiro Takasaki /

Vanadium / Vanadium Tool Co., Athens, Ohio / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#vanadium / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/v-t-co.393006/ /

Van Auken / Van Auken Steam Specialty Co., 203 So. Canal St., Chicago, IL / "Star" pipe wrench / patent 546142 Sep 10 1895 Samuel M. Friede / see also Star Wrench Co., St. Louis, MO /

Van Brunt / Van Brunt Mfg. Co., Horicon, WI / implement wrenches / merged with John Deere 1911 / some units marked "JD" on back / https://www.farmcollector.com/implements/van-brunt-grain-drills /

Van Camp / Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co., Indianapolis, IN / est. 1876, incorporated 1893, acquired by Graystone 1967, Graystone dissolved 1977 / "Ben Hur" private label / https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forums/topic/8597-van-camp-no2-hand-plane/ /

Vande / Vande Water Mfg. Co., Newburgh, NY / pliers /

Vanderman / Vanderman Manufacturing Co., Willimantic, CT (Vanderman Plumbing & Heating Co.) / est. 1879 inc. 1892 / vise / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11554 / patent 303345 Aug 12 1884 & 455369 Jul 7 1891 William Vanderman /

Van De Water / Van De Water, Charles, Auburn, NY / "Rex" pipe wrench / patent 521130 Jun 5 1894 Charles Van De Water / see also Auburn Rex Wrench Co. /

Vandegrift / Vandegrift Mfg. Co., Shelbyville, IN / patent 444171 Jan 6 1891 & 589765 Sep 7 1897 Theodore F. Vandegrift / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#vandegrift / https://wrenchwiki.com/vandegrift-manufacturing/ /

Van Doren / Van Doren Mfg. Co., 56-58 W. Van Buren St., Chicago Heights, IL / est. 1906 inc. Sep 1906 acquired 1915 by American Axe & Tool / patent D43659 Feb 25 1913 & D43660 Feb 25 1913 Henry Bertram Wilson and Henry Olney Gephart / TM 90937 Apr 1 1913 first use Feb 22 1911 & TM 90938 Apr 1 1913 first use Oct 28 1911 / https://www.exploringaxehistory.com/post/the-van-doren-origin-of-kelly-vanadium-hatchets / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/unusual-vandoren-hammer.540417/ /

Van Dorn / Van Dorn Electric Tool Co., Cleveland, OH and Towson, MD / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=1746 /

Van Norman / Van Norman Machine Tool Co., Springfield, MA / hand power tools /

Van Ormer-Lose / Van Ormer-Lose Wrench Co., Trafford City, PA (Pitcairn) / quick-adjust wrench / patent 939879 Nov 9 1909 Lawson G. Van Ormer / Jun 24 1911 Metal Worker Plumber and Steam Fitter pp 855-856 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jun 3 1911 pp 2 & Jul 4 1911 pp 24 /

Van Wagoner & Williams / Van Wagoner & Williams Hardware Co., New York, NY / successor to Trenton Vise & Tool Works 1892, acquired 1905 Columbian Hardware Co. / patent 55100 May 29 1866 John Hegarty / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11507 /

Varco / Vuilleumiere, Abegg and Reinhold Co, Los Angeles, CA (1908) / Varco International (1973) / National Oilwell Varco (2005) / patent 1422067 Jul 11 1922 Walter A. Abegg / see 1920 Baker, Hamilton & Pacific catalog pp 4144-4147, 1924 Union Hardware & Metal Catalog pp 545-547 /

Vasichek / Vasichek Enterprises LLC, 317 3rd St. W., Michigan, ND 58259 / inc. Dec 9 1993 dissolved Jul 8 2020 / magnetic insert for sockets / patent D369075 Apr 23 1996 & 5542320 Aug 6 1996 Richard A. Vasichek; Robert J. Vasichek; Dean S. Somerville; and Mitchel D. Trostad & 6006630 Dec 28 1999 Richard A. Vasichek; Robert J. Vasichek; Gregory J. Grote; and Paul D. Sigaty & 6182537 Feb 6 2001 Richard A. Vasichek and Robert J. Vasichek & 6374709 Apr 23 2002 Richard A. Vasichek; Robert J. Vasichek; and Sedat Evran /

Vaughan / Vaughan Mfg., 665 W Jackson St., Ste. C, Woodstock, IL 60098 (135 S. LaSalle St., Chicago - 1952) / http://www.vaughanmfg.com/ / successor to Vaughan & Bushnell /

Vaughan / Vaughan Novelty Manufacturing Company, 3211 Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL (later Vaughan Mfg. Co.) / est. 1910 / bottle and can opener / patent D44226 Jun 7 1913 & D46762 Dec 8 1914 Harry L. Vaughan & D170999 Dec 1 1953 M.J. La Forte & D143327 Dec 25 1945 Michael J. LaForte & 1207100 Dec 5 1916 & D177041 Mar 6 1956 John M. Grace & 1490149 Apr 15 1924 Harry L. Vaughan & 1617148 Feb 8 1925 R.T. Chase & 1715524 Jun 4 1929 H.L. Vaughan & 1996550 Apr 2 1935 John M. Hothersall and Dewitt F. Sampson & 2018083 Oct 22 1935 James Andrew Murdock & 2237418 Apr 8 1941 F.E. Fender et al & 2662280 Dec 15 1953 Michael J. LaForte & 2663076 Dec 22 1953 Ralph Robinson / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/vaughan-novelty/ / http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/openers/package/vaughan.htm / https://theicca.org/wp-content/uploads/library/theincompletechicagocorkscrewstory/058.html / see also Crown Throat & Opener Co. /

Vaughan & Bushnell / see Vaughan Mfg., 665 W. Jackson St. Ste. C, Woodstock, IL 60098 / (formerly 146 S. Washington St., Bushnell, IL 61422)(formerly 2114-38 Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL) / renamed Vaughan Mfg. ? / est. 1869 / patent D13065 Jul 18 1882 Blake Frank Pickering & D29108 Jul 26 1898 & D29109 Jul 26 1898 Lemuel M. Bushnell and Sanford S. Vaughan / http://alloy-artifacts.org/vaughan-bushnell-mfg.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/alexander-vaughan-sidney-bushnell.270378/ / http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/display/septmorn.htm /

V & B / see Vaughan & Bushnell /

Vector / "Vector I" push-through palm ratchet / no information /

Veeder Root / Veeder Root Inc., 125 Powder Forest Drive, Simsbury, CT 06070 (formerly Hartford) / https://www.veeder.com/ / est. 1866 (as the Root Co., Bristol, CT) / revolution counter /

Vermont / Vermont American Tool / est. 1947 (Louisville KY) acquired by Robert Bosch GmbH 2000 / https://vermontamerican.com / https://vermontamerican.com/vermont-american-history /

Vermont / Vermont Tap & Die Co., Lyndonville, VT (originally Newport, VT) / "Lucky" taps and dies / est. 1920 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2013/10/vanished-tool-brands-lucky-taps-and-dies.html /

Verona / Verona Tool Works, Pittsburgh, PA / est. 1890s ceased operations 1997 / USPTO TM 70028858 Jul 25 1896 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=270911 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...lp-with-woodings-verona-tools-history.507036/ /

VerySuperCool / VerySuperCool Tools LLC, Austin, TX / https://vsctools.com/ / specialty woodworking tools /

Vi-Chrome / see Herbrand /

Victor / "Victor Adjustable" wrench / patent 728842 see Kraeuter /

Victor / "Victor" bolt cutters see Roberts Mfg. Co. /

Victor / Victor can opener multi-tool see Hawks, Moses L. /

Victor / Victor can opener see Lawrence Hardware Works, New York, NY /

Victor / Victor car mover see Handlan Buck /

Victor / Victor Equipment Co. /

Victor / Victor Mfg. Co., 50 St. Mary St., Dayton, OH / 482-484 Brandeis Theater Building, Omaha, NE / "Vimco" / patent 1363274 Nov 28 1920 James Webb Saffold / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1921&tab=7 /

Victor / Victor Oxy-Acetylene Equipment Company, Folsom St., San Francisco, CA / est. 1913 / renamed Victor Welding Equipment Company 1928, merged with Kimball Krogh Pump Company 1930 and renamed Victor Equipment Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...s-cylinder-wrenches-etc.538899/#post-10889353 /

Victor / Victor pliers see Kraeuter /

Victor / Victor Saw Works Inc., 22 Cottage St., Middletown, NY / successor to Massachusetts Saw Works / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=3073 / TM 71344029 Reg Nov 12 1935 first use Feb 1925 / see also Massachusetts Saw Works, Springfield, MA; see also Clemson Bros., Middletown, NY; see also Napier Saw Works, Springfield, MA /

Victor / Victor Spoke Wrench ("****** Grip") / patent 564625 Jul 28 1896 George K. Kelsea / see G.W. Cole, New York, NY; see Buffalo Specialty Mfg. Co., Buffalo, NY /

Victor / Victor Tool Co., Reading, PA / brush hook /

Victor / Victor Torch, 189 Coal Road, Plains, PA 18705 / https://victor-torch.com/ / est. 1909 / welding equipment and supplies, tank wrenches / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...s-cylinder-wrenches-etc.538899/#post-10889353 / see also ESAB /

Victor / Victor Vise Co., 15 W. Washington St., Springfield, OH / ca. 1912 / "Victor" vise /

Victor / Victor Welding Equipment Company see Victor Torch /

Victor / Victor wrench see Overman Wheel Co. /

Victory / Victory Ring Compressor Co., 320 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL (1441 S. State in 1923) / Victory Locking Tweezers, piston ring compressor / patent 1335367 Mar 30 1920 Louis Vincent Claire / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...an-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-21#post-9543337 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...an-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-20#post-9532202 /

Victory / see Simonsen Iron Works /

Vigeant / Jacob Vigeant, Marlboro, MA / cobbler's hammer / patent 73141 Jan 7 1868 Jacob Vigeant /

Viking / Viking Drill & Tool, 355 State St., St. Paul, MN 55107 / http://www.vikingdrill.com/ / twist drills, reamers, taps, cutting tools / see also Norseman Drill & Tool /

Viking / Viking Specialty Co., 25 Bartlett St., Worcester, MA / ratchet, drive tools /

Village Blacksmith / Village Blacksmith division of General Metals Corp., Watertown, WI / est. 1906 (as Washington Cutlery) closed 1972 / gardening and agricultural tools / patent 898535 Sep 15 1908 & 1091549 Mar 31 1914 Hugo Volckmann / http://www.watertownhistory.org/articles/villageblacksmith.htm / https://www.fisherbarton.com/about-us/company-history/ /

VIM / VIM Tools see Durston Mfg. Co. /

Vimco / see Victor Mfg. Co. /

Vincent / Vincent Steel Process Co., 2424 Bellevue Ave., Detroit, MI / grinding wheel dressers /

Vixen / see Bonney Forge & Tool Works /

Vixen / files see Heller Bros. /

Vlchek / Vlchek Tool Co., 3000 E. 87th, Cleveland, OH / est. 1895, acquired 1959 by Pendleton Industries / patent 1808190 Jun 2 1931 Frank J. Vlchek / http://alloy-artifacts.org/vlchek-story.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-vlchek-tools.278503/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vlchek-tools-discussion.317666/ /

Vogel / P.H. Vogel Mfg. Co., 38 Sheffield St., New Britain, CT / levels / patent 1303829 May 13 1919 Gustave A. Vogel / see also Chapin Stephens Co. /

Vogel / Vogel Tool Co., Los Angeles, CA / "double duty" ratchet patent 2803980 Aug 27 1957 Irwin R. Vogel / manufactured by Proto / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vogel-by-neff-dual-duty.505561/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-faces-of-vogel.322643/ /

Volger / Wm. B. Volger, New York, NY / wrench / patent D24518 Jul 30 1895 Walter T. Johnston / see also Walter T. Johnston & Co. /

Volume / Volume see J.H. Williams / http://alloy-artifacts.org/williams-supercompany-p6.html /

Voos / Voos Co., New Haven, CT / est. 1898 inc. 1916 / "GEM" Delmonico Peerless Home can opener combination corkscrew, "Eversharp" knife sharpener, Alaska Ice Tool, "Moon" razor blade holder / patent 421197 Feb 11 1890 & 441333 Nov 25 1890 Albert B. Schofield & 1493372 May 6 1924 Don Pardee Moon /

V-Ray / V-Ray Co., Marshalltown, IA / "V-Ray" spark plugs and spark plug wrench /

V.T.CO. / see Vanadium Tool Co. /

Vulcan / Vulcan anvil see Illinois Iron & Bolt Co. /

Vulcan / "Vulcan" chain vise, chain wrench see J.H. Williams /

Vulcan / Vulcan Electric Co., Danvers, MA (Lynn, MA 1934)(formerly 225 Varick St., New York, NY) / soldering iron /

Vulcan / Vulcan Engineering Co., Wildwood Ave., Jackson, MI /

Vulcan / Vulcan hammer see True Temper / American Fork & Hoe / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/lets-see-some-vulcan-tools.294153/#post-10315205 /

Vulcan / Vulcan jack see Illinois Iron & Bolt Co. /

Vulcan / Vulcan Mfg. Co., 3rd & Wilson, Winona, MN (St. Paul, MN 1936) / est. 1936 / "Largrip" wrench, "Vulcan" "Tripod" jacks / patent 2146403 Feb 7 1939 Leonard D. Nilson & 2106620 Jan 25 1938 Harold Nilson & 2708882 May 24 1955 Harold Nilson and John H. Phenning / TM 581717 Oct 27 1953 & TM 592167 Jul 6 1954 & TM 608710 Jul 2 1955 & TM 635879 Oct 16 1956 & TM 723824 Nov 14 1961 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p6.html#vulcan-mfg / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/01/vanished-tool-makers-vulcan.html /

Vulcan / Vulcan Saw Works see Harvey W. Peace Co., Brooklyn, NY /

Vulcan / Vulcan Tool Mfg. Co., 41 Liberty St., Quincy, MA / edge & striking tools, paving tools /

Vulcan / Vulcan Tools, 2300 Kenmore Ave., Buffalo NY 14207 / division of United Greenfield Corp. / see Williams / see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vulcan-tools.30428/ /

V.W. / V.W. Tools, Oakland, CA / egg beater / patent D112953 Jan 17 1939 Kenneth B. Van Woert, Sr. /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools W1

W.A. / see Whetstone & Co. /

Wade / Wade Wrench Co., White Pigeon, MI / wrench / patent 1648037 Nov 8 1927 William White & 1677909 Jul 24 1928 Benjamin Orrin Wade /

Wadsworth / Wadsworth Falls, 72 Main St., Rockfall, CT 06481 / https://wfmc.shop/collections/all / est. 1978 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...tchet-set-worlds-strongest-bit-driver.508591/ /

Wagner / Wagner Tool & Supply Corp., Hialeah, FL see Watsco, Inc., Hialeah, Fl / "Metri Caps" /

Wagner / Wagner & Lowe see Lowe Mfg. Co., Enderlin, IN /

Wakefield / Wakefield All Steel Wrench Co., Worcester, MA / socket set / patent 1680578 Aug 14 1928 & 1760799 May 27 1930 Joseph F. Oliver, Joseph P. Fleming, and Clarence Wakefield / patent 1838254 Dec 29 1931 Joseph P. Fleming / * not known to have been produced * / see also J.E. Wakefield Wrench Co. /

Wakefield / J.E. Wakefield Wrench Co., 89 Exchange St., Worcester, MA / patent 454893 Jun 30 1892 & 529982 Nov 27 1894 & 545323 Aug 27 1895 & 657326 Sep 4 1900 & 886448 May 5 1908 John E. Wakefield & 963895 Jul 12 1910 Herbert L. Houghton & 1435548 Nov 14 1922 Joseph F. Oliver and Joseph P. Fleming & 1436049 Nov 21 1922 Joseph F. Oliver / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#wakefield / https://wrenchwiki.com/wakefield-wrench-co/ https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...rench-co-worcester-ma-wizard-wrenches.376451/ /

Wakefield / Wakefield Mfg. Co., Wakefield, NE / "Shark" (pliers) / patent 928849 Jul 20 1909 Anton G. Carlson /

Wakefield / Wakefield Wrench Co., Worcester, MA / patent 1435548 Nov 14 1922 Joseph F. Oliver and Joseph P. Fleming / see also J.E. Wakefield Wrench Co. /

Walco / see Walworth /

Wald / Wald Mfg. Co., PO BOX 10, Maysville, KY 41056 (originally Sheboygan, WI) / patent D57378 Mar 15 1921 & 1619538 granted March 1 1927 to Ewald Frederick Pawsat / https://waldsports.com/ / manufacturer of bicycle accessories and tools /

Waldeck / Anthony Waldeck, Cleveland, OH / ca. 1893-1910 / machinists measuring devices / http://www.sydnassloot.com/MA10.htm / https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_death/?name=Anthony_Waldeck /

Walden Worcester / see also Stevens-Walden / Walden Worcester Mfg. Co, 468 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA (69 Commercial St., 1915) / "Tomahawk" "Spintite" / patent 920717 May 4 1909 Warren S. Bellows & 928719 July 20 1909 Frederick E. Walden & 1072079 Sep 2 1913 & 1282028 Oct 22 1918 Warren S. Bellows & 1338804 May 4 1920 Donald C. Woodworth & 1553871 Sep 15 1925 Delbert W. Means / http://alloy-artifacts.org/walden-worcester.html / https://wrenchwiki.com/walden-worcester/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...l-free-to-post-your-walden-tools-here.392993/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/old-walden-worcester.383198/ /

Waldes / Waldes & Co., Inc., Creek St. and Anabel Ave., Long Island City, NY / Waldes Truarc / pliers / circlips /

Walker / Edwin Walker Co., Erie, PA / active 1887-90 / surface gauge & marking gauge /

Walker / Walker Mfg. Co., Racine, WI / automotive jacks / patent Mar 11 1924 /

Walker / Walker Transport, Wabash National Corp., 625 State St., New Lisbon, WI / sanitary flow implement wrenches /

Walker / Walker Turner Co. Inc., Jersey City, NJ / drill press, woodworking machinery and tools / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=808&tab=4 /

Walker / Walker Wrench Co., Sing Sing, NY / "Walker's Steel Railroad Wrench" / patent 158548 Jan 5 1875 Benjamin L. Walker /

Wall / P. Wall Mfg. Co., 214 Erie St., Grove City, PA (1949 address) / est. 1864 (in Pittsburgh) merged with Lenk 19?? / "Wall" "Superior" "Dreadnaught" oil cans, blow torches, plumbers' furnaces / acquired Harmic Mfg. Co. 1949 /

Wallace / Wallace Metal Work, R.D. 1 Blacksmith Lane, Kempton, PA 19529 / https://www.mephistotools.com/ / "Mephisto" hand tools /

Walsco / Walsco Electronics Corp., 3602 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA / hex and spline key set / moved from New York to Los Angeles 1955 /

Walsco / Walsco Tool & Machine Co. Inc., 130 Foster Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 / established 1976 /

Walsco / see Waterbury Lock & Specialty Co. /

Walton / Walton Co., 600 New Park Ave., West Hartford, CT 06110 / https://www.waltontools.com/ / tap extractors; tap extensions; pipe, stud & screw extractors / est. 1908 / patent 702011 Jun 10 1902 John Kinvall /

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Walton / Walton & Co., New York, NY / pipe wrench / patent 41554 Feb 09 1864 W. Webster / see also Rogers see also Webster /

Walton / Walton Wrench Co., Girard, PA / patent 117679 Aug 1 1871 George B. Phillips / founded 1871 incorporated 1874 reorganized 1875 as Girard Wrench Co. / see also Girard / http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=6755.0 /

Walworth / J.J. Walworth & Co. see Walworth Mfg. Co., Boston, MA /

Walworth / Walworth Mfg. Co., 998 First St., Boston, MA (158 Federal St., Boston MA 1916) / est. 1857 (as J.J. Walworth & Co.) / patent 22157 Nov 30 1858 James R. Brown & 42560 May 3 1864 John C Chapman & 95744 Oct 12 1869 Daniel C. Stillson & 116210 Jun 9 1871 Eri Sewell Moulton & 262263 Aug 8 1882 Caleb C. Walworth & 871436 Nov 19 1907 Roy Parmelee & 1711083 Apr 30 1929 & 1862002 Jun 7 1932 Alphonse O. Brungardt / http://alloy-artifacts.org/walworth-mfg-company.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/daniel-chapman-stillson-and-the-walworth-mfg-co.335857/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/walworth-stillson-wrenches.303400/ /

Wappat / Fred W. Wappat, Mayville, NY / hand-held electric power tools / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=813 / http://www.wappat.co.uk/ContentsFrame.html /

Warco / private label brand used by George Warner & Co., Inc. New York, NY / manufactured by (?) /

Ward Love / Ward Love Pump Corp., Rockford, IL / wrench / patent 586004 July 6 1897 Martin M. Billmire / see also Love Mfg. Co., see also M.M. Billmire /

Ward & Mansell / Ward & Mansell, Boonville, AR / "Manell's patent" sewing awl / patent 744581 Nov 17 1903 Willian M. Mansell /

Ward Master / Montgomery Ward private label /

Wardmastr / Montgomery Ward private label / not a typo / patent 2715955 Aug 23 1955 Arthur P. Stone /

Wards Master Quality / Montgomery Ward private label /

Ward / Ward, Montgomery, Chicago, IL / est. 1872 / primarily mail-order retailer with several private-label brands: "Chromium Vanadium", Eclipse, Lakeside, Powr Kraft, Riverside, Speedmaster, Ward Master, Wardmastr, Wards Master Quality, all outsourced from various manufacturers /

Warner / Ezra J. Warner, Waterbury, CT / first can opener patented in U.S. / patent 19063 Jan 5 1858 Ezra J. Warner /

Warner / George Warner & Co., Inc., 252 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 / "Warco" universal tool chests and private-label hand tools manufactured by (?) /

Warner / Warner Hammer Co., Cromwell, CT (formerly Warners & Noble) / 1818-1931 / hammers / https://www.angelfire.com/wy/mttools/warnernoble.htm /

Warner / Warner Tools / chalk line /

Warnock / Warnock Mfg. Co., Worcester, Ma. / strap wrench / patent 651220 Jun 5 1900 Amos W. Warnock & 1294515 Feb 18 1919 Peter Monahan / see manufactured by Lowell Wrench Co., Worcester MA /

Warren / Warren Axle & Tool Co., Warren, PA / acquired American Axe & Tool Co. of Wayland, NY Jan 1907 / "American" pipe wrench / patent 760063 May 17 1904 Jacob Emig and Archibald McKaig Sr. /

Warren / Warren Tool & Forge Co., 264 Griswold St., Warren, OH / "Quickwerk" picks mattocks hammers bars chisels edge tools / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11547 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/quikwerk-tools.462234/ /

Warsaw Wilkinson / Warsaw Wilkinson, Warsaw, NY / implement wrenches / * some units marked "WW Co" * /

Warshasky / Joseph Warshasky and Edward Molesworth Croker, Toronto, Ontario, CA / wrench / patent CA 55652 Apr 17 1897 Joseph Warshasky and Edward Molesworth Croker /

Warwick / Warwick Tool Co., Middletown, CT / 1865-1872 / https://www.angelfire.com/wy/mttools/Warrick.htm /

Warwood / Warwood Tool Co., 164 North 19th St., PO Box 6357, Wheeling, WV 26003 / https://warwoodtool.com/ / est. 1854 / hammers, striking tools,edge tools /

Washburn / Washburn Co., Worcester, MA and Rockford, IL / est. 1880 (Boston) acquired Roblin Steel Corp., Buffalo, NY 1967 / "Androck" screwdriver, can opener, kitchen utensils / patent 1735236 Nov 12 1929 Elmer L. Dennis / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2016/02/vanished-tool-brands-androck.html / /

Waterbury / Waterbury Hook & Eye Co., Waterbury, CT /

Waterbury / Waterbury Mfg. Co., Waterbury, CT see Waterbury Lock & Specialty Co. / moved to Milford, CT 1934 /

Waterbury / Waterbury Lock & Specialty Co., Milford, CT / successor to Waterbury Mfg. Co. / "WALSCO" / patent 537888 Apr 23 1895 & D26871 Apr 6 1897 Frederick S. Chase & 2242906 May 20 1941 William E. Evans & 2669142 Feb 16 1954 Clarence W. Fuller / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/09/vanished-makes-waterbury-lock-and.html / / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-oiler-cans.266430/page-5#post-8347506 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-oiler-cans.266430/page-5#post-8347538 / see also Noera /

Waterbury / Waterbury Wrench Co., Waterbury, CT / patent D27575 Aug 24 1897 John C. Ives / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=10924 /

Waterloo / Waterloo Industries Inc., 100 E. 4th St., Waterloo, IA / tool boxes and storage systems / aquired by Stanley Black & Decker 2017 /

Waterston / J.M. Waterston Tools & Cutlery, 427 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI / edge tools, striking tools /

Watsco / Watsco Inc., 1800 W. 4th Ave., Hialeah, FL / est. 1947 as Wagner Tool & Supply Corp. inc. 1956 as Watsco, Inc. / hex wrench set / patent 3027790 Apr 3 1962 William Wagner & 3428075 Feb 18 1969 William Wagner & patent 4018246 Apr 19 1977 Hall Langstroth & patent 4611624 Sep 16 1986 Benjamin L. Snyder / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2023-garage-sale-thread.508550/page-119#post-10334830 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsco /

Watson Stillman / Watson Stillman Co., 202 E. 43rd St., New York, NY / est. 1848, defunct 1955 / "W & S" jacks, railroad tools and equipment / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11012&tab=0 / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Watson-Stillman_Company / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Watson-Stillman_Co_(USA) /

Watson Williams / Watson Williams Mfg. Co., Leicester, MA / "Whittemore Patent" cards / patent 170X Jun 5 1797 Amos Whittemore /

Waymoth / Waymoth Corp., Pawtucket, RI / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#waymoth /

Waytek / Waytek Inc., 2440 Galpin Court, PO Box 690, Chanhassen MN 55317 / https://www.waytekwire.com/ / automotive wiring connectors /

W & B / see Whitman & Barnes /

Wear-Ever / see Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co., see Bungay-Wolf Corp. /

Weatherhead / Weatherhead Co., Ft. Wayne, IN (1959) Cleveland, OH (1939) / brass fittings / acquired by Eaton Hydraulics 2002 /

Weathers / James Weathers, Indianapolis, IN / Anvil Vise and Drill / patent CA 51890 Apr 8 1896 James Weathers /

Weaver / Weaver Mfg. Corp., 343 Lawrence St, Adrian, MI 49221 (originally Springfield, IL) / est. 1900 inc. 1910 / automotive jacks / patent 634548 Oct 10 1899 Ira A. Weaver / http://www.castleequipment.com/Museum/history_of_weaver_manufacturing.htm / see also Sattley Mfg. Co., Springfield, IL /

Webb & Hildreth / Webb & Hildreth Mfg. Co. Inc., Gloversville, NY / wrench / patent 874269 Dec 17 1907 William Webb & Warnie W. Hildreth /

Weber Knapp / Weber Knapp Co., 441 Chandler St., Jamestown, NY 14701 / https://www.weberknapp.com/ / "Chromium Vanadium" 5-inch ignition pliers, universal bicycle wrench / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...nfo-on-western-auto-supply-5-1-pliers.403487/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...weber-knapp-mfg-co-jamestown-new-york.496387/

Webster / Webster & Co., New York, NY / wrench / patent 41554 Feb 9 1864 W. Webster / see also Walton see also Rogers /

Webster / Webster & Dickinson, Christiana, PA / cattle dehorner / patent D27716 Oct 12 1897 George Webster / see also James Scully, Pomeroy, PA /

Wedgelock / see F & H Mfg. Co. /

Weed / F. Weed, Lockport, NY / draw knife /

Weed / Weed Tire Chain Grip Co., New York, NY / chain tool / patent 1069041 Jul 29 1913 Frederick A. Strong & 1141877 Jun 1 1915 Thomas C. Luce /

Weedsport / Weedsport Drill Co. see O.W. Burritt & Bro. /

Wegner / Fred A. Wegner & Co., Chicago, IL / Carriage Wrench / patent 426224 Apr 22 1890 Fred A. Wegner / marketed as the "Daisy Wagon Wrench" /

Weidenoff / Joseph Weidenoff Inc., 4350-4358 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL / est. (?) acquired by Snap-on 1956 / automotive testing equipment, overhead oiler, lathe / patent 1323531 Dec 2 1919 Edward R. Hewitt & 1849085 Mar 15 1932 & 1950052 Mar 6 1934 Butler J. Haskins & 2051706 Aug 18 1936 Vernon J. Harris & 2442649 Jun 1 1948 Butler J. Haskins & 2477520 Jul 26 1949 Ralph Mansfield / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=3337 / http://www.lathes.co.uk/weidenhoff/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/joseph-weidenoff-inc-chicago-illinois-11-14-23.524522/ /

Weil / Weil Tool Co., PO Box 64, Woodmere, NY / wrench /

Weiler & Smith / Weiler & Smith Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, WI / inc. 1903 / automotive jack / patent / https://wrenchwiki.com/u-s-jack-company/ /

Weiss / Karl Weiss, 118 Cherry St., Waterbury, CT / "Weiss Revolving Wrench" / patent 852479 May 7 1907 & 896602 Aug 18 1908 Karl Weiss /

Welch / Thomas F. Welch Co., 55 Sudbury, Boston, MA / wrench /

Weld / Weld Tooling Corp., 3001 W Carson St, Pittsburgh PA 15204 / "Bug-O Systems" / http://www.bugo.com / ratcheting box wrench patent 2500835 (John Lang 1950) /

Weller / Weller Tools (formerly Weller Electric Corp., 601 Stone's Crossing Rd., Easton, PA) / https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en / est. 1945 acquired by Apex Tool Group LLC / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11620 /

Welles / Fred A. Welles, Milwaukee, WI / calipers / patent 402876 May 7 1889 Fred A. Welles /

Welloct / see Palmer Bros. /

Wells / Wells Bros. Greenfield, MA / taps & dies / acquired by Greenfield Tap & Die 1912 / patent 311549 Feb 3 1885 & 939648 Nov 9 1909 Frederic E. Wells and Fred W. Wells & 947319 Jan 25 1910 Frank O. Wells & 962184 June 21 1910 & 1048921 Dec 31 1912 Frederic E. Wells / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=1269 / https://www.westfield.ma.edu/histor...ads/2018/06/Ducharme-summer-2006-combined.pdf / http://americancenturies.mass.edu/c...id=18426&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1 /

Wells / F.E. Wells & Son Co., Greenfield, MA / taps & dies / patent 1048921 Dec 31 1912 Frederic E. Wells / acquired by Greenfield Tap & Die 1912 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=877 / http://industrialhistory.org/f-e-wells-son-company/ / http://americancenturies.mass.edu/c...id=18426&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1 /

Welsh / Welsh Manfacturing Co., 9 Magnolia St., Providence, RI / FSN 5120-288-8739 Jewelers Screwdriver Set /

Wen / Wen Products Inc., 1101 Wesemann Dr., West Dundee, IL 60118 (2021)(501 Davis Rd., Elgin, IL 60123 2006)(5810 Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 1960) / https://wenproducts.com/ / est. 1951 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2143 /

Wendt & Seymour / Wednt & Seymour, 52 Beekman St., New York, NY / ca. 1859-1870 / shears and scissors / patent 80254 July 21 1868 Hermann Wendt / see also Henry Seymour Cutlery Co. /

Wenger / Milton Wenger, New Holland, PA / wrench / patent 525435 Sep 4 1894 & 572185 Dec 1 1896 & 572186 Dec 1 1896 & 743360 Nov 3 1903 & 837254 Nov 27 1906 Milton Wenger & patent patent CA 47081 Sep 20 1894 & CA 54773 Jan 27 1897 / see also Ball Bearing Wrench Co., New York, NY; see also New Holland Machine Co., New Holland, PA; see also York Electric & Machine Co., York, PA /

Wernimont / Wernimont Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL / Compound pliers / patent 1079997 Dec 2 1913 Henry G. Wernimont / see also Utility Tool Co., Chicago, IL; see also Utilitool Mfg. Co., Jefferson, WI; see also Utilitool Co., Chicago, IL /

Wessling / M.P. Wessling, Chicago, IL / "Lucky 'Leven" wrench / patent D57323 Mar 15 1921 Cullen C. Evans /

West / P.C. West Mfg. Co. Inc., Chicago, IL / Can Opener / patent 1834563 Dec 1 1931 Preston C. West / see Turner & Seymour, Torrington, CT /

Westcott / see Keystone Mfg. Co. /

Westcraft / Western Auto private label / http://alloy-artifacts.org/western-auto-supply.html /

Western / Western Auto Supply Co., Kansas City, MO / est. 1909 / private label brands include: ChromeXQuality, Perfection, Westcraft, Western, Western Giant, Westline, Wizard /

Western / private label brand of Western Auto manufactured by Indestro /

Western / Western Brass Mfg. Works, Marshall Blvd., Chicago, IL / Prestolite Key /

Western / Western File Co., Beaver Falls, PA / files / https://archive.org/details/WesternFileCo1885/mode/2up /

Western / Western Forge Corp., 4607 Forge Road, PO BOX 3356, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 / est. 1966 closed 2020 / last owned by Ideal Industries / https://www.idealindustries.com/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/western-forge-mile-high-quality-1965-2020.499151/ /

Western / Western Giant / (Western Auto private label) / (some made by Herbrand, Diamond, S-K) / http://alloy-artifacts.org/western-auto-supply-p2.html#western-giant / see also: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/how-many-companies-did-sk-make-tools-for.433244/ /

Western / Western Select Inc. see Selecttool / Western Select Inc., Duarte, CA 91010 / "Selectool" sharpening tool / TM (?) 1963 / patent # (?) / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/selectool-from-western-select-inc.508067/ /

Western / Western Silo Co., Des Moines, IA / "Champion" silo wrench / est. 1910 /

Western / Western States Mfg. Co. Inc., Sioux City, IA / magazine wrench /

Western / Western Tool & Mfg. Co., Springfield, IL / Champion swivel vise /

Western / Western Tool Works, New York, NY / wrench /

West Haven / West Haven Mfg. Co., 22 Elm St., (West Haven), New Haven, CT / pliers, chisels, punches / patent 988656 Apr 4 1911 William A. Peck / see also W.A. Peck, New Haven, CT /

Westline / Western Auto private label / http://alloy-artifacts.org/western-auto-supply.html /

Weston / Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., 4 Weston Ave., Newark, NJ / est. 1888 / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Weston_Electrical_Instrument_Corporation /

Weston / Lon Weston, Brockton, CT / shears / patent 361911 Apr 26 1887 Lon Weston / see https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/340/41/1445429/ /

Weston / Weston's ratchet drill see Keystone Mfg. Co., Buffalo, NY /

Westpfal / Frederick Westpfal & Bros. Co., 26 W. 31st St. (formerly 186 E. Houston St.), New York, NY / manufacturers and distributors of glaziers tools /

Wetmore / Wetmore Mfg., Galesburg, IL / "Bestyet" wrench / patent 878097 Feb 4 1908 R.A. Smith & 881449 Mar 10 1908 G.A. Smith / https://wrenchwiki.com/wetmore-manufacturing/ /

Whale / Whale screwdriver see Forsberg /

Whale / Whale Tool Corp., 1767 Broadway, New York, NY / patent 2489057 Nov 22 1949 Ernest J. St. Laurence / "Pli-rench" locking pliers / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=479143 /

What-A-Wrench / What-A-Wrench / no information /

Wheatley / Wheatley Bros. Foundry & Machine / Frank Wheatley Corp., 3303 Charles Page Blvd., Tulsa, OK / est. 1916 / "Plug-A-Roo" specialty oil field wrench, valve / TM 72099685 cancelled 2002 / http://historictulsa.blogspot.com/2009/08/wheatley-bros-foundry-machine-co-pre.html / https://www.norwoodvalve.com/company /

Wheaton / A.W. Wheaton Brass Works, Newark, NJ / wrenches / patent 1255370 Feb 5 1918 Abram W. Wheaton / https://texacotankerproject.com/a-w-wheaton-brass-works-the-tank-truck-equipment/ / https://www.gardnerdenver.com/en-us/emcowheaton/about-us/history /

Wheeler Madden & Clemson / Wheeler Madden & Clemson Mfg. Co. see Clemson Bros. Inc. /

Wheeler Rex / Wheeler Rex - Rex International USA, 3744 Jefferson Rd., Ashtabula, OH 44005 / est. 1957 acquired by Rex 1988 / https://www.wheelerex.com/ /

Whetstone / John H. Whetstone & Co., Court St., Lapear, MI /

Whisler / Albert Whisler, Burlington, KS / screw starter / patent 915003 May 9 1909 Albert Whisler / * manufacturer unknown * / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=915003&id=81487 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/screw-starters.455687/page-3#post-10685400 /

Whisson / Whisson Forcep Co., Le Mars, IA / "Whisson's Improved" pig forceps / patent 525300 Aug 28 1894 Elisha Whisson /

Whitaker / Whitaker Mfg. Co., 509 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL (1914) 409-15 S. Greene (1917) / files, wrench, "Agrippa" jar wrench / patent 698492 Apr 29 1902 Walter V. Hart & 1363288 Dec 28 1920 Charles A. Swanson / http://americanmadefiles.blogspot.com/2015/12/whitaker-manufacturing-co.html /

Whitaker Special / see Walden Worcester /

Whitcher / Frank W. Whitcher Co., Boston, MA / lasting pliers, cobblers tools / patent 128463 Jul 2 1872 Alfred Clarke and Arthur Clarke & 372246 Oct 25 1887 Frank W. Whitcher / "Crispin pattern" hammer * units marked "Union Whitcher" with patent date of Oct 25 1887 * / https://www.thehcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1951&start=125 / https://www.thehcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1951&start=125 /

White / Frank White, Newark, NJ / can opener / patent 765450 Jul 19 1904 Frank White and Fred Winkler / * some units marked "Sure-Cut" /

White / Israel White / Corner of Callowhill & Fourth Sts., Philadelphia, PA / edge tools /

White / J.H. White Mfg. Co., 111 N. Third St., Brooklyn, NY / "Jiffy" Lock Nut Wrench /

White / L. & I.J White, Buffalo, NY (1843-1928), Monroe, MI (1837-1843) / edge tools / est. 1837 merged in 1928 with A. A. Simonds-Dayton Company and Worden Tool Company to form the Simonds-Worden-White Company / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/L._&_I._J._White_Company /

White / L. & J. White,

White / White Cap Co., 1819 No. Major Ave., Chicago, IL / est. 1926 acquired Continental Can 1956 / "Lid Flipper" jar lid remover / patent 2571401 Oct 16 1951 Raymond H. Williams / see EKCO Products Co. / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/white-cap-co/ /

White / White Products, 925 Bassett Road Unit D, Westlake, OH 44145 / https://www.whiteproducts.com/ / est. 1975 / "Metri-Pack" wire crimpers and tools /

White / Samuel S. White, Twelfth & Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA / manufacturer and importer of dental tools and equipment / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...xonomy-of-hammers.471332/page-5#post-10942253 /

Whitehead / W.W. Whitehead Co., Davenport, IA / patent 668645 Feb 26 1901 Ambrose Francis Jackson & patent DE 138692 May 25 1901 & DE 138929 Feb 27 1901 Ambrose Francis Jackson / see also Union Tool Co., Boston, MA /

Whitely / Whitely / adjustable wrench / see also Champion, see also Girard /

Whiteside / Whiteside Machine Co., 4506 Shook Rd., Claremont, NC 28610 / est. 1970 / router bits / https://www.whitesiderouterbits.com/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/whiteside-an-american-company.300147/ /

Whitin / Whitin Machine Works, Northbridge, MA / textile wrench / see Billings & Spencer / http://alloy-artifacts.org/billings-spencer-company.html / https://wrenchwiki.com/whitin-machine-works/ /

Whiting / Whiting Mfg. Co., Northborough, MA (South Framington, MA 1898) / wrench / patent 584591 Jun 15 1897 Chester F. Johnson /

Whitman / Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co., Akron, OH / patent D28487 Apr 19 1898 Henry J. Martin & D29108 Jul 26 1898 & D29109 Jul 26 1898 Sanford S. Vaughan and Lemuel M. Bushnell & 273170 Feb 27 1883 Frederick H. Seymour & 670681 Mar 26 1901 Henry J. Martin / http://alloy-artifacts.org/whitman-barnes-manufacturing.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ing-company-w-b-diamond-tool-pictures.456771/ /

Whitman / Whitman Barnes Detroit Corp., 2108 W. Fort, Detroit, MI / twist drills, reamers, cutters /

Whitney / Whitney Metal Tool Co., 99 Forbes St., Rockford, IL (formerly W.A. Whitney Mfg Co., 715 Park Ave., Rockford, IL) / est. 1910 acquired by Roper Industries 1961 / metal cutter, punches, shears / patent 2224226 Dec 10 1940 John Jensen / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-109#post-9785354 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=4544 / https://www.roperwhitney.com/whitney-jensen-catalogue-no-14-1940/ /

Whitney / Whitney Wrench Co., Sugar Grove, IL / wrench / patent 543953 Aug 6 1895 Frank A. Whitney and Artemas W. Whitney & patent CA 53039 Jul 27 1896 Frank A. Whitney and Artemas W. Whitney /

Whittemore / Williams, Whittemore & Co., West Cambridge, MA / "Whittemore Patent" cards / patent 170X Jun 5 1797 Amos Whittemore / http://findingaids.library.umass.edu/ead/mums153 / https://www.datamp.org/patents/advance.php?pn=170X&id=17762&set=2 /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools W2

Wiard / Wiard Plow Co., Batavia NY / "W P Co" implement wrenches / some specimens marked "W P C O, 94" /

Wiet Goethe / Wiet Goethe Co., Sacramento, CA / caliper protractor / patent 785245 Mar 21 1905 Eugene Wiet /

Wilcox / Jacob Wilcox, Plain City, OH / Wrench for Twisting Wires / patent 339607 Apr 6 1886 Jacob Wilcox /

Wilcox / Wilcox Mfg. Co., Aurora, IL / "Yankee" pipe wrench attachment, woodworking vise / Patent 638475 Dec 5 1899 G.W. Rouse /

Wilde / Wilde Tool Co., 1210 Pottawatomie St., Hiawatha, KS 66434 (originally Kansas City, MO)(Wilde Tool & Forge) / https://www.wildetool.com / pliers / patent 1800447 Apr 14 1931 & 2966818 Jan 3 1961 Otto P. Froeschl / http://alloy-artifacts.org/wilde-tool.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wilde-tool-forge-co-hiawatha-kansas.493825/ /

Wiley & Russell / Wiley & Russell Mfg. Co., Greenfield, MA / acquired by Greenfield Tap & Die 1912 / "Lightning" "Green River" taps, dies, brace sockets, wrench / patent 87531 Mar 2 1869 Darius Wilcox & 13153 Jun 25 1873 John J. Grant / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1376&tab=7 / https://www.westfield.ma.edu/histor...ads/2018/06/Ducharme-summer-2006-combined.pdf / http://americancenturies.mass.edu/c...id=18426&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1 /

Wilkins / Geo. H. Wilkins, 141 Federal, Greenfield, MA / patent 996385 Jun 27 1911 & 1382448 Jun 21 1921 George H. Wilkins / hacksaw frame / see also K-D Mfg Co. / see also https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/harry-wolf-kulp-pat-s-2-064-264-2-533-121.352694/ /

Wilkinson / A.J. Wilkinson & Co., No. 2 Washington St., Boston, MA / hardware wholesalers & manufacturers / est. 1842 / drawknife / patent 1895 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...spokeshaves-and-chisels.277136/#post-10061486 /

Wilkinson / John H. Wilkinson Co., 83 Randolph St., Chicago, IL / hardware wholesalers & manufacturers /

Willard / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7002102#post7002102 / Willard Battery Company /

Willard / Willard Saw Co., New York, NY / patent / saws /

Williams / F.B. Williams Co., 10017 S. Claremont Ave., Chicago, IL 60643 / metal stamping / paint can holder / patent 2743046 Apr 24 1956 Robert O. Williams / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-no-2-743-046-paint-can-holder-device.497148/ /

Williams / J.H. Williams & Co., 38 Richards St., Brooklyn, NY / J.H. Williams Tool Group / Snap-on Industrial Brands / "Agrippa" "Vulcan" pipe, chain wrench / patent RE11277 Oct 18 1892 Henry Hammond & 577653 Feb 23 1897 & 577654 Feb 23 1897 William Joseph Grinden and George Amborn Jr. & 698780 Apr 29 1902 George Amborn Jr. & 743072 Nov 3 1903 William J. Grinden & 769054 Aug 30 1904 George William Bufford & 769814 Sep 13 1904 George W. Bufford and George F. Hickman & 773773 Nov 1 1904 George Amborn & Herbert C. Chase & 881216 Mar 10 1908 & 956259 Apr 26 1910 George Amborn & D46782 Dec 15 1914 Frank W. Trabold & 2719449 Oct 4 1955 Walter J. Johnson & 6125722 Oct 3 2000 Richard L. Hopper Jr. and William A. Nurmi and Charles H. Heiligenthal and Kenneth E. Kessler & patent & CA 55988 May 19 1897 & CA 55989 May 19 1897 William Joseph Grinder and George Aurborn / http://alloy-artifacts.org/williams-supercompany.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/thread/j-h-williams-vintage-hand-tools.274782/ /

Williams / John S. Williams, Jerseyville, IL / "Wire Crimping and Fastening Pliers" / patent CA 52759 Jun 25 1896 John S. Williams /

Williams / Morgan Williams, Aspen, CO / wrench / patent CA 45010 Jan 8 1894 Morgan Williams /

Williams / Williams, Cincinnati, OH / marked "Williams Cin'Ti O" / implement wrench (?) /

Williamson / Williamson Co., 424 E. Wells St. Milwaukee, WI / "Schild" autobody metal cutting tool /

Williamson / Williamson Mfg. Co., Bradford, PA / est. 1902 name changed to Williamson Vise Co. ca. 1907-1908 acquired by G.M Yost Mfg. Co. 1910 / vise / patent 711607 Oct 21 1902 & 791741 Jun 6 1905 Eli S. Williamson / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11565&tab=0 /

Williamson / Williamson Vise Co. see Williamson Mfg. Co. /

Williamsport / Williamsport Wrench Co., Williamsport, PA / carriage wrench / patent 423483 Mar 18 1890 James Lepley /

Willis / Robert Willis, 320 W. 42nd St., New York, NY / "Willis Cinch Wrench" / patent 627371 Jun 20 1899 Robert Willis /

Willows / Albert Willows, Redlands, CA / "Ratchet Wrench" / patent 562689 Jun 23 1896 Albert Willows and patent CA 55010 Feb 16 1897 Albert Willows / * not known to have been produced * /

Wilmar / Wilmar LLC, 20413 59th Place Ss. #160, Kent, WA 98032 / est. 1971 / importers of "Performance Tool" brand of hand tools /

Wilmington / Wilmington, Wilmington, DE / hydraulic jack /

Wilpen / Wilpen see PLOMB / http://alloy-artifacts.org/plomb-tool-p2.html / https://wrenchwiki.com/wilpen/ /

Wilson / Wilson Industries Inc., 737 W. Van Buren St., Chicago IL / "Wilson Standard" "Wilson Deluxe" hacksaw / patent 2213841 Sep 3 1940 Charles Hubeck /

Wilson / James D. Wilson, San Diego, CA / wrench / patent 527917 Oct 23 1894 & 555797 Mar 3 1896 1060391 Apr 29 1913 James D. Wilson & patent CA 54476 Jan 2 1897 James D. Wilson and Robert Norton /

Wilson / J.G. Wilson Corp., / steel doors, wrench / patent 2946377 Jul 26 1960 Maurice B. Zoll and Marshall T. Brown and Robert M. Smith /

Wilson / K.R. Wilson Co., Buffalo, NY / Ford specialty tools / http://krwilsontools.com/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/k-r-wilson-the-whole-danged-repair-shop.477302/ / https://fordtoolcollector.org/k-r-wilson-1931-32/ /

Wilson / Wilson Mfg., New London, CT / brace / patent 9814X Jun 30 1836 Jeremy Taylor / http://www.sydnassloot.com/brace/Taylorb.htm / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11558&tab=7 /

Wilson / Henry Wilson & Co., Boston, MA / brace /

Wilson / Robert Alexander Wilson, Denver, CO / wrench / patent CA 52326 May 20 1896 Robert Alexander Wilson and Lewis Petty Davidson /

Wilson / Wilson Saw & Mfg. Co., Port Huron, MI / https://sydnassloot.com/s10.htm / https://thevintagetoolshoppe.com/sh...oxn-port-huron-26-skew-back-saw-20092101-mx1x /

Wilson / Wilson Specialties Inc., 737 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL / household utensils /

Wilson / Wilson track drill see Buda Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL /

Wilson / Wilson Wrench Co., Toledo, OH / wrench / patent 1105475 Jul 28 1914 Charles D. Wilson /

Wilton / Wilton Tool Co., Detroit, MI (later Sharon, PA) / Wilton "Triple Jaw" pipe wrench /

Wilton / Wilton Tool Div., Wilton Corp., Schiller Park, IL 60176 / https://wiltontools.com/ / see JPW Industries / est. 1941 / vises, clamps, / patent D131498 Mar 3 1942 Hugh W. Vogl & patent 4716795 Jan 5 1988 Antonio Corona and Franco Corona /

Winchester / Winchester of Carthage, Carthage, MO / jar wrench /

Winchester / Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT / patent 1409672 Mar 14 1922 Guy C. Claypoole / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=427094 /

Wind / H. Wind & Co., East Haddam, CT / "Sure Grip" wire fence stretcher /

Windsor / Windsor Mfg. Co., Windsor, VT / wrench / patent 26951 Jan 24 1860 John E. Neill /

Winner / Winner Tool Co., Puyallup, WA / "Plier Wrench" / patent 1408524 Mar 7 1922 & 1540642 Jun 2 1925 William T. Long / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#winner / see also Usona Mfg. Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...181466-1270848-1408524-william-t-long.499064/ /

Winslow / Lorenzo Winslow, Rochester, NY / wrench / patent 35123 Apr 29 1862 L. Winslow / Married to Nancy A. Carver Jan 20 1836 both of Pittsford - The Rochester Gem Vol. VIII No. 2 /

Winsted / Winsted Edge Tool Works, Winsted, CT / edge tools / http://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioWitherby.html / https://connecticutmills.org/find/details/winsted-edge-tool-co /

Winter / Winter Bros. Co., Wrentham, MA / socket wrench, taps & dies / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-winter-brothers.458274/ /

Winton / Winton Motor Carriage Co., Cleveland OH / est. 1897 acquired by General Motors 1930 / automobile wrenches and tools /

Wire / Wire Wheel Corp. of America, Buffalo, NY / wire wheel wrenches / patent (?) /

Wiremold / Wiremold Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-wiremold-company.491017/ /

Wisconsin / Wisconsin Stamped Steel Co., Madison, WI / see Pollock Automatic Wrench Co. /

Wiss / J. Wiss & Sons Co., Newark, NJ / http://www.wisstool.eu/ / shears, scissors / acquired by Cooper 1976, Apex Tool Group 2010 / patent 129309 Jul 16 1872 Peter Bauer & 355103 Dec 28 1886 Longley Lewis Sagendorph & 1959190 May 15 1934 Felix Wyner and Edward Schulz / http://jwissandsons.com/ / http://jwissandsons.com/patents/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-us-your-shears-scissors-and-secateurs.507235/ /

Wissota / Wissota Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, MN / grinders / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1928 /

Witco / see Wilde /

Witherby / Witherby Tool Co., Millbury, MA / est. 1849 / chisels, edge tools / https://www.davistownmuseum.org/bioWitherby.html / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/56212/thread/ /

Witman / Witman / wrench /

Witte / Witte Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO / hardware wholesaler / "IXL" branded tools and hardware /

Wix / private label manufactured by New Britain Machine / http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348869 /

Wizard / Western Auto private label / http://alloy-artifacts.org/western-auto-supply.html /

Wizard / see J.E. Wakefield Wrench Co., Worcester, MA / "The Wizard" adjustable wrench / patent 1435548 Nov 14 1922 Joseph F. Oliver and Joseph P. Fleming /

Wizard / see Richards Mfg. Co, Aurora, IL / Wizard Adjustable Ratchet Wrench / patent 854174 May 21 1907 Joseph N. Noyer /

WK / see Weber Knapp /

W & M Co. / W. & M. Co. / ratchet / patent 1426127 Aug 15 1922 Walter I. Tuttle / see http://alloy-artifacts.org/frank-mossberg-company-p2.html#wmco-mystery-ratchet /

Wohr / Chas. H. Wohr & Co., 621 Market St., Lancaster, PA / "Bowman" bread and cake knife / patent D49295 Jul 4 1916 Samuel Bowman / see also General Metal Products Co. /

Wolff / Wolff Industries Inc., 107 Interstate Park, Spartanburg, SC 29303 / https://wolffindustries.com/ / est. 1983 / shears, sharpeners / patent /

Wolverine / hog-ringing pliers see Heesen /

Wolverine / Wolverine Tractor Co., Detroit, MI / * NOT "Wolverine Tractor & Equipment Co." * / implement wrenches / https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17543887/detroit-free-pressfeb-6-1917papke/ /

Wood / wood-handled vintage "multi tool" see: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/hollow-handle-wooden-combination-tool-and-bits.431508/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376730 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/wood-handled-multi-tools.340031/ ) /

Wood / A.A. Wood & Sons Co., Atlanta, GA / hollow auger / https://datamp.org/patents/search/xrefCompany.php?id=6899 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=5264 /

Wood / George E. Wood, Southington, CT / wagon wrench / patent 558246 Apr 14 1896 G.E. Wood / https://search.proquest.com/openview/62bb00bae291c0ba18470d88df15fb02/ / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=1149&tab=7 /

Wood / John Elmer Wood, Beverly, Essex County, MA / wrench / patent 573070 Dec 15 1896 John Elmer Wood & patent CA 56125 Jun 4 1897 John Elmer Wood / * not known to have been produced * /

Wood / Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaper Machine Company, Hoosick Falls, NY / implement wrenches / https://hoosickfallshistory.wordpress.com/stories/2/#walterawood / some units marked "18" and "65" /

Wood / Wood Shovel & Tool Co., Piqua, OH /

Woodhouse / J.S. Woodhouse, No. 191 Water St., New York, NY / agricultural and ice tools /

Wood Imes / Wood Imes Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, MN /

Woodings Verona / Woodings Verona Tool Works, Verona, PA / see also Verona Tool Works /

Woodman / "Woodman's Patent" rotary measure see Daniel Davis Jr. /

Woodpeckers / Woodpeckers, LLC, 13700 Prospect Rd., Strongsville, OH 44149 / https://www.woodpeck.com/ / est. 1988 / woodworking tools /

Woods / T.B. Woods & Sons, 440 No. 5th Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201 / https://www.tbwoods.com/ / est. 1857 acquired by Altra Holdings 2007 / implement wrenches /

Wood Specialty / Wood Specialty Mfg. Co. see Speedex Mfg. Co. /

Woodward / Woodward Glass Cutter Inc., (originally New England Novelty Works), Hill, NH see Smith & Hemenway / combination tool / patent 166954 Aug 24 1875 Frank R. Woodward / later manufactured by Smith & Hemenway / http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/infopages/reddevil.htm / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...an-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-21#post-9564038 / https://www.reddevil.com/about-us/150-year-anniversary / https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/107244 /

Worcester / Worcester Electric Supply Co., 68 High St., Worcester, MA / "Woster" lamp, valve grinder / patent 1682930 Sep 4 1928 Joseph Victor Parent / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...n-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-37#post-10978141 /

Worcester / Worcester Pressed Steel Co., Worcester, MA / wrench, socket wrench /

Worcester / Worcester Tool Co., Worcester, MA / wrench / patent 30431 Oct 16 1860 George C. Taft / see also Thomas H. Dodge, Worcester, MA; see also George C. Taft /

Worden / Alva Worden, Ypsilanti, MI / tire bolt wrench / patent 415761 Nov 26 1889 Alva Worden / https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=415761&typeCode=0 /

Worden / E.M. Worden, Ladysmith, WI / Edgar M. Worden b. 1875 d. Apr 29 1928 / cotter pin tool / patent 998939 Jul 25 1911 Edgar M. Worden / see also North-Western Mfg. Co., Fort Atkinson, WI /

Worden / Worden Hotz / Worden Hotz Co., Boston, MA / corporation dissolved 1933 / chain tool / patent 1693755 Dec 4 1928 John P. Hotz /

Workshop / see Tekton, Inc. /

Worth / Bigelow & Dowse, 229 Franklin St., Boston, MA / manufactured by Peck, Stow & Wilcox / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6375720 / http://fishinghistory.blogspot.com/2011/08/52-for-52-bigelow-dowse-of-boston.html /

Worth / Worth Co., PO Box 88, Stevens Point, WI 54481 / split ring pliers /

Worthington / Geo. Worthington Co., 802-832 St. Claire Ave. N.W., Cleveland, OH / est. 1829 / wholesale distributor / https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/worthington-george /

W P / "W P Co" or "W P C O, 94" implement wrench see Wiard Plow Co. /

Wright / Edward Wright, Worcester, MA / wrench / patent 562878 Jun 30 1896 Edward Wright /

Wright / Sylvester S. Wright, Madrid, NY / "Combined Carriage Wrench and Bit Brace" / patent CA 4087 Nov 25 1874 Sylvester S. Wright /

Wright / Wright Tool Co., Wright Tool & Forge Co., One Wright Drive, PO Box 512, Barberton, OH 44203 / http://www.wrighttool.com/ / patent 2715955 Aug 23 1955 & patent 2685355 Aug 3 1954 Arthur P. Stone / http://alloy-artifacts.org/wright-tool-forge.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-wright-share-it-here.375171/ /

Wright / Wright Wrench Co., Worcester, MA / wrench / patent 505869 Oct 3 1893 & 646565 Apr 3 1900 Edward Wright / see also Hammond Mfg. Co., Boston, MA / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...djustables-that-is.435464/page-7#post-9768046 /

Wright / Wright Wrench Mfg. Co., 926 S. Market St., Canton, OH / Wright Wrench and Forging Co / see also Ideal Wrench Co., Tacoma, WA / patent 754633 Mar 15 1904 Lewis Ash & Hiram B. Stewart & 910890 Jan 26 1909 & 949107 Feb 15 1910 James F. Wright & 999272 Aug 1 1911 Clinton W. Stover / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#wright-wrench / see also Stover Wrench Co., Canton, OH /

Wrightsville / Wrightsville Hardware Co., Wrightsville, PA / hardware, kitchen utensils / patent 1708499 Apr 9 1929 John W. Filbey /

W.S. Co. / W.S. Co. pliers see William Schollhorn Co. /

W & S / jack see Watson Stillman Co., New York /

Wulff / John W. Wulff, Blair, NE / "Combined wrench and rod vise" / patent CA 46668 Jul 26 1894 John W. Wulff /

Wusthof / Wusthof USA Inc., 14 Progress Dr., Ste. 150, Shelton, CT 06484 / https://www.wusthof.com/ / edge tools, knives / "Dreizack" multi-tool / ("dreizack" = "trident") / see also Wusthof, Solingen, Germany /

Wyco / see Wyeth Hardware & Mfg. Co. /

Wyco / Wyco Tool Co., 223 No. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 (Racine Federated Inc., 2200 South St., Racine, WI 53404) / TM 861930 Dec 17 1968 first use Jan 2 1966 / hole cutting device /

Wyeth / Wyeth Hardware & Mfg. Co., 609-623 No. Second, St. Joseph, MO / est. 1860, defunct 1986 (1989?) / "WYCO" / http://fishinghistory.blogspot.com/2011/04/52-trade-houses-part-2-wyeth-hardware.html / https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=17205 /

Wyke / John Wyke & Co., E. Boston, MA / active 1885-1911 / gauges, rules, etc. /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools X - Y - Z

X-acto / X-acto / originally Crescent Products Co., Inc., 440 - 4th Ave., New York, NY / acquired by Elmer's Products Inc. 2003 / https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/X-acto_Crescent_Products_Company / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-x-acto-exactly-exclusively.412881/ /

Xcel / "Xcel" adjustable socket wrench see Park Metalware /

Xcelite / https://www.weller-tools.com/professional/USA/us/Home/Xcelite / acquired by Weller, now part of Apex Tool Group / for Xcelite prior to Weller acquisition see Park Metalware Co. /

X-Ray / X-Ray Screwdriver Co, Decatur, IL /

Xuron / Xuron Corp., 60 Industrial Park Rd., Saco, ME 04072 / https://www.xuron.com/ est. 1970 / precision pliers for hobbyists /

Yala / see Syracuse Wrench Co. /

Yale / Yale Electric Corp., Brooklyn, NY / flashlights /

Yankee / screwdriver see North Bros. /

Yankee / adjustable pipe wrench see Richards /

Yawman & Erbe / Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., Rochester, NY / "Shannon's Patent" arch file, filing systems / patent 217909 Jul 29 1879 Frederick W. Smith and James S. Shannon / https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F/0009/0009.f.0205.html /

Yellow / "Yello Jack-it" jack see KLS Industries, Lexana, KS /

Yemco / Yemco see York Electric & Machine Co., York, PA /

Yeoman / Yeoman & Co., 16525 Hardscrabble Rd., Monticello, IA 52310 / https://yo-ho.com/ / est. 1929 / "Yo-Ho" tools, jar wrench /

Yerkes & Plumb / Yerkes & Plumb, Philadelphia, PA / edge tools, striking tools / http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Yerkes, Jonathan.html / https://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Plumb Co..html /

York / York Electric & Machine Co., 30 No. Penn St., York, PA / wrench / patent 837254 Nov 27 1906 Milton Wenger / see also Ball Bearing Wrench Co., New York, NY; see also Milton Wenger, New Holland, PA; see also New Holland Machine Co., New Holland, PA /

York / York Wrench Corp., Duluth, MN / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/york-1920-patent-snap-on.538329/#post-10869273 /

York / see Bog / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-your-truth-tools.385242/page-4#post-10706909 /

York / see Truth Tool Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/york-1920-patent-snap-on.538329/ /

Yost / Yost Electric Mfg. Co., Toledo, OH / "Double Falcon" wrench / see also Applied Device Co., Springfield, MA /

Yost / G.M. Yost Co., Pottstown, PA see Yost Vises LLC /

Yost / Yost Vises LLC, 263 Shoemaker Rd., Pottstown, PA 19464 / https://yostvises.com/ / est. 1908 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11519 /

Young / W.C. Young & Co., 15 Church St., Worcester, MA / treadle lathe / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=790 /

Zelnicker / Walter A. Zelnicker Supply Co., St. Louis, MO / railroad car mover /

Zenith / Zenith private label brand of Marshall Wells Co. /

Zephyr / Zephyr Mfg. Co., Inc., 201 Hindry Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90301 / https://zephyrtoolgroup.com/ / est. 1939 / "Lok-Fast", "Zephyr", "Martin" / specialty hand and power tools for aerospace industry /

Zim / Zim Mfg. Co., 3037-3047 Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL (No. 8 No. Wabash Ave. 1921) / acquired by A&E Tools Aug 2017 / patent 1422201 Jul 11 1922 Marion H. Harter & 2029753 Feb 4 1936 Herbert A. Berkman & 2258583 Oct 14 1941 Herbert A. Berkman and William S. West / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#zim / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=429142 / https://www.aftermarketnews.com/e-inc-purchases-operating-assets-zim-manufacturing-co/ /

Zink / Howard Zink Corporation, Fremont OH / http://ohiosyesterdays.blogspot.com/2010/12/hodes-zink-manufacturing-company.html / Dandee / Han-D /

Zinke / Zinke Co., 1323 Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL / wholesale distributors / rim wrench, wrench set / see also Hill Pump Valve Co., Chicago, IL /

Zoerman / Zoerman Co., Chicago, IL / die, taps, screw plates / patent 1426441 Aug 22 1922 John H. Zoerman / see also Zoerman-Clark see also National Garage Tools Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357540 / /

Zoerman-Clark / Zoerman-Clark, 626 No. Mechanic St., Jackson, MI / see also National Garage Tools Co. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357540 /

Zog's / see Thinwrench /

Zomax / Zomax Industries Ltd., 34-24 Hunters Point Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 (212) 392 4141 / primarily a repackager, not a manufacturer * some products were US made * much of the product line was imported from Asia and other countries /

Zona / Zona Tool Co., Phoenix, AZ / https://www.zonatool.net/ / part of Blackstone Industries LLC / "Zona" razor saw / / see Universal Distributing Co., Phoenix, AZ /

Zwicker / Frederick Zwicker, Indianapolis, IN / "Z" wrench / patent 803319 Oct 31 1905 Frederick Zwicker /

 

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Manufacturer Unknown:

Biven / wrench / maker unknown / patent 515645 Feb 27 1894 Henry Bivin, Auburn IL /

Boozer / wrench / maker unknown / patent 703636 Jul 1 1902 George Washington Boozer, San Antonio, TX / see also patent 686437 Nov 12 1901 G.W. Boozer, Memphis, TN /

Goodin / wrench / maker unknown / patent 82513 Sep 29 1868 John Goodin, Centralia, IL / see also patent 89575 May 4 1869 & 110914 Jan 10 1871 & 80475 Jul 28 1868 J. Goodin /

Jackson / wrench / maker unknown / patent 55109 issued May 29 1866 Joel C. Jackson, Rochester, NY / (datamp "not known to have been produced")

Port / wrench / maker unknown / patent 170492 Nov 30 1875 Henry Port, Stapleton, NY / see also patent 290106 Dec 11 1883 H. Port, Vincennes, France /

Talpey / wrench / maker unknown / patent 68128 Aug 27 1867 Joseph A. Talpey, Somerville, MA / (Mr. Talpey had no fewer than 9 patents) /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Argentina

Barbero / Barbero S.A., Av. 9 de Setiembre 3795 (X2400BUL) San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina / https://www.barbero.com.ar/ / est. 1950 / OEM manufacturer for some C.H. Hanson "Palmgren" vises /

Boker / Boker Arbolito S.A., Jos Hern ndez 1349, 1882 Ezpeleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina / www.bokerarbolito.com.ar /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Australia

* in the Australian lexicon, a wrench is referred to as a "spanner", an adjustable ("Crescent") wrench may be referred to as a "shifter", a box wrench is referred to as a "ring spanner" *

* because of the multitude of Australian tool makers, see also https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools...kers/directory-of-australian-makers-full-list *

Carroll / Richard Michael Carroll, Woodville, Merrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia / wrench / patent CA 53344 Aug 27 1896 Richard Michael Carroll /

Carter / Carter Tools Pty. Ltd., Grose and Buller Streets, Parramatta, N.S.W., Australia / planes, vises, clamps / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...-company-history-information-australian-made/ /

Danks / John Danks & Sons PTY Ltd., 391-403 Bourke St., Melbourne, Australia / https://www.danks.com.au/corporate/default.aspx / est. 1859 /

Dawn / Dawn Mfg. Co. Pty. Ltd., Sheppard St., Coburg, Victoria, Australia / vises, clamps / est. 1920, acquired by Siddons 1973 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...ools-vice-history-company-information-coburg/ /

Dowidat / Dowidat Tools, North Richmond, New South Wales, Australia / became Dowidat-Coffey Proprietary Ltd., acquired by Rothenberger to become Rothenberger Ltd. Australia /

Dufor / see Duly & Hansford /

Duke / Robert Duke (Robert Duke & Co.), Sydney, Australia / defunct 1845 / edge tools / https://www.swingleydev.com/ot/get/249319/single/ /

Duly & Hansford / Duly & Hansford Ltd., Carrington Rd., Marrickville, N.S.W., Australia / est. 1927 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...nch-drive-vintage-history-restoration-review/ /

Joplin / Joplin Bros. Pty. Ltd., Victoria Road, Rydalmere, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia / est. 1930, acquired by Siddons 1973 / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...ools-history-information-australian-eastwood/ /

Kismet / Kismet Engineering Works / vises / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...history-information-brisbane-australian-made/ /

Lock / Lock (part of Siddons?) / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/lock-tools.540697/ /

Ox / OX Tools AU, PO Box 498, Ermington, New South Wales 2115, Australia / https://www.oxtools.com.au/ / est. 2010 / merged with Bora Tool (US) 2023 / see also Armor Tool LLC (US), see also Bora Tool (US) /

Rota / Rota, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia / tool storage systems /

Rothenberger / Rothenberger Ltd. Australia /

Sidchrome / see Siddons /

Siddons / Siddons Drop Forgings Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia / https://www.htpaa.org.au/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sidchrome-tools-and-other-australia-brands.425497/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/sidchrome-and-australian-made-tools.503971/#post-9767990 /

Speedex / Speedex, 4 Kolora Rd., West Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia 3081 / https://speedex.com.au/ / tuckpointing tools for masonry /

T & E / T & E Tools Pty. Ltd., 55 Nelson Road, Yennora, New South Wales, Australia 2161 / https://www.tetools.com/ / repackager and distributor, NOT a manufacturer / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/t-e-tools.41112/ /

Turner / Turner Industries Ltd., Chapel Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia / est. 1935 acquired 1970 by Stanley Titan / https://www.htpaa.org.au/hand-tools/australian-tools-makers/australian-makers/turner-tools /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Austria

Bluedan / Bluedan / file /

Jordan / Jordan / nippers /

Stubai / Stubai ZMV GmbH / https://www.stubai.com/en/start-2/ / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Weiss / Johann Weiss & Sohn, Vienna, Austria / est. 1820 acquired 1980 Schachermayer, Linz / plane / https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/weiss_history.phtml#:~:text=a special process.-,JOH.,been making their own planes. / https://www.handplane.com/143/joh-weiss-sohn-1909-catalog-part-i/ /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Belgium (Belgique)

Makita / Makita, Jan-Baptist Vinkstraat 2, 3070, Belgium /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Brazil

Bachert / Bachert, Brazil / est. 1946 defunct 1996 /

Barco / Barco / hammer /

Belzer / Belzer, Apex Tool Group, Avenida Liberdade, 4055 Iporanga - Sorocaba - SP Brazil / http://www.belzer.com.br/ /

Rothenberger / Rothenberger do Brasil Ltda., Avenida Fagundes de Oliveira, 538 Galpao A4, Piraporinha, 09921-300 Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil / https://rothenberger.com/br-pt /

Starrett / Starrett Industria e Comercio Ltda., Avenida Laroy S. Starrett, 1880 Pinheirinho, Itu SP, 13306-900, Brazil / saw blades /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Canada



Allen Simpson / Allen Simpson Marketing & Design Ltd., Eden Mills, Guelph, Ontario, Canada / gardening hand tools /

Andrews / Andrews Tool Co., Toronto, Ontario, Canada / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...t-set-collection.405698/page-47#post-10435129 /

Auto / Auto Specialties Mfg. Co., Windsor, Ontario, Canada / "Ausco" automotive specialty tools & jacks / US patent 1593217 Jul 20 1926 & US RE17527 Dec 17 1929 Millard B. Lucker / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=371187 / see also Auto Specialties Mfg., St. Joseph, MI / see Auto Specialties Mfg. Co. vs Handler Motor Supply Co. https://www.leagle.com/decision/1954695122fsupp5731558 /

Bill / William Bill, Montreal, Quebec, Canada / wrench / patent CA 41676 Jan 17 1893 William Bill /

Canadian / Canadian Blower & Forge Co. Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada / est. 1915, closed 2006 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=150 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...canadian-blower-forge-co-ltd-12-14-22.507777/

Canadian / Canadian Buffalo Forge Co. Ltd., Ontario, Canada / est. 1903, became Canadian Blower & Forge Co. Ltd. 1915 / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=150 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...canadian-blower-forge-co-ltd-12-14-22.507777/

Cockshutt / Cockshutt Plow Co. Ltd., Brantford, Ontario, Canada / est. 1877 (as Brantford Plow Works) / implement wrench /

Collins / Peter Paul Collins, Toronto, Canada / wrench / patent 53063 Aug 1 1896 Peter Paul Collins /

Drury / Drury, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada / plane /

Dunlop / Robert Dunlop, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada / "Steam and gas fitting wrench" / patent CA 3671 Jul 20 1874 Robert Dunlop /

Durable / Durable / product appears to have been manufactured by Duro/Indestro / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/new-to-me-socket-set.364658/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/snap-on-engraver-and-durable-socket-set.487579/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ale-thread-show-em.363301/page-8#post-9455945 /

Dura Drive / folding screwdriver see MIC Manufacturing & Machine Works /

Eclipse / Eclipse Office Furniture Co. Ltd., 46 Queen St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada / "Eclipse Self-Acting File", snow shovel / patent 534260 Feb 19 1895 William Otterbein Gottwals & 692486 Feb 4 1902 Edward Seybold and Clarence Ernest Mountford /

Elite / Elite brand tools see Seco /

E.T.F / E.T.F. Tools Ltd., Box 128, St. Catharines, Ontario / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/07/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_26.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/etf-tools-of-st-catherines.430966/ /

Flaherty / Flaherty Mfg. Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada / tool storage systems /

Footprint / see also Footprint England / Footprint Products Ltd., 1700 Courtneypark Drive East, Unit 2, Mississauga, ON L5T 1W1 / http://footprintproducts.com/ / distributors of Footprint Komelon Mag-Lite Smiths /

Frost & Woods / Frost & Woods Co. Ltd, Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada / est. 1848 (?) / implement wrench / https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/columnists/local-history-frost-wood-truly-outstanding-in-their-field / https://www.45spaces.com/vintage-wrenches/l.php?l=frost-wood-co-ltd-smith-falls-ontario-canada

Fuller / Fuller Tool Co. Ltd., 875 Pelletier St., Iberville, Quebec, Canada /

Gilbert / Francis S. Gilbert, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada / wrench / patent CA 2167 Mar 10 1873 Francis S. Gilbert /

Gray / Gray Tools Canada Inc., 299 Orenda Road, Brampton, Ontario Canada L6T 1E8 / http://www.graytools.com/ /

Gray-Bonney / Gray-Bonney Tool Co. Ltd., St. Clarens & Dupont, Toronto, Ontario, Canada /

Harding / William Harding, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada / wrench / patent CA 47526 Nov 24 1894 William Harding /

Impact / Impact Poly Hammers Inc., 3607 Wheeler Ave., Saskatoon SK S7P0A9, Canada / https://impactpolyhammers.com/ / est. 1997 / dead-blow hammer /

Ingells / James Ingells and Miles Birkett, Brantford, Ontario, CA / "Combination Tool" / patent CA 55949 May 14 1897 James Ingells and Miles Birkett /

Jardine / A.B. Jardine & Co. Ltd., Hespeler, Ontario, Canada / est. 1870 / wrench / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/imagedetail.aspx?id=7758 /

Linus / Linus Tech Tips / Linus Media Group Inc., 101-18643 52nd Ave., Surrey, BC, Canada / "LTT" screwdriver / patent 5265504 Nov 30 1993 Hermann Fruhm & 7258046 Aug 21 2007 Hermann Fruhm and Waltherus Christianus Klomp / see also Megapro, Winsire Enterprises, International Tool Mfg. / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/ltt-ratcheting-screwdriver.503001/ /

Mastercraft / Mastercraft / private label brand sold by Canadian Tire, manufactured by New Britain and (?) / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-mastercraft-tools.36467/ /

Megapro / 5492 Production Blvd., Unit #5, Surrey, BC, V3S 8P5 / "Megapro" screwdriver / patent 5265504 Nov 30 1993 Hermann Fruhm & 7258046 Aug 21 2007 Hermann Fruhm and Waltherus Christianus Klomp / see also Winsire Enterprises, International Tool Mfg. /

MIC / MIC Manufacturing & Machine Works Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada DBA Dura-Drive Co. Ltd. / "Dura Drive" folding screwdriver / patent US 4440048 Apr 3 1984 Larry G.H. Stevens, Edmund G.F. Sweet, Franklin V. Vrest / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/dura-drive-the-alien-screwdriver.492995/ /

Norske / Norske Tools Ltd., Unit 101, 19052 26 Ave., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada C V3Z 3V7 / https://norsketools.com/ / saws, bits, abrasives, cutting tools /

Noxon / Noxon Bros., Ingersoll, Ontario, CA / implement wrench /

Olsa / Olsa Tools, 3-1807 2 St., Nisku, Alberta, T9E 0W, Canada / est. 2015 / all product outsourced /

Paris / Paris Tool Mfg. Co., Paris, Ontario, Canada / wrench / patent CA 45387 Feb 20 1894 William Houghton /

Picquic / Picquic Tool Co. Inc., 110, 8383 Manitoba St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5X 3A9 / http://picquic.ca/ / est. 1988 / "The Pic" multi-bit screwdriver / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-pic.523393/ /

Power Fist / private label brand of Princess Auto

Princess / Princess Auto & Machinery Ltd., 600 Panet Rd., Winnipeg, Canada / catalog mass merchandiser, not a manufacturer. "Power Fist" and "Pro Point" private label tools /

Pro Point / private label brand of Princess Auto /

Riesberry / William C. Riesberry, Carberry, Manitoba, CA / wrench / patent CA 41791 Feb 2 1893 William C. Riesberry /

Robar / Robar Industries Ltd., Unit 112 – 19225 32 Ave., Surrey, British Columbia V3Z 1J8 / https://www.robarindustries.com/ / est. 1958 / timber marking hammer /

Robertson / Robertson Inc., 1185 Corporate Drive, Unit 1, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 5V5 / https://www.robertsonscrew.com/ / "Robertson" "Scrulox" screw / patent CA 116463 Feb 2 1909 Paul Lynburner Robertson /

Roberton / James Robertson Co. Ltd., 946 William St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada / threading die / https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/104605/I11310/james-robertson/individual /

Seco / Seco Tool Co., 340 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada / contract supplier for several U.S. based tool companies / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2013/04/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_13.html /

Smart / James Smart Mfg. Co. Ltd., Brockville, Ontario, Canada / hammers, edge tools, "Ware's Patent" vise / patent 673228 Apr 30 1901 Joseph Lemuel Ware / http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Smart Mfg. Co..html /

Tecomaster / Tecomaster private label brand of T. Eaton Co. Ltd., Toronto, CA manufactured by Wright, Snap-on, & ? / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tecomaster-professional-3-8-socket-set.475241/ / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=849 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaton's /

Tiger / Tiger Tools, Ltd., 34434 McConnell Rd #160, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7P1, Canada / https://tigertool.com/ est. 1984 / universal joint removal tool / US patent 4570319 Feb 18 1986 Mike Skoworodko /

Vaudette / Silas John Vaudette, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada / wrench / patent CA 47410 Nov 7 1894 Silas John Vaudette /

Verity / Verity Plow Co., Brantford, Ontario, CA / "Verity" implement wrench /

Victor / Victor Saw Works, Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario, CA / est. 1913 acquired by Clemson Bros., Middletown, NY / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=4704 / see also Clemson Bros., Middletown, NY; see also Napier Saw Works, Springfield, MA; see also Quality Saw & Tool Works, Springfield, MA; see also Victor Saw Works, Springfield, MA /

Welland Vale / Welland Vale Mfg. Co. Ltd., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada / est. ca. 1869 acquired by American Fork and Hoe 1921 / https://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Wellan Vale Co..html /

Wilkinson / Leonard Wilkinson, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada / "Monkey Wrench" / patent CA 2460 Jun 14 1873 Leonard Wilkinson /

Wilkinson / "Wilkinson" stamped on implement wrench see Wilkinson Plough Co. /

Wilkinson / Wilkinson Plough Co., Toronto, Ontario, Canada / implement wrenches / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/09/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country_15.html / https://mcrobertsavenue.wordpress.com/tag/wilkinson-plough-company/ /

Williams / J.H. Williams & Co. Ltd., 45 Thorold Rd., St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada / successor to the Canadian Division of Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co. / ca. 1921 /

Winsire / Winsire Enterprises see Megapro Tools Inc. / 20133 102nd Avenue, Langley, BC V1M 4B /

Woodyatt / A.R. Woodyatt & Co., Guelph, Ontario, Canada / "Allen's Combination" vise and anvil / patent 650363 May 29 1900 Joseph Allen / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=12129&tab=0 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2022/04/one-of-my-vices-is-vises-or-maybe.html /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured China (Peoples Republic of China)

Changzhou / Changzhou Smart Wealth Trading Co. Ltd., / marketer or manufacturer? /

Duratech / see Zhejiang Yiyang Tool Mfg. Co. Ltd., Zhejiang, China /

Great Star / Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial, No.35 Jiuhuan Road, Jiubao Town, Hangzhou, China 310019 / http://www.greatstartools.com/ / est. 1993 / see also GreatStar USA / parent company of Adjustable Clamp Co. (Pony Jorgensen), Arrow, Goldblatt, Millers Falls, Shop-Vac, S-K, and others /

Guangzhou / Guangzhou Xiaomubiao Technology Co. Ltd., Room 122, NO.5, Gongye 5th Road, Licun Country, Dashi St., Panyu Dist., Guangzhou, CHINA 511430 / "Prozwee" tools / TM 7440822 Jul 9 2024 first use May 9 2023 /

Hangzhou Taihong / Hangzhou Taihong Hardware Tools Co., Ltd., Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (PRC) / https://www.greasegunfactory.com/ / est. 2004 / grease gun coupler / patent D967940 Oct 25 2022 Huabing Han /

Hychika / see Ningboshi Zhongjing E-business Co., Ltd. /

Igan / see Shenzhen Lejian Life Health Management Consulting Co., Ltd., China / hand tools manufactured in PRC /

Igance / see Shenzhen Lejian Life Health Management Consulting Co., Ltd., China / hand tools manufactured in PRC /

Ironduke / see Zhejiang Yiyang Tool Mfg. Co. Ltd., Zhejiang, China /

Kobalt /

Lennartz / Lennartz Saw (Anhui) Co. Ltd., No. 3 Shinan Rd., Hi-Tech Zone, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230088, China / www.lennartz.cn /

Ningboshi / Ningboshi Zhongjing E-business Co., Ltd., Ningbo, China / https://hychika.com/ / est. 2015 (as TSP Tool Group Ltd., Hong Kong) / corded and cordless hand-held power tools and accessories /

Prozwee / see Guangzhou Xiaomubiao Technology Co. Ltd./

Rothenberger / Rothenberger Pipe Tool (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., D-4, No. 195 Qianpu Road, East New Area of Songjiang, 201611 Shanghai, China /

SATA /

Shenzhen / Shenzhen Lejian Life Health Management Consulting Co., Ltd., China / TM 5850842 Sep 3 2019 first use 052517 conveyed to Retail Product Global SL, Barcelona, Spain 052323 / manufacturers of hand tools in PRC distributed through Spanish front /

Star Asia /

V-8 Tools / http://www.v8tools.com/ /

Wait / Wait Tools, No.1 Road, Daxin Town, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China / https://www.waittools.com / est. 2001 / manufacturers of counterfeit NWS pliers 11/15/22 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/nws-knockoff-on-aliexpress.506450/ /

Zhejiang / Zhejiang Yiyang Tool Mfg. Co. Ltd., No 68 Guangming Rd., Xiao Nanhai, Longyou, Zhejiang, China 324404 / http://www.ironduketools.com/ / http://www.yiyangtools.com/ / "Duratech" "Ironduke" /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Colombia

Empresa Andina de Herramientes S.A., Cali, Colombia / files, rasps, edge tools / successor to Kearney & Foot of Paterson, NJ / suppliers to Atkins, Nicholson, Collins, Atila /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Czech Republic

Ajax / Ajax / est. 1921 / files /

Craftomat / see SKG /

Eska / Eska, Cheb, Czechoslovakia / est. 1911 defunct 2001 / bicycles and bicycle tools / https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/eska_derailleurs.html /

SKG / SKG, Schurmann s.r.o., CZ 25751 Bystrice, Dr. E. Benese 198 / https://www.skg-tools.cz/ / screwdrivers /

Tona / Tona Tools / now a division of Facom ? /

York / York spol.s r.o., Prazska 650, 263 01 Dobris, Czech Republic / http://www.york.cz/en/ / est. 1921 / vise / DE 685893 Dec 27 1939 Jan Dohnal / see also Wilton Tool Mfg. Co., Schiller Park, IL /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Denmark

Cromna / Cromna, Denmark / wrench / patent 69670 (Danish patent?) / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2020/10/cromna-wrenches.html /

JBF / see Jydsk Barberblade-Fabrik /

Jydsk Barberblade-Fabrik / Jydsk Barberblade-Fabrik A/S, Mineralvej 19, DK-9220 Aalborg / https://jbf.dk/ / est. 1930 /

Rom / C.Th.Rom & Co., Vesterbrogade 2B, 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark /

Scangrip / Scangrip A/S, Rytterhaven 9, DKK-5700 Svendborg, Denmark / https://www.scangrip.com/ / est. 1906 acquired by Hultafors Group 2021 / manufacturer of locking pliers up to 2021 /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in England and the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland)

* in the British lexicon, a wrench is referred to as a "spanner", an adjustable ("Crescent") wrench may be referred to as a "shifter", a box wrench is referred to as a "ring spanner" *

* because of the multitude of British tool makers, see also: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/ *

Abingdon / Abingdon Ecco Ltd. / Abingdon King **** / originally Abingdon Engineering Company / RD 765509 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-king-****-tool-thread.411600/ /

Addis / James Bacon Addis, Sheffield, England / edge tools / https://cstorb.com/2018/03/25/james-bacon-addis-prize-medal-carving-tools/ / https://sapfm.org/community/index.php?threads/a-little-history-of-addis.1551/ / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/157681/thread/ /

Addis / Samuel Joseph Addis, London, England / edge tools / https://cstorb.com/2018/03/22/the-addis-family-the-herring-brothers-and-ward-payne/ / https://sapfm.org/community/index.php?threads/a-little-history-of-addis.1551/ /

Ambrose Shardlow / Ambrose Shardlow & Co., Ltd. / patent GB 217097 Jun 12 1924 Alfred Harry Farham /

Accles / Accles & Pollock Ltd., Gate 5, Rood End Road, Oldbury, B69 4NN, United Kingdom / https://acclesandpollock.co.uk/ / est. 1896 / "Apollo" tubular box spanner, "Ferret", "Weasel" / patents GB 6435 15646 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Accles_and_Pollock /

Allen / Edgar Allen & Co. Ltd., Imperial Steel Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1867 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edgar_Allen_and_Co /

Armitage / M. & H. Armitage & Co., Mousehole Forge, near Sheffield, England / vise anvil / succeeded by Brooks & Cooper /

Armstrong Stevens / Armstrong, Stevens & Son Ltd., Willenhall, Staffordshire / patent GB 217097 Jun 12 1924 Alfred Harry Farham /

Asbury / Joseph Asbury, Birmingham, England / adjustable wrench / patent GB 186903709 Dec 22 1869 /

Ash / William Ash & Co., 14 Norfolk Lane, Sheffield, England / ca. 1845-1863 (?) / plane maker / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/174006/thread/ / https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/60413-old-chisel/ /

Ashton / Abraham Ashton & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, England / http://www.backsaw.net/forum/index.php?media/albums/abraham-ashton-sheffield.4/ / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Abraham_Ashton_and_Sons / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/abraham-ashton-sons-ltd.501851/ /

Atlantic / Atlantic Service Co., 6 Hawtin Park, Gellihaf, Blackwood, NP12 2EU United Kingdom / https://www.atlantic-service.co.uk/ / est. 1901 / "Hook Eye" hacksaw / patent GB /

Barnsley / George Barnsley & Sons, Sheffield, England / https://www.georgebarnsleyandsons.co.uk/ / est. 1836 / leatherworking tools /

Barrus / E.P. Barrus Ltd., Glen Way, Launton Road, Bicester, Oxon OX26 4UR, UK / manufacturer of Wilkinson Sword yard and garden products in the UK /

Bedford / John Bedford & Sons Ltd., Lion Works, Mowbray St., Sheffield S3 8EY, England / http://www.bedfordsteels.co.uk/history.php / acquired by Spear & Jackson 1972 / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/...gent-works-also-john-bedford-sons-lion-works/ /

Berry / John Berry & Son, Heath Road, Ditton, Widnes, Lancaster, England / est. 1899 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Berry_and_Sons_(of_Widnes) /

Black & Decker / Black & Decker Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England / power tools /

Blackbird / "Stillson"/pipe wrench see Garrington /

Blundell / James Blundell & Sons Ltd., Prescot, Lancashire, England / est. 1864 / files / imported to U.S. by Anglo American Enterprises Corp., Somerdale, NJ / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Blundell_and_Sons /

Boa / Boa , 1 Wireless Road, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent TN16 3P, UK / http://boa-uk.com/ / est. 1996 / strap wrench /

Boutcher / Boutcher & Co., New Road, Bedfont, Middlesex, England / carriage wrench / patent GB 10598 Jul 25 1884 /

Brenco /

Britool / British Tool & Engineering Co. / est. 1908 inc. 1915 acquired 1969 by James Neill Group subsequently acquired by Facom / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/british-tool-manufacturers.197480/page-4#post-8454281 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/British_Tool_and_Engineering_Co /

Brockhouse / J. Brockhouse & Co., Ltd., Victoria Works, West Bromwich and Australia House, Strand, London, England / est. 1886 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/J._Brockhouse_and_Co /

Brockley / Brockley Iron Works, London, England / wrench / patent 313571 Mar 10 1885 John Charles Bauer & patent GB 188302968 Jun 14 1883 John Charles Bauer & patent DE 26723 Oct 21 1883 Johann Carl Bauer / see also Paine Diehl and Co., Philadelphia, PA; see also McCoy & Sanders, New York, NY /

Brooks / Brooks & Cooper, Mousehole Forge, near Sheffield, England / vise anvil / sucessors to M. & H. Armitage & Co. /

Brooks / Brooks England Ltd., Downing Street, Smethwick, B66 2PA, West Midlands, England, UK / https://www.brooksengland.com/ / est. 1866 / bicycle tools and accessories /

Brown / Brown Bros. Ltd., Great Eastern St., London, England / est. 1888 / "Talmo" / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Brown_Brothers /

Burgon & Ball / Burgon & Ball Ltd., Unit 17/19 Oakham Drive, Sheffield S3 9QX, UK / https://www.burgonandball.com/ / est. 1730 / "Hind's" shears / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Burgon_and_Ball /

Burston / Burston Spanner Co., 2a Sherwoods Rd., Oxhey, Watford, England / wrench / patent GB 384468 Jan 26 1932 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Burston_Spanner_Co /

Burys / Burys & Co., Ltd., Regent Works, Sheffield, England / successor to Bedford, Bury & Co. / Ripley & Wormalds Patent Wrench / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Burys_and_Co /

Butcher / William Butcher, Sheffield, England / cutlery, edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Butcher_(1791-1870) / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Cutlers_Co:_Master_Cutlers /

CC Gear / see Vaughan Bros. /

Chatwin / Thomas Chatwin Ltd., Victoria Works, Great Tindall St., Birmingham, England / est. 1849 acquired by J. Brockhouse & Co. Ltd. / patent US 164368 Jun 15 1875 Charles Fenton / * manufacturer Van Duijl's wrench patent 600813 Mar 15 1898 J.C.H. Van Duijl and other Van Duijl wrench designs * / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Chatwin / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=190718926&typeCode=0&country=gb /

Chesterman / James Chesterman & Co., Bow Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1842 / patent 182356 Sep 19 1876 W. Chesterman / rules, squares / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Chesterman_and_Co / merged with John Rabone & Son Ltd. 1963 to become Rabone Chesterman /

Churchill / Charles Churchill & Co., 28 Wilson St., Finsbury, London, England / importer of American made hand tools. not a manufacturer /

Churchill / V.L. Churchill & Co. Ltd., Kingsthorpe Hollow, Northampton, England / est. 1937 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/V._L._Churchill_and_Co / https://vlchurchill.co.uk/ /

Clay / W.H. Clay Ltd., 23-27 Rockingham St., Sheffield, England / screwdrivers, punches, chisels / acquired by F. Parramore & Sons late 1970s /

Clifton / (planes see Thomas Flinn & Co.) / acquired by Thomas Flinn & Co. 2014 /

Clyburn / Richard Clyburn & Co., Earl of Ducie Iron Works, Uley, Gloucestershire, England / first adjustable wrench / patent 1843 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Richard_Clyburn /

Clydesdale Whitehouse /

Colonel / Colonel, Sheffield, England / private label brand of Montgomery Ward / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2015/11/vanished-tool-makers-colonel.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/colonel-tools-sheffield.496476/ /

Cory / Cory Bros. & Co. Ltd., Cardiff, Wales, U.K. / "Acratork" torque spanner / patent /

Coventry / Coventry Machinists Co. Ltd., Cheylesmore, Coventry, England / ca. 1869-1896 acquired by Swift Cycle Co. 1896 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Coventry_Machinists_Co /

Crosby / Crosby / jewelers tools / * an 1886 Benjamin Allen advertisement shows "Crosby's Patent Jeweling Tools" * /

Cross / T.D. Cross & Sons, Birmingham / est. 1870 / motorcycles (1914-1915), motocycle parts, bicycle wrench / https://cybermotorcycle.com/marques/british/tdc.htm /

CRO.VAN / see Gordon Tools Ltd. /

CRO-VAN / see Gordon Tools Ltd. /

Crown / Crown Tools, 332 Coleford Rd., Darnall, Sheffield S9 5PH, United Kingdom ( 929 Poinsettia Avenue, Suite 101, Vista, CA 92081 ) / https://www.crowntoolsusa.com/ / woodworking tools /

Curlew / (hammer see Garrington) /

Cutlers / Cutlers Co., Hallamshire, Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Cutlers_Co /

Cyclo / Cyclo / bicycle wrench /

Delta / Delta / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/delta-socket-set-what-is-this.490258/ /

Deltec / Deltec Industries, Unit 8, Wyrefields, Poulton Industrial Estate, Poulton, Lancashire / https://www.deltecindustries.co.uk/ / est. 1979 /

Detheridge / Detheridge & Sons / leatherworking tools /

Dixon / J. Dixon & Sons / leatherworking tools /

Domino / see Footprint / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/domino-wrench.493360/ /

Dormer / Dormer Pramet / https://www.dormerpramet.com/ / see also Sheffield Twist Drill & Steel Co. /

Draper / pullers, wrench / est. 1919 / https://www.drapertools.com/about-us / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edmund_Draper_and_Co / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/draper-tools.505302/

Drury / Drury Brothers & Walker, Don Tool Works, Mowbray Street, Sheffield, England / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/...ers-walker-the-don-tool-works-mowbray-street/ /

Eadon / Moses Eadon, Sheffield, England / edge tools /

Eclipse / James Neill & Co. Ltd., Napier St., Sheffield / acquired by Spear & Jackson / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Neill_and_Co_(Sheffield) /

Eddy / Thomas Eddy, 354 Oxford St., London, England / "Screw Wrench" ca. Mar 17 1824 /

Eldon / Eldon Tool and Engineering Ltd., 28 Don Road, Sheffield S9 2UB, England / https://www.eldontool.co.uk/ / est. 1975 /

Ellin / Thomas Richardson Ellin, Footprint Works, Hollis Croft, 105 Trafalgar St., Sheffield, England / "Footprint" tools / est. 1875 / RD 156475 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_R._Ellin / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/11319-footprint-tools/ /

Elliot-Lucas / Elliot-Lucas Ltd., 38 Summer Rd, Birmingham / "Elect" "Elvicta" / pliers / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/05/gripping-tales-elliott-lucas-ltd.html /

Elwell / Edward Elwell Ltd., Wednesbury / edge tools /

Enox /

Esterbrook / Esterbrook Allcard & Co., Sheffield, England / est. 1843 acquired by James Wilkes Group 1989 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Easterbrook,_Allcard_and_Co / http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11181 /

Evans / Joseph Evans & Sons Ltd., Heeley, Sheffield, England / est. 1810 defunct 1930s / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/...h-evans-38-sons-highfield-tool-38steel-works/ / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Evans_and_Sons / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/19357-sheffield-tool-makers/#comment-161173 /

Fabrex / Fabrex Tools Ltd., Sheffield, England / acquired by Record 1961 / table vice /

Fastnut / Fastnut Ltd., 115 Newgate St., London, England / wrench / patent GB 194041 Mar 8 1923 & US 1479772 Jan 1 1924 Walter Herbert Cook / see also Simplex Wrench Co., Frank C. Riley / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Fastnut /

Fenn / Joseph Fenn, 105 Newgate St., London, England / wrench / patent GB RD 1009 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Fenn /

Ferrabee / James Ferrabee and Co., Phoenix Iron Works, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England / ca. 1851-1873 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/James_Ferrabee_and_Co /

Ferrabee / John Ferrabee and Sons, Phoenix Iron Works, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England / ca. 1818-1851 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/John_Ferrabee_and_Sons /

Ferret / "Ferret" box spanner see Accles & Pollock /

Firth / Firth Brown Tools Ltd., Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Firth_Brown_Tools /

Firth / Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd., Norfolk Works, Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Firth_and_Sons /

Fisco / Fisco Tools Ltd., Brook Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7XD, Great Britain / https://www.fisco.co.uk/ / est. 1940 acquired by Hultafors 2008 / measuring tapes and precision measuring devices /

Flather / D. Flather & Sons, Solly Works, Sheffield, England / edge tools, planes, auger bits /

Flinn / Thomas Flynn & Co. Ltd., 114, Harvest Lane, Sheffield, S3 8EG, United Kingdom / https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/ /

Footprint / see also Footprint Canada /

Footprint / see Thomas R. Ellin /

Footprint / Footprint Tools Ltd., P.O. Box 19, Hollis Croft, Sheffield, England (1981) / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/11319-footprint-tools/ /

Fox / J. Fox & Sons / leatherworking tools /

Garlick / E. Garlick & Son, Sheffield, England / "Lynx" brand saw / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/E._Garlick_and_Son /

Garrington / John Garrington & Sons Ltd., Darlaston, Staffordshire / est. 1837 acquired by Gordon Tools Ltd. 1964 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Garrington_and_Sons / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p2.html#garringtons / http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/Darlaston/Garringtons.htm / https://motofaction.org/tool-review...tory-company-british-britain-made-carrington/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/garringtons-tools-made-in-england.287154/ /

Gilbow / Gilbow Tool & Steel Co., Sheffield, England / snips / patent GB 563038 & Australia 121770 & New Zealand 88864 /

Gilpin / Wm. Gilpin Senr. & Co. Ltd., Churchbridge Works, Cannock, Staffordshire, England / est. 1763 / edge tools /

Gordon / Gordon Tools Ltd., Assam Works, Rockingham St., Sheffield / "CRO.VAN" and "CRO-VAN" / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Gordon_Tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/gordon-tools-sheffield-england.385513/ / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2022/08/gordon-tools-sheffield.html /

Greaves / William Greaves & Sons Sheaf Works, Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Greaves_and_Co / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/4637-sheaf-works-william-greaves/ / https://cooperstoolmuseum.com/william-greaves-sheffield/ / https://wrenchwiki.com/greaves-sheaf-works/ /

Grebe / ("Monkey" wrench/adjustable wrench see Garrington) /

Grimshaw / Grimshaw & Stubs; Grimshaw & Baxter; Grimshaw, Baxter & J.J. Elliot, all of London, England / micrometer / patent 659570 Oct 9 1900 Henry Brooker and Alfred James Baxter / https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=659570&id=41742 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Grimshaw_and_Baxter / https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=659570&id=41742 /

Groves / Richard Groves & Sons, Beehive Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1770 / edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Richard_Groves_and_Son / https://hackneytools.com/category/tool-makers/r-groves-sons/ /

Gunson / The Tool Connection Ltd., Kineton Road, Southam, Warwickshire CV47 0DR, England / https://www.gunson.co.uk/ / "Clik-Adjust" Tappet Adjuster /

Guys / Guys Ltd., 25 Dulwich Village, London SE21 7BW, England / "Guyloid" screwdriver handles / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/08/vanished-tool-makers-guys-handtools.html /

Halford / private label brand manufactured for Halford by Gordon, Bedford, Apex, others /

Hall & Pickles / Hall & Pickles Ltd., Hydra Works, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England / https://www.hallandpickles.co.uk/ / est. 1812 / steel, cutting tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Hall_and_Pickles /

Hampton / C. & J. Hampton, Record Works, Sheffield, England / "Record" tools / est. 1898 / merged with William Ridgeway to for Record Ridgeway 1972 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/C._and_J._Hampton /

Hand Tools / Hand Tools Ltd., Dronfield, England / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/hand-tools-ltd-ratchet.524496/ /

Hargreaves / William Hargreaves & Co., Sheffield, England / saws, edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Hargreaves_(1880-1950) /

Harrison / J. Harrison / edge tools /

Hartley / Hartley Tools / C clamp / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-tiny-tools-thread.347764/page-8#post-10339565 /

Hearnshaw / Hearnshaw Bros., Sheffield, England / edge tools /

HellermannTyton / HellermannTyton, Cley Road, Kingswood Lakeside, Cannock, WS11 8AA, UK / https://www.hellermanntyton.com/ / est. 1935 (as Paul Hellermann GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) / patent GB 444825 Mar 30 1936 & GB 467807 Jun 23 1937 Paul Friedrich Hellermann /

Heron / spanner/wrench see Garrington /

Herring / Herring Bros, London, England / edge tools / https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/herring-london.100733/ /

Hobbies / Hobbies, Ltd., 12 Paternoster Square, London, England / "Royal Hobbies" treadle saw / patent GB 189722960 Dec 4 1897 Herbert Jewson / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2113&tab=7 /

Holbrook / Holbrook & Sons, Stratford, London, England / est. 1850 / lathes / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=10746 / http://www.lathes.co.uk/holbrook/page5.html /

Hollands / Hollands & Blair Ltd., 127 High St., Croydon, Surrey, England / "Spiralux" screwdriver / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2015/08/vanished-tool-makers-hollands-blair.html /

Holtzapffel & Deyerlein / Holtzapffel & Deyerlein, Long Acre, London, England / https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Holtzapffel / https://ornamentalturning.net/victorian_era_maker-holtzapffel.html /

Horswill / John Horswill, 36 Brook St., Chester, England / "Bicycle Tool" / patent 597286 Jan 11 1898 & patent CA 56532 Jul 7 1897 & patent GB 18251 Aug 18 1896 John Horswill - assignee Joseph Henry Iredale, Liverpool, Lancaster, England / * not known to have been produced * /

Howarth / James Howarth, Broom Spring Works, Sheffield, England / edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Howarth / https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/james-howarth-19th-century-toolmaker/ /

H.T. & S. / see Herbert Terry & Sons /

HUF / HUF Tool Company, Britannia Street Works, Great Harwood, Lancashire, England / importers of HUF "Ever Ready" Wrench / patent 1080064 Dec 2 1913 Jacques Huber / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...djustables-that-is.435464/page-7#post-9892264 / see Huber, Germany; see also HUF, Germany / * wrench was manufactured in Germany * /

Hughes-Johnson / Hughes-Johnson Stampings, Ltd. / patent GB 217097 Jun 12 1924 Alfred Harry Farham /

Hultafors / Hultafors Group UK, Unit N3 Gate 4, Meltham Mills Industrial Estate, Holmfirth, England / http://www.hultaforsgroup.co.uk/ /

Hunt / William Hunt & Sons - The Brades Ltd., 7 Whittal St., Birmingham, England / hammers, striking tools, chisels, punches, edge tools, shears, pruners, secateurs, agricultural and garden hand tools /

Ibbotson / Thomas Ibbotson & Co., Sheffield, England / plane / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Ibbotson_and_Co /

Jackdaw / shifter/adjustable wrench see Garrington /

Jay / ring spanner/box wrench see Garrington /

Jenbro / see Britool / see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/t-williams-superslim.386463/page-4#post-9429062 /

Jenkinson / C.I. Jenkinson & Son Ltd., Penistone Rd., Sheffield, England / "Niloc" tools /

J.E.R. / J.E.R. & Co. / BA magneto wrench set /

Jerrim / James Henry Jerrim, Bromsgrove, England / vise / US patent 1349963 Aug 17 1920 Henry James Jerrim / see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-garage-journal.44782/page-2223#post-10031567 and preceding and following comment /

Jones / Theodore Jones & Co., Vauxhall, Surrey, England / "Jones Patent Suspension Wheels" and wrench for same / patent GB Oct 11 1826 / first patented wire wheel /

Jubb / A.J. Jubb Ltd, 203 Arundel St., Sheffield, England /

Kestrel / ring spanner/box wrench see Garrington /

Kinetic Customs / Kinetic Customs, Unit 5, Etherow Industrial Estate, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 8NS, England / https://www.kinetic-customs.com/shop / custom-made hand tools /

King **** / see Abingdon King **** / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-king-****-tool-thread.411600/ /

Lamb / H. R. Lamb & Son, Essex, England / https://www.lambco-machinery.com/

Langley / W. Langley & Co. Ltd., Sheffield, England / edge tools /

Lapwing / shifter/adjustable wrench see Garrington /

Laser / see Tool Connection / https://www.lasertools.co.uk/ /

Lawrence / Walter Lawrence Tools Ltd., 24 Birch St., Wolverhampton, England / successor to Sheffield Steel Products Ltd. / est. 1922 dissolved Aug 17 2010 /

Leytool / Leytonstone Jig & Tool Co., Leyton Works, High Road, Leyton, London, England /

Linco / Linco / RD 693631 /

LLoyds / Lloyds /

Lucas / Joseph Lucas Ltd., Great King Street, Birmingham, England / est. 1897 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Lucas /

Lumsden / James Lumsden & So., 20 South Lindsay St., Dundee, Scotland / plane and tool maker / acquired by John Wheatman Callaghan, Whitehall Crescent, Dundee, Jun 1920 /

Lumsden / Lumsden Machine Co. Ltd., (Lumsden Smart & Co.) Bankwell Lane, Gateshead on Tyne, / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11871 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lumsden_Machine_Co / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lumsden,_Smart_and_Co /

Lund / John Lund, London, England / ca. 1805-1831 / plane maker /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in England and the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland)

* in the British lexicon, a wrench is referred to as a "spanner", an adjustable ("Crescent") wrench may be referred to as a "shifter", a box wrench is referred to as a "ring spanner" *

* because of the multitude of British tool makers, see also: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/ *

Macdowell / Macdowell Equipment Co. Ltd., Romford, Essex, England / "Slik" adjustable wrench / patent GB 650363 Oct 29 1948 Charles Wilson Macdowell /

Magpie / spanner/wrench see Garrington /

Malloch / David Malloch & Son, Perth, Scotland / planes /

Marina / Marina Works, Manchester, England / "Utilex" "Multiple Use Household Tool" / patent 2528128 Oct 31 1950 Bernard Forster & patent GB 579210 Jul 26 1946 Bernard Forster /

Marples / Wm. Marples & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, England / edge tools /

Marsden / Marsden Bros. & Co., Bridge Street Works, Sheffield, England / edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Marsden_Brothers_and_Co /

Mather / Richard Mather & Son Ltd., Shoreham St., Sheffield, England / est. 1859 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Richard_Mather_and_Son /

Mathieson / Alex Mathieson & Son, Glasgow, Scotland / edge tools, planes / https://quietcarpentry.com/child-page/the-alex-mathieson-collection/ / https://www.oldtools.co.uk/collections/alex-mathieson-tools / http://www.hansbrunnertools.com/Mathieson2ndedition.pdf /

Maun / Maun Industries Ltd., Hamilton Road, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 5LD, England / https://www.maunindustries.com/ / est. 1944 / pliers, cutters, tools /

Maw & Staley / Maw & Staley, Button Lane, Sheffield, England / ca. 1818-1829 / saws, edge tools / https://www.hawleysheffieldknives.com/n-fulldetails.php?val=m&kel=2919 / http://www.backsaw.net/forum/index.php?threads/maw-and-staley.12/ /

MCL / M.C.L. & Repetition Ltd., Pool Lane, Langley, Birmingham, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/M._C._L._and_Repetition / https://www.aviationancestry.co.uk/...=1909&endYear=1980&&searchOrder=ASC&pageNum=2 /

Melco / see Thomas Meldrum Ltd. /

Meldrum / Thomas Meldrum Ltd., Freedom Works, John St., Sheffield, England / "Melco" brand / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Meldrum /

Merlin / wrench see Garrington /

Metal Box / Metal Box Ltd, Berkshire, England / can opener / patent US 4782594 Nov 8 1988 Paul Porucznik and Keith Longstaff / https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-history-of-the-can-opener/TQIyTv3nPqXlLQ /

MetMo / Metmo S9, Mabgate Business Center, 93-99 Mabgate, Leeds, LS9 7DR, England / https://www.metmo.co.uk/ / https://www.core77.com/posts/115256/British-Engineers-Redesign-Antique-German-Ratcheting-Screwdriver / see also Weltrecord, Germany /

Metro / Metro / pliers /

Milward / Henry Milward & Sons Ltd., Washford Mills, Redditch, England / est. 1730 / needles, shears /

Mole / M. Mole & Son Ltd., Crindau Works, Albany St., Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (51-54 Charlotte St., Birmingham prior to 1960) / est. 1835 / patent 2799195 Jul 16 1957 T.R. McCoughtrie / "Mole Grip" locking pliers / acquired by Stanley 1970s, eventually became "Grip-On" / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/mole-self-grip-wrench.76374/ / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/01/vise-grips-versus-mole-grips.html / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/M._Mole_and_Son /

Montgomery / Montgomery & Co., 105 Fulton St., New York, NY / manufacturer and wholesale distributor / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=10794&tab=0 /

Moore & Wright / Moore & Wright, Sheffield, England / est. 1906, acquired by James Neill 1970, acquired by Bower Metrology UK 2000 / "Scrutite" screwdriver / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...tool-factory-the-scrutite-screwdriver.501469/ /

Morris of Dunsford / Morris of Dunsford, Devon, England / billhooks / https://www.oldtoolstore.co.uk/morris-of-dunsford-billhooks-46-c.asp / https://www.woodsmith.co.uk/morris-of-dunsford /

Moseley / Moseley & Son, London, England / plane /

Moulson / Moulson Bros., Sheffield, England / saws, cutlery, edge tools, chisels / https://hawleysheffieldknives.com/n-fulldetails.php?val=m&kel=531 / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/69403/thread/ /

Mousehole / Mousehole Forge see M. & H. Armitage /

Neepsend / Neepsend Steel & Tool Corp., Sheffield, England / est. 1920 /

Neill / James Neill & Co. Ltd., Napier St., Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Neill_and_Co_(Sheffield) /

Nettlefold / Nettlefold & Sons, Ltd., London, England / "Schroeder ratchet spanner" / patent GB 190425990 Nov 2 1905 Frederick William Schroeder / see also Bullard Automatic Wrench Co., Providence, RI /

Newbould / Samuel Newbould & Co., Ltd., Sheffield, England /

Niloc / see C.I. Jenkinson & Son Ltd. /

Norbar / Norbar Torque Tools Ltd., Wildmere Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 3JU, UK / https://www.norbar.com/ / est. 1943 / torque wrenches /

Norris / Norris, London, England / planes /

Novelty / Novelty Rack Co., London, England / wrench / patent GB 189612331 Aug 22 1896 (antedated Jun 5 1896) Joseph Peter Funt and patent DE 92949 Jul 14 1897 (antedated Jun 25 1896) Joseph Peter Funt / see also patent US 562709 /

Palmer / John Palmer & Sons, Lightwood Works, Beech Lanes, Warley, near Birmingham, England / est. 1832 acquired by Wynn, Timmins and Co. 1902 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/John_Palmer_and_Sons /

Paramo / see Parramore /

Parkinson / J. Parkinson & Son, Shipley, Yorkshire, England / est. 1884 / "Perfect" vise /

Parramore / F. Parramore & Sons (1924) Ltd., Caledonian Works, Smith Street, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S30 4WY, England / "Paramo" planes, vises, other / est. 1924 defunct 2003 / US patent 3120250 Feb 4 1964 Marcus R. Dakin / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2015/04/vanished-tool-makers-paramo-tools-wh.html /

Penton / Edward Penton & Sons, London, England / bootmakers nippers / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edward_Penton_and_Son / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ther-merchants-and-shoe-manufacturers.501521/ /

Perks / John Perks & Sons Ltd., Wolverhampton, England / edge tools, striking tools / https://gracesguide.co.uk/John_Perks_and_Sons /

Picador / Picador Engineering Co. Ltd., Atkinsons Way, DN15 8QJ, North Lincolnshire, Scunthorpe, England / acquired by Tokenspire Ltd. 1987 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Picador_Engineering_Co / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2016/12/vanished-tool-makers-picador-england.html /

Picard / Henri Picard & Frere Ltd., 8 Pixholme Court, RH4 1PG Dorking, Surrey, England / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-garage-journal.44782/page-2313#post-10905766 /

Pichler / Pichler Tools, Ednaston Business Centre, Hollington Lane, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England / https://www.pichler-tools.uk/ / specialty automotive tools /

Pickavant / J.W. Pickavant & Co. Ltd., Lombard St., Birmingham / est. 1921, merged with Sykes 1968 to form Sykes-Pickavant / https://www.sykes-pickavant.com/about-us / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._W._Pickavant_and_Co /

Platers & Stampers / Platers & Stampers Ltd., Burnley, Lancashire, England / est. 1937, became part of Prestige Group Ltd, acquired 1984 by American Brands Inc. / "Sky-Line" "Ovenex" "Bar Boy" "Beverage Boy" can opener, kitchen utensil / patent GB RD 324822 * RD 892331 / see also EKCO Products Co. /

Platts / George Platts & Son Ltd., Mary St., Sheffield, England / ca. 1871 - 1919 / shears, scissors, edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Platts_and_Son /

Polock /

Power Tec / see Tool Connection / https://www.power-tec.co.uk/ /

Preston / Edward Preston & Sons Ltd., 77 Lichfield St., Birmingham, England (later 22–24 Whittall St.) / est. 1825 acquired by John Rabone & Sons 1932 / plane / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edward_Preston_and_Sons / https://www.findmytool.co.uk/preston-side-rebate-plane-small-review.php#gsc.tab=0 / https://woodworkersinstitute.com/a-history-of-preston-tools/ / https://wrenchwiki.com/edward-preston-sons-ltd/ / https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5216063419403a17c4ba0cd2 / https://www.handplane.com/100/edward-preston-sons-1901-catalog/ /

Priory / punches and chisels /

Puffin / shifter/adjustable wrench see Garrington /

Rabone / Rabone Chesterman, Birmingham, England / est. 1963 acquired by Stanley 1989 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Rabone_Chesterman / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/11/vanished-tool-makers-rabone-chesterman.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/john-rabone-sons-box-wood-brass-folding-24-ruler.507790/ /

Rabone / John Rabone & Sons Ltd., Birmingham, England / est. 1784 / rules, levels, measuring devices / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Rabone_and_Sons / merged 1963 with William Chesterman to become Rabone Chesterman / https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b1c59203-5072-4b24-9a19-ba32b08d4a84 /

Record / Record Tools, Sheffield, England / est. 1898 became Record-Ridgeway 1972 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Record_Tools /

Record / Record Ridgeway Tools Ltd., Sheffield, England / est. 1972 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Record_Ridgway /

Richards / Richards Bros. & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, England (later Richards of Sheffield Ltd.) / est. 1932 acquired by Imperial 1977 closed 1983 / girder wrench / patent GB 553540 / https://hawleysheffieldknives.com/n-fulldetails.php?val=rI&kel=1047 /

Richards / Charles Richards & Sons Ltd., Imperial Bolt & Nut Works, Darlaston, Staffordshire, England / "Burston" cam spanner / patent US 2053033 Sep 1 1936 Arthur Pearson Ibbot & patent GB 384468 Dec 8 1932 Arthur Pearson Ibbot / * wrench is marked with patent application date of Jan 26 1932 * / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Richards_and_Sons /

Riley / Thomas E. Riley, Sheffield, England / turn screw /

Rodgers / Joseph Rodgers & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, England / est. 1682 / cutlery / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Rodgers_and_Sons /

Rowen / Rowen / magneto wrench /

Rudge Whitworth / Rudge Whitworth Ltd., Coventry and Birmingham / bicycle wrenches / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Rudge-Whitworth /

Russell / F.M. Russell & Co., Willesden, N.W. London, England / "Newleva" wrench / patent GB 190401868 Jan 19 1905 & US 805328 Nov 21 1905 Percy George Tacchi and Alfred James Jung & GB 190520718 Oct 13 1905 & US 912507 Feb 16 1909 Percy George Tacchi /

Sabrecut / Sabrecut see SBA Logistic Services Ltd. /

SBA / SBA Logistic Services Ltd., Unit 2, Southlink Workshop Units, Southlink Industrial Estate, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL4 1DP, UK / https://sabrecut.com/ /

Schroeder / Frederick William Schroeder, 9 Arundel St., London, England / wrench / patent US 794952 Jul 18 1905 Frederick William Schroeder & patent CA 98728 Apr 24 1906 Frederick William Schroeder & patent GB 190425990 Nov 2 1905 Frederick William Schroeder / see also Bullard Automatic Wrench Co., Providence, RI; see also Nettlefold & Sons, Ltd., London, England /

Scrutite / see Moore & Wright /

Sharratt & Newth / Sharratt & Newth, 43-44 Percival St., London, England / glaziers tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1862_London_Exhibition:_Catalogue:_Class_7.:_Sharratt_and_Newth /

Sheffield / Sheffield Steel Products Ltd., Templeborough Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1922 became Walter Lawrence Tools 1980 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sheffield_Steel_Products / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/18752-sheffield-steel-products/ /

Sheffield / Sheffield Twist Drill & Steel Co., Sheffield, England / see Dormer Pramet / https://www.dormerpramet.com/ est. 1913 / "Dormer" twist drill / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sheffield_Twist_Drill_and_Steel_Co /

Shelley / Shelley Co., Ashton, Birmingham / wrench / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/shelley.434827/ / https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/06/shelley-wrenches.html / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/R._T._Shelley / https://cybermotorcycle.com/marques/norton/rt-shelley.htm /

Shepley / I. Shepley, Sheffield, England / brace /

Singer / Singer & Co., Challenge Works, Coventry, England / "Challenge" wrench / patent GB 187701180 Sep 22 1877 Arthur William Singer / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Singer:_Cycles /

Sky-Line / see Platers & Stampers Ltd. /

Smith / Thomas Smith & Sons Ltd. of Saltley, Saltley Mill, Birmingham / "Snail" brand tools / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2013/03/vanished-makes-snail-brand-tools.html /

Smith Francis / Smith Francis Tools Ltd., Priory Works, 66 Moseley St., Birmingham, B12 ORT, England / http://www.smithfrancistools.co.uk/ / est. 1934 /

Snail / Snail brand see Smith, Thomas & Sons Ltd. /

Sorby / I. Sorby, Sheffield, England / "Punch" brand hand tools / est. 1810 defunct 1963 / see Turner, Naylor & Co. / https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/mr-punch-first-appearance-i-sorby.82871/ /

Sorby / John Sorby & Sons, Sheffield, England / est. 1825 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Sorby_and_Sons /

Sorby / Robert Sorby, Kangaroo Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1810 / "Kangaroo" brand / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_Sorby_and_Sons /

Sorby / Thomas Sorby & Sons, Mowbray St., Sheffield, England / est. 1875 defunct 1941 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Sorby_and_Sons /

Sorby / Sorby & Turner, Sheffield, England / see Joseph Turner & Co., Sheffield / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Turner,_Naylor_and_Marples /

Spafford / A. Spafford & Co. Ltd., Imperial Works, Colver Rd., Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/A._Spafford_and_Co /

Spear & Jackson / Spear & Jackson UK Ltd., Atlas Way, Atlas North, Sheffield / https://www.spear-and-jackson.com/ /

Spearpoint / ? / no info / wrench / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/06/spearpoint-wrenches.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-off-your-does.327403/page-33#post-10710101 /

Speed / Speed Tools Ltd., London, England / "Speetog" locking pliers / patent GB 731736 Jun 15 1955 Edgar Dale Ball / see also Speetog; see also patent GB 576142 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Speed_Tools /

Speetog / Speetog / locking pliers / patent GB 576142 May 20 1946 Edgar Dale Ball and Frederick George Taylor / * manufacturer unknown * / see also Speed Tools Ltd, London, England /

Spencer / Mathias Spencer & Sons Ltd., Albion Steel Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1749 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Matthias_Spencer_and_Sons / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/...denby-street-albion-steel-works-arley-street/ /

Spiralux / see Hollands & Blair /

Stead / J. Stead & Co. Ltd., Manor Works, Sheffield, England / screwdriver / est. 1913 (?) became Steadfast 1983-1984 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._Stead_and_Co /

Steadfast / Steadfast, Sheffield / screwdrivers / successor to J. Stead & Co., Ltd., acquired by James Neill & Co., Ltd. / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Steadfast_Tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-off-your-screwdrivers.32787/page-31#post-10401854 /

Steel / Steel Nut & Hampton Ltd., Franchise St., Butcroft, England / est. 1851 / "Woden" vise / http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/Darlaston/Woden.htm /

Stubs / Peter Stubs Ltd., Warrington, Lancaster, England / est. 1773 / files, pliers / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Peter_Stubs / * After Peter Stubs’ death in 1806 the business was developed by his sons, John, William and Joseph Stubs * /

Superslim / see Williams, T. /

Swift / William Swift / edge tools /

Swinborne / A. Swinborne Ltd., Braintree, Essex /

Sykes-Pickavant / Sykes-Pickavant Ltd., Unit 4 Cannel Road , Zone 3 Burntwood Business Park, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3FU England / https://www.sykes-pickavant.com/ / est. 1921 / specialty automotive tools / https://www.sykes-pickavant.com/about-us /

Talmo / "Talmo" wrench see Brown Bros. Ltd., London, England /

Taylor / Henry Taylor, 105 Fitzwilliam St., Acorn Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1834 / edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Henry_Taylor /

Telsen / Telsen / magneto wrench /

Terry's / see Herbert Terry & Sons /

Terry / Herbert Terry & Sons / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Terry_and_Sons /

Thomas / Chas. Thomas & Co. Ltd., Wainwright Street, Aston Manor, Birmingham, England / hammers, striking tools, edge tools /

Thor / Thor Hammer Co. Ltd., Highlands Road, Shirley, West Midlands / https://www.thorhammer.com/ / hammers /

Thurley / Thurley Grip All Co., Ltd., 209 New Cross Rd., London, England / patent GB 215553 / https://gracesguide.co.uk/Thurley_Grip-All_Co /

Tipco / see Tipping /

Tilston / Edward Tilston, London, England / adjustable wrench patent GB 389317 Rd 777629 & US 1966773 Jul 17 1934 Edward Tilston /

Timmins / R. Timmins & Sons / est. 1790 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/R._Timmins_and_Sons /

Tipping / C.R. Tipping & Co. Ltd., Lowfields Road, Leeds / "Tipco" /

Toga / Toga /

Turner / Joseph Turner & Co., Castle Hill, Sheffield, England / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/13972-joseph-turner-38-co/ /

Turner / Turner, Naylor & Co., Sheffield, England / successor to Turner, Naylor & Marples / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Turner,_Naylor_and_Co /

Turner / Turner, Naylor & Marples, Sheffield, England / "Duplex" wrench / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Turner,_Naylor_and_Marples /

Tyers / W. Tyers & Co., England / wrench set / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-tiny-tools-thread.347764/page-4#post-9287100 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/b-a-spanners-wrenches.524335/#post-10395870 /

Tyzack / S. Tyzak & Son Ltd., 341 Old St., London, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/S._Tyzack_and_Son /

Tyzack / W. Tyzack & Son Ltd., Rockingham St., Sheffield, England / est. 1825 / saws, edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/W._Tyzack_and_Sons / http://www.tyzack.net/chap16.pdf /

Unwin & Rogers / Unwin & Rogers Ltd., Globe Works, Penistone Rd, Sheffield, England / successors to John Walters & Co. / cutlery, edge tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Unwin_and_Rodgers /

Varvill / Varvill & Sons, Ebor Works, York, England / plane /

Vaughan / Vaughan Bros., Wood Street, Willenhall, England / est. 1856 / wrench marked with stylized "VBW" logo / see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/british-tool-manufacturers.197480/page-5#post-9323468 / http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/Willenhall/Industry.htm / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Vaughan_Brothers /

VBW / see Vaughan Bros. /

Velocity / Velocity / spanner /

Vessey / John Vessey & Sons Ltd., Brunswick Steel Works, Denby St., Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Vessey_and_Sons / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/...denby-street-albion-steel-works-arley-street/ /

Visa / Visa Tools Ltd., Gibson House, Barrowby Lane, Garforth, Leeds / https://www.visatools.co.uk/ /

Walters / John Walters & Co., Globe Works, Sheffield, England / cutlery, edge tools / became Unwin & Walters / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Walters_and_Co /

Ward / William Ward & Son of Sheffield, Centenary Works, Woodseats Rd., Sheffield, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Ward_and_Son_(Sheffield) /

Ward / William Ward & Son of Leeds, Steander Works, Leeds, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Ward_and_Sons_(of_Leeds) /

Ward / Ward & Payne Ltd., Sheffield, England / edge tools / http://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2016/05/history-of-ward-payne-ltd.html /

Wardrobe and Smith / Wardrobe and Smith Ltd., Meadow Steel Works, Sheffield, England / est. 1850 acquired by John Vessey & Sons Ltd. 1960 (?) / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Wardrobe_and_Smith / https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/...denby-street-albion-steel-works-arley-street/ /

Watt / Francis Watt, / "wedge wrench" ca. Apr 21 1823 /

Whitehouse / Cornelius Whitehouse / "Hedgehog" brand / edge tools /

Whitehouse / William Whitehouse & Co., Ltd., Empire Works, Brueton St., Birmingham, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Whitehouse_and_Co /

Whitehouse / William Whitehouse & Co., Ltd., Old Hill, Cradley Heath / "Atlas Forge" / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Whitehouse_and_Co_(Atlas_Forge) / /

Wilkinson / Wilkinson Sword, London, England / est. 1891 (as Wilkinson Sword) / yard and garden tools originally manufactured in Bridgend, Wales, now produced in Czech Republic / see E.P. Barrus Ltd. /

Wilkinsons / Wilkinsons Tools, Kerfoot St., Warrington, Lancashire, England / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/05/gripping-tales-wilkinsons-tools.html /

Williams / T. Williams, Tilton Road Works Ltd., Small Heath, Birmingham / "Superslim" / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p3.html#t-williams / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/t-williams-superslim-display.386463/ /

Wildt / Wildt & Co. Ltd., /

Witherby / Witherby, England / brad driver / https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/07/vanished-tool-makers-witherby-england.html?m=1 /

Woodhead / Jonas Woodhead, Bradford, England / woodworking vise / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-garage-journal.44782/page-2274#post-10406645 /

Wostenholm / George Wostenholm & Son Ltd., Sheffield, England / est. 1745 / "IXL" cutlery, edge tools, farrier tools / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Wostenholm_and_Son / https://www.sheffieldcollectableknives.com/about/george-wostenholm /

Wren / (ring spanner/box wrench see Garrington) /

Wright / Peter Wright & Sons, Dudley, England / vise, anvil / patent / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Peter_Wright_and_Sons /

Wynn Timmins / Wynn Timmins & Co., Ltd., Commercial St., Birmingham, England / "Thurley Grip-All" / patent GB 215553 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...and-by-wynn-timmins-adjustable-wrench.483711/ /

Yates / Robert Yates, Middlesex, England / cutler, first can opener / patent GB 1577 Jul 13 1855 / https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-history-of-the-can-opener/TQIyTv3nPqXlLQ / https://taths.org.uk/images/TTArticles/Canopener/CanOpenerMayRevised2.pdf /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in France

Auriou / Auriou Toolworks, 62 Chem. de l'Albaret, 81160 Saint-Juery, France / https://www.forge-de-saint-juery.com/ / est. 1856 / files, rasps /

Blanchard / Blanchard (later Vergez-Blanchard) / est. 1823 / leatherworking tools /

Bost / Bost / (originally Bost Freres) / acquired by Facom / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ch-style-cles-a-pipes-socket-wrenches.391002/ /

Buffard / Buffard Freres S.A., 8 Bd. Du Nord 61800, Tinchebray (Normandy), France / woodworking, agricultural and garden tools /

Eternum / Eternum / ratchet / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ollection-thread.343867/page-46#post-10323857 /

Facom / Facom SA, 6, rue Gustave Eiffel, 91423 Morangis (Essonne), France/ https://www.facom.com/ / est. 1918 acquired by Stanley Black & Decker 2005 / https://www.redboxtools.com/about-us/facom/about-facom/ / https://www.facom.com/sk/our-brand/History-of-FACOM-1970-1990.html /

Goldenberg / Jean-Guillaume Goldenberg, Dorlisheim, France / est. 1835 / https://papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=11042.0 / https://swingleydev.com/ot/get/122437/thread/ /

Hugoniot-Tissot / Lucien Hugoniot-Tissot, Montecheroux, France / watchmakers tools / patent 446972 Feb 24 1891 & 579849 Mar 30 1897 Lucien Hugoniot-Tissot / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/08/vanished-tool-makers-l-huggniot-tissot.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/french-watchmakers-tool.484221/ /

Lauravia / Lauravia / ratchet / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ollection-thread.343867/page-46#post-10323857 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ollection-thread.343867/page-46#post-10324086 /

Mafac / Mafac / bicycle tools /

Maillard / Maillard, Incheville, Normandy, France / manufacturers of bicycle components and specialty bicycle tools / http://sscycleworks.com/components/freewheels-Maillard-french.html /

Mestre & Blatge / Mestre & Blatge, 46-48 av de la Grande-Armee, Paris, France / 1902-1956 / "Lucifer" bicycles / wholesale and retail distributor / https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/1948-velo-dame-genial-lucifer-mestre-blatge/ /

Mob-Mondelin / Mob-Mondelin, 2 rue Bergognon, 42502 Le Chambon-Feugerolles, France / http://www.mondelin.fr/ /

Muller / Ets Muller et Cie, 52 Rue de Tournelles, Paris, France / pliers, punch /

Pradines / Pradines, Bauge, France / est. 1865 acquired by Snap-on 2021 / secateurs, pliers /

Raco / Raco Expert, Racomaster Enterprises Corp., 19, chemin de la Procession 33700 Merignac, France / http://www.raco-expert.com/ / est. 1971 /

SAM / SAM / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tools-from-the-old-world.28952/page-847#post-9591539 /

STEF / STEF / Societe Francaise des Entrepots et Transports Frigorifiques / ratchet / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ollection-thread.343867/page-46#post-10321983 /

VAR / VAR SAS, 19 Avenue Gustave Eiffel, Lot D6, Espace Eiffel, 28630 Gellainville, France / https://www.vartools.com/ / est. 1945 / bicycle tools /

Vergez-Blanchard / Vergez-Blanchard / successor to Blanchard / leatherworking tools /

Verjoux / Verjoux / bicycle wrench /

Virax / Virax, 39 Quai de Marne, CS 40197 - 51206 Epernay, France / https://www.virax.com/fr/ / est. 1920 /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Germany

Adler / Adler Werkzeug GmbH & Co., KG, Weinbrennerstrasse 4, 68753 Waghausel, Germany / https://www.adler-werkzeug.de/en/ / https://adler1919.com/ / est. 1919 / axes /

AMF /

Anshotz / Anshotz / nippers /

Artu / Artu Werkzeuge GmbH, Aplerbecker Str. 459, 44287 Dortmund, Germany / https://www.artu.de/ / est. 1979 / twist drills, cutting tools / see also Artu-USA /

AST / Albert Steup GmbH & Co., Wuppertal, Germany / chisel / https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/05/vanished-tool-makers-ast-germany.html /

Astrofit / Astrofit / possibly manufactured by Rheidco (?) / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

ASW / ASW GmbH & Co. KG, Rontgenstrasse 10, 57439 Attendorn, Germany / http://www.asw-wekador.de/ / bits, bit drivers /

Athlet / Athlet / screwdriver /

Atzler / Dr. Atzler, Nurnberg, Germany / spark plug tester / patent DE 363527 May 21 1921 / see also patent DE 356319 / see also Maxwell Brown Co. Inc., New York, NY /

BAB / BAB / pliers / West Germany / no information / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/bab-pliers-w-germany.497071/ /

Barlen / Robert Barlen, Dusseldorf, Germany / DG 322413 Oct 27 1907 Robert Barlen /

Banico / Banico / wrench /

Belzer / Belzer, Frankfurt, Germany / est. 1884, merged with Dowidat 1975, acquired by Bahco 1988 / "Vanadium Extra" / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=474814 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2015/07/vanished-tool-makers-belzer.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/belzer-tools.418673/ /

Benscheidt / chisels, punches /

Bergmann / Otto Bergmann Werkzeuge, Zehlendorfer Strasse 33, Berlin, Germany / est. 1904 /

Bernstein / Bernstein-Werkzeugfabrik Steinrucke GmbH, Industriehof Trecknase 1, 42897 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.bernstein-werkzeuge.de/ / pliers / est. 1953 /

Bertool / Bertool-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Berrenberg, Haan, Germany / acquired by Stahlwille /

Bessey / Bessey Tool GmbH & Co. KG, Muhlwiesenstrasse 40, 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany / https://www.bessey.de/ / est. 1889 /

Black & Decker / Black & Decker, Germany /

Blombach / Walter Blombach GmbH, Am Blaffertsberg 13, 42899 Remscheid, Deutschland / https://www.wabeco-remscheid.de/ / est. 1885 / vises, drill stands /

Blohm & Voss / Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany / shipbuilding company / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm+Voss / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-119#post-9837015 /

Bodmann / Bodmann / wrench /

Boker / Heinrich Boker Baumwerk GmbH Solingen, Schutzenstr. 30, 42659 Solingen, Germany / https://www.boker.de/ / est. 1869 /

Bollmann-Selzser / Bollmann GmbH, Klausener Strasse 9, 42899 Remscheid & Max Selzer GmbH & Co. KG (same address) / https://www.bollmann-selzer.de/ / est. 1931 /

Bonsa / see Bontgen & Sabin, Solingen /

Bontgen & Sabin / Bontgen & Sabin, Solingen, Germany / ca. 1870-1983 / edge tools / "Bonsa" / D.R.G.M. 146827 Nov 30 1930 H. Berns / https://www.lakesidetrader.com/Education/Maker-Mark/Bontgen-&-Sabin-Solingen/index.php / https://stewartsmilitaryantiques.co...wback-bayonet-bontgen-sabin.44222.archive.htm /

Bosch / Robert Bosch GmbH, Gerlingin, Germany / est. 1886 /

Bracht / Heinrich Bracht Werkzeugfabrik, Remscheid, Germany / edge tools / https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/bracht.phtml / https://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/index.php?threads/heinrich-bracht-chisels.73758/ /

Brinkmann / Eduard Brinkmann Gew rzm hle GmbH, Elberfeld, Germany /

B & V / see Blohm & Voss, Hamburg /

Carolus / manufactured for Gedore in Taiwan /

Cclife / Cclife Technic GmbH, Barentsstr. 15, 53881 Euskirchen, Germany / https://cclife.de/ /

CK / CK Tools / Carl Kammerling GmbH & Co., Bendahler Str. 110, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.carlkammerling.com/ /

Cyclus / RA-CO Radsport Components GmbH, Fichtenweg 37, 99098 Erfurt, Germany / https://cyclus.ra-co.de/ / bicycle tools /

Dako / see Gedore /

Dastra / Dastra see David Strasman & Co. Werkzeugfabrik, Ronsdorf, Wuppertal, Germany /

Daum / F.W. Daum GmbH & Co., KG, Fischerstrasse 30, 42859 Remscheid, Germany / / https://www.daum-kg.de/ / "Urbo" locking pliers and clamps / est. 1897 /

David Strasman / David Strasman & Co. Werkzeugfabrik, Ronsdorf, Wuppertal, Germany / est. 1835 / "Dastra" edge tools / https://ornamental-woodcarver-patri...11/dastra-woodcarving-tools-manufacturer.html /

Dominicus / J.D. Dominicus & Son GmbH, Remscheid, Germany (offices at Ritterstrasse 71, Berlin, Germany) / est. 1822 / https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/dominicus.phtml /

Dowidat / see Gedore / est. 1919 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#dowidat / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...d-australian-made-tools.503971/#post-10344676 /

D.R.G.M. / Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster / German: German Reich Registered Design 1891-1952 / see muesch-online.com/ /

Dreizack / see Wusthof /

Eldi / Eldi, Germany / bicycle tools /

Elofort / Elofort, Germany / https://www.elofort-hand-tools.com/ / "Chrom-Van" wrench / price-point line manufactured by Elora /

Elora / Elora Werkzeugfabrik GmbH, Am Blaffertsberg 33, 42899 Remscheid, Germany / https://elora.de/ / est. 1924 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#elora / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/mr-erich-rauch-elora-tools.509407/ /

Esche / Esche, Germany / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/esche-socket-set.508690/ /

Felo / Felo-Werkzeugfabrik Holland-Letz GmbH, Emil-Rossler-Str. 59, D-35279 Neustadt, Hessen, Germany / https://www.felo.com/ / est. 1878 / screwdrivers /

Fichtel & Sachs / see ZF Sachs /

Floether / T.H. Floether, Germany / wrench /

Forum / Einkaufsb ro Deutscher Eisenh ndler GmbH, EDE Platz 1, 42389 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.forum-tools.com/ /

Fromholz / Freidrich Wilhelm Fromholz, Remscheid, Germany / planes / * plane iron manufacturer for Columbia Wood Tool Mfg. Co. Inc., New York, NY * / https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/fromholz.phtml /

Fruh / Fruh Schnellbautechnik GmbH,

F & S / see ZF Sachs /

Garant / private label brand of Hoffman group, some manufactured by Stahlwille / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-with-garant-wrenches-made-in-germany.502092/ /

Garanto Fein / saw set see Hettus Schmidt /

Gardena / Gardena Mfg. GmbH, Hans-Lorenser-Str. 40, 89079 Ulm, Germany / https://www.gardena.com/de/ / pruners, shears, secateurs, garden tools /

Gedore / Gedore Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Remscheider Str. 149, 42899 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.gedore.com/ http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#dowidat / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...d-australian-made-tools.503971/#post-10344676 /

Geschaftsbereich Wolf-Garten / see Stanley Black & Decker Outdoor GmbH /

Gesellschaft / Gesellschaft fur Werkzeug-Industrie GmbH, Remscheid, Haddenbach, Germany / "D.R. Patent" adjustable wrench / US patent 741841 Oct 20 1903 Harry Scheffer / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=741841&typeCode=0 / https://papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=26770.0 /

Giesen & Forsthoff / Giesen & Forsthoff GmbH & Co., KG, Baumstrasse 36-38, 42651 Solingen, Germany / shears, scissors, edge tools /

Gross Stabil / (Gross Stabil clamps acquired by Bessey Tool 200? ) /

GSR / GSR Gustav Stursberg GmbH, Schmiedestrasse 4, 42899 Remscheid, Germany / https://gsr-germany.de/en/ / est. 1889 / taps, dies, countersinks, measuring devices /

Hahn Bremer / W. Hahn Bremer KG, Cronenberg, Germany / bench vise / marked "W.H.-B." /

Halder / Erwin Halder KG, Erwin-Halder-Strasse 5-9, 88480 Achstetten-Bronnen, Germany / https://www.halder.com/de / est. 1938 /

Hapewe / Hapewe / pliers / est. 1965 acquired by Knipex 2005 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/04/vanished-tool-makers-hapewe-west-germany.html /

Haunstetter / Josef Haunstetter Sagenfabrik KG, Im Tal 6 1/2, D-86179 Augsburg, Germany / https://www.haunstetter-saegenfabrik.de/ / "Puk" saws /

Hawera / Hawera Probst GmbH, Schutzenstrasse 77, 88212 Ravensburg, Germany / see Robert Bosch Power Tools /

Hazet / Hazet-Werk, Hermann Zerver GmbH & Co. KG, Guldenwerther Bahnhofstrasse 25-29, 42857 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.hazet.de/ est. 1868 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#hazet / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/hazet-tool-thread.150384/ / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html / https://www.vw-t2-bulli.de/hazet-de.html /

Heckenrose / Augusta-Heckenrose Werkzeugfabriken GmbH & Co. KG, Sportfeldstrasse, 14959 Trebbin, Brandenburg, Germany / http://www.augusta-heckenrose.de/ / saws and edge tools for carpentry and forestry /

Heiland / Heiland / pliers /

Helios-Preisser / Helios-Preisser GmbH, Steinbeisstrasse 6, 72501 Gammertingen, Germany / https://www.helios-preisser.com/ / est. 1940 / precision measuring devices /

Henger, Paul / Paul Henger, Stuttgart, Germany / surgical forceps / patent US 474130 May 3 1892 & DE 59030 Mar 7 1891 & GB 9117 May 29 1891 / * the patent applies to the manner in which the two halves of a tool are manufactured for ease of disassembly to allow for cleaning. Henger is the inventor. It is not clear who manufactured the item. /

Hermes / Hermes / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/hermes-german-socket-set-id.404468/ /

Heyco / Heyco-Werk Heynen GmbH & Co. KG, Birgden III/1, D-42855 Remscheid, Germany / https://heyco.de/ / est. 1937 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#heyco / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Heynen / Heynen / chisels, punches /

Hilger / Hilger & Sons, Remscheid, Germany / cutlery / https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_forum/viewtopic.php?t=62613 /

Hirsch /

Honneknovel / see Stichling-Werkzeugfabrik Honneknovel & Co. /

Hoppe /

Huber / Huber / HUF "Ever Ready" Wrench / patent DE (?) / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...djustables-that-is.435464/page-7#post-9886966 / / see also HUF Tool Co., Lancashire, England /

Huckinghaus / Wilhelm Huckinghaus Werkzeugfabrik, Remscheid, Germany / est. 1892 / "Starko" schraubenschlussel /

HUF / see Huber /

Ideal / Ideal Schraubzwingen Heinrich Betz International Werkzeugfabrik GmbH, d / https://www.ideal-schraubzwingen.de/ / est. 1950 / clamps /

Ilofors / Ilofors see Tracht-Odenthal /

INGO / INGO, West Germany / open-end wrench with multiple size openings /

ITMA / ITMA / wrench /

Jdeal / Jdeal / wrench /

Kamasa / Kamasa, Germany / wrench /

Kammerling / Carl Kammerling GmbH Co., Bendahler Str. 110, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.carlkammerling.com/ / est. 1904 / saw set /

Kampmann / Kampmann, Germany /

Keil / Keil Profi-Werkzeuge, Steinfelder Strasse 11, 49413 Dinklage, Germany / https://www.keil.eu/ / twist drills, chisels, saws /

Keilpart / Fr. Keilpart & Co., Suhl, Germany / precision measuring instruments and machinists tools /

Kirschen / Kirschen Werkzeuge, Wilh. Schmitt & Comp. GmbH & Co. KG, Konigstrasse 59, 42853 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.kirschen.de/ / est. 1858 / "Two Cherries" chisels /

Knipex / Knipex Werk C. Gustav Putsch KG, Oberkamper Strasse 13, 42349 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.knipex.de/ US: https://www.knipex.com/ / est. 1882 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#knipex /

Koch / F.A. Koch & Co. / pliers /

KS Tool / KS Tools Werkzeuge-Maschinen GmbH, Seligenstadter Grund 10-12, 63150 Heusenstamm, Germany / https://www.kstools.com/en / est. 1992 /

Kukko / Kukko-Werkzeugfabrik, Kleinbongartz & Kaiser oHG, Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 5, 40721 Hilden, Germany / https://www.kukko.com/ / "Turnus" / pullers /

Kunz / Kunz, Germany / saws, planes /

KWB / KWB Germany GmbH, Hauptstrasse 132, 28816 Stuhr, Germany / https://www.kwb.eu/ /

Lennartz / Gebrueder Lennartz GmbH & Co. KG, Hohenhagener Str. 46, D-42855 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.lennartz.de/ / est. 1896 / parent company of Heinemann Saw, Canton, OH /

Lessmann / Lessmann GmbH, Lucas-Schultes-Str. 2, 86732, Oettingen, Germany / www.lessmann.com / est. 1948 / brushes /

Lowe / Gebr. Schroder GmbH, Konrad-Zuse-Ring 3, 24220 Flintbek, Germany / https://www.original-loewe.de/ / pruners, shears, secateurs / est. 1868 /

Luckhaus & Gunther / Luckhaus & Gunther, Remscheid, Germany /

Lukas / Lukas Erzett GmbH & Co. KG, Gebruder Lukas Strasse 1, 51766 Engelskirchen, Germany / https://lukas-erzett.com/de/ / est. 1937 / milling, grinding, polishing and cutting tools /

Lumen / Lumen / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Lux / Emil Lux GmbH & Co. KG, Emil-Lux-Str. 1, 42929 Wermelskirchen, Germany / https://lux-tools.emil-lux.de/ / est. 1919 /

Martor / Martor KG, Lindgesfeld 28, 42653 Solingen, Germany / https://www.martor.com/ / est. 1940 / box cutters, blades /

Maschinen Wagner / Maschinen Wagner Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Strasse 1, 77871 Renchen, Germany / https://www.wagner-maschinen.de/ /

Matador / Matador GmbH & Co. KG, Morsbachtalstrasse 17, 42855 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.matador.de/ / est. 1900 /

Matra / see Marx & Traube GmbH /

Marx & Traube / Marx & Traube GmbH, Germany /

Mauser / Mauser Werk A.G., Oberndorf, Germany / est. 1874 / schraubenschlussel / patent DE 351276 Dec 19 1919 /

Meister / Meister / saw /

Menz / Menz / pliers /

Metabo / Metabowerke GmbH, Nurtingen, Germany / est. 1923 / see Rheidco /

Metrisch /

Michels / L. Michels & Sohne, Ronsdorfer Strasse, Remscheid, Germany / "Tenadium" / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tenadium-wrench.291349/

Mueller / Mueller Werkzeug GmbH & Co. KG, Flursrasse 13, D96215 Lichtenfels, Germany / https://mueller-werkzeug.com/ / est. 2010 /

Mullner /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Germany

Navis / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/the-tiny-tools-thread.347764/page-5#post-9381862 /

NWS / NWS Germany Produktion W. Nothen e. K., Rontgenstrasse 18, 42719 Solingen, Germany / https://www.nws-tools.de/ / est. 1973 /

Ochsenkopf / Ochsenkopf, Remscheid, Germany / part of Gedore group / edge tools for forestry and carpentry / https://www.ochsenkopf.com/de-de / est. 1781 /

Orbis / Orbis, Ahaus, Munsterland / pliers / acquired by Knipex 2003 /

Orion / Orion / wrench /

Osborn / Osborn GmbH, Rudolf-Harbig-Weg 10, 42781 Haan, Germany / brushes / see also Osborn LLC, Hamilton, OH /

Padre / Padre, Germany / wrench /

Peddinghaus / Peddinghaus Handwerkzeuge Vertriebs GmbH, In der Graslake 35, 58332 Schwelm, Germany / https://www.peddinghaus.de/ /

Peres / D. Peres, Solingen, Germany / scissors /

Pferd / Pferd / August Ruggeberg GmbH & Co. KG, Postfach 12 80, 51704 Marienheide, Hauptstr. 13, 51709 Marienheide, Germany / https://www.pferd.com/ / files and abrasives /

Picard / Joh. Hermann Picard GmbH & Co. KG, Rottsiepen 15, D-42349 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.picard-hammer.de/ hammers /

Platte / Plattina Werke Ed. Platte Son GmbH & Co., KG, Langenhaus 40-42, Wuppertal 42369 Germany / "Plattina" wrench /

Proficraft / Proficraft / punch /

Proxxon / Proxxon GmbH, Dieselstrasse 3-7, 54343 Fohren, Germany / https://www.proxxon.com/ / est. 1977 /

Puk / (saw see Haunstetter) /

Putsch / Wilhelm Putsch GmbH & Co. KG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 29, 42855 Remscheid, Germany / https://wilpu.de/en/start/ / est. 1867 / "Wilpu" saws /

Radebuel / WFR Radebuel, D.D.R. /

Rahsol / acquired by Gedore 1972 / "RAHSOL" is an acronym for "Richard Abraham Herder - Solingen" /

Reco / Reco / wrench /

Rennsteig / Rennsteig Werkzeuge GmbH, An der Koppel 1, 98587 Steinbach-Hallenberg, Viernau, Germany / https://www.rennsteig.us/ / est. 1959 /

Rheidco / Rheidco, Germany / see Reinhard Heidfeld & Company / wrench / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...to-an-old-original-rheidco-socket-set.387827/ /

Reinhard Heidfeld & Company / Reinhard Heidfeld & Company, Germany / est. 1888 acquired by Metabo 1950s, subsequently acquired by Elora / "Rheidco" / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...to-an-old-original-rheidco-socket-set.387827/ /

Roberts / Roberts, Solignen, Germany / shears /

Rommel / Andreas Wilhelm Rommel, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Thuringia, Germany / est. 1892, dismantled 1946, became Wezag 1949 /

Rotfuss / pliers / patent DE806779 /

Sachs / ZF Sachs, Schweinfurt, Germany / https://www.zf.com/ / est. 1895 /

Saltus / Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH, / https://www.saltus-tools.com/ / est. 1919 / acquired 2013 by Atlas Copco Group, Sweden /

Scheffer / Harry Scheffer, Aachen, Germany / wrench (schraubenschlussel) / patent DE 149630 Mar 17 1904 Harry Scheffer /

Schlagring / Schlagring-Werkzeuge Inh. WuP Prazisionswerkzeuge GmbH, Schallbruch 25, D-42781 Haan, Germany / http://www.schlagring.de/ / est. 1875 /

Schlieper / Arthur Schlieper GmbH & Co. KG, Hastener Strasse 137, Remscheid 42855, Germany / https://www.asre.de/ / est. 1906 /

Schlieper / Carl Schlieper, Remscheid, Germany / est. 1872 (?) /

Schmidt / Fr. Paul Schmidt, 20 Herrenstrasse, Suhl, Thuringia, Germany / "SUL" wrench / patent DE 342600 Oct 20 1921 and patent GB 169675 Dec 1 1921 / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=342600&typeCode=0&country=DE /

Schmidt / Nettus Schmidt, Zella Mehlis, Germany / est. 1890 / "Garanto Fein" saw set /

Schmitz / Helmut Schmitz GmbH, Geilenberger-Weg 1-3, 42655 Solingen, Germany / https://www.schmitz-pliers.com/ / est. 1948 / pliers /

Schmole / Schmole /

Schroeder / Walter Schroder GmbH, Lilienthalstrasse 4, 58638 Iserlohn, Germany / https://walter-schroeder.de/ / screwdrivers, extractors / est. 1974 /

Skilfo / Skilfo / wrench /

Sonnenthal / E. Sonnenthal Jr. Werkzeuge /

Sora / Sora /

Spezial Werkzeug-Fabrik Feuerbach / Spezial Werkzeug-Fabrik Feuerbach, GmbH, Feuerbach-Stuttgart, Germany / patent 1629205 May 17 1927 Hans Distler / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/mystery-antique-made-in-germany-socket-set.396059/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/who-made-5-8-hex-drive-wood-box-socket-set.483953/ / see also Emil Schwarz, Chicago, IL /

Spring / J. Spring, Germany / end nipper /

S & S / S & S / pliers / no information /

Stabila / Stabila Messgerate Gustav Ullrich KG., Landauer Str. 45, 76855 Annweiler, Germany / https://www.stabila.com/de/ / est. 1865 / precision measuring devices /

Stahlwille / Stahlwille, Eduard Wille GmbH & Co. KG, Lindenallee 27, 42349 Wuppertal, Germany / http://www.stahlwille.de/en/ / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#stahlwille / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=474814 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Stanley Black & Decker Outdoor GmbH, Geschaftsbereich Wolf-Garten, Wiesenstrasse 9, 66129 Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany / https://www.wolf-garten.com/ / shears, secateurs, outdoor tools /

Stecoge / see Steinbach / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Stein / V. Stein & Co., Remscheid, Germany / "Columbia" schraubenschlussel / D.R.G.M. 8481

Steinadler / Steinadler / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Steinbach / Steinbach & Co. Werkzeugfabrik, Gevelsberg, Germany / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Steinel / Steinel, Germany / https://www.steinel.de/ / est. 1959 / heat gun / manufacturing facilities in Moldava, Romania, Germany /

Stichling / Stichling-Werkzeugfabrik Honneknovel & Co., Burger Strasse, Germany / patent 2652075 Sep 15 1953 & 3642038 Feb 15 1972 Gunter Mannes / see also TEC Imports (US) /

SUL / SUL wrench /

SWF / see Spezial Werkzeugfabrik Feuerbach /

SWM / SWM Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Stiller Berg 32-34 98587, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Thuringen Germany / est. 1996 / hand and edge tools /

Tenadium / see L. Michels & Sohne /

Tracht-Odenthal / Tracht-Odenthal Spezialzangen GmbH & Co. KG, Ibacherstrasse 43, 42855 Remscheid, Germany / https://otra-zangen.de/ "Ilofors" pliers /

Trennjaegeer / Trennjaegeer see Maschinen Wagner Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH /

Turnus / see Kukko /

Urbo / see Daum, F.W. /

Vadimonium / Vadimonium / wrench / private label made for K-Mart / manufacturer unknown /

VBW / acquired by Stahlwille / pliers, wrench / est. 1828 /

Verma / Verma, Germany / "Chrom Vanadium" wrench, bicycle dog-bone wrench / some items marked "W. Germany"

Vigor / Vigor GmbH, Am Langen Siepen 13-15, 42857 Remscheid, Germany / https://www.vigor-equipment.com/ / est. 2005 / product appears to be imported from Taiwan / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...-brand-alternative-to-made-in-germany.514620/ /

Wabeco / Wabeco see Walter Blombach GmbH /

Waggon / see VBW /

Walkron / Walkron Werkzeuge Werner Wallbrecher GmbH & Co. KG, Hauptstrasse 69-71, D42439 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www.walkron.de/ / est. 1825 / see also Wallbrecher, Peter /

Wallbrecher / Peter Wallbrecher, Cronenberg, Germany / est. 1825 / https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/wallbrecher_peter.phtml / see Walkron Werkzeuge Werner Wallbrecher GmbH & Co. KG /

Walter / Walter AG, Derendinger Str. 53, 72072 Tubingen Germany / https://www.walter-tools.com/de-de/ / est. 1919 / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Waltham / Waltham, West Germany / "Shurgrip" wrench /

Weidmuller / Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Klingenbergstrasse 26, 32758 Detmold, Germany / https://www.weidmueller.com/ / pliers / est. 1850 /

Weiland / C. Weiland / pliers / no information / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...an-a-virtual-tour.468584/page-19#post-9470624 /

Wekador / see ASW /

Weller / Weller Tools GmbH, Carl-Benz-Strase 2, 74354 Besigheim, Germany / https://www.weller-tools.com/ / a division of Apex Tool Group /

Weltrecord / Conrad Baumann Werkzeugfabrik, Luttringhausen, Remscheid, Germany / "Weltrecord" ratcheting screwdriver / patent DE 800293 Oct 25 1950 Conrad Baumann / https://www.metmo.co.uk/pages/history-of-the-baumann-weltrecord /

Welzh / Welzh Workzeug , Welzh House, Loanwath Road, Gretna DG16 5HD, Germany / https://www.welzh.com/ / est. 2011 /

Wera / Wera Werkzeuge GmbH, Korzerter Strasse 21-25, D42349 Wuppertal, Germany / https://www-de.wera.de/en/

Werner / Gebruder Werner, Lennep, Germany / wrench / patent DE-22151 Sep 10 1882 Hans Schmidt / https://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=22151&typeCode=0 /

Westfalische Gesenkschmiede / Westfalische Gesenkschmiede GmbH, Schutzenstrasse 26-28, 58339 Breckerfeld, Germany / https://www.wgb-werkzeuge.de/ / "WGB" / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2018/03/german-austrian-wrench-makers.html /

Westmark / Westmark GmbH, Bielefelder Str. 125, 57368 Lennestadt-Elspe, Germany / https://www.westmark.de/ / est. 1956 / kitchen utensils and tools, "Famos" peeler / patent DE819136C Oct 29 1950 Albert Deimel / https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparschäler /

Weyersburg / Weyersberg-Kirschbaum Co., Solingen, Germany / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-off-your-does.327403/page-20#post-7912920 /

Wezag / Wezag GmbH & Co. KG, Wittigstrasse 8, 35260 Stadtallendorf, Germany / https://www.wezag.de/en / est. 1892 (as A.W. Rommel), renamed Wezag 1949 /

W.H.-B. / "W.H.-B." on anvil see W. Hahn Bremer KG /

Wiesemann / Wiesemann, Germany / wrench /

WGB / WGB see Westfalische Gesenkschmiede GmbH /

Wiesemann / Wiesemann 1893 GmbH, Egenstr. 57-63, 58339 Breckerfeld, Germany / https://wiesemann1893.com/ /

Wiha / Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH, Obertalstrasse 3-7, 78136 Schonach, Germany / https://www.wiha.com/ /

Wilke / H. Wilke & Co. GmbH, Remscheid, Germany / schraubenschlussel / patent US 1015504 Jan 23 1912 Paul Meyer and DE 230568 Jan 27 1910 Paul Meyer and Max Nolden /

Will / Harry P. Will, Werkzeugfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Gleimenhainer Str. 5 35279, Neustadt (Hessen), Hessen, Germany / acquired by Knipex 2006 / pliers /

Wilpu / see Putsch, Wilhelm / https://wilpu.de/en/start/

Winterhoff / C.H. Winterhoff, Remscheid, Germany / spring-action "ratcheting" wrench / see also "poigne" (French) /

Witherby / Witherby / "dog bone" wrench / https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2024/02/witherby-dogbone-wrench.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/gimmick-wrenches-tools.428536/page-5#post-10653097 /

Witte / Kirchhoff Witte GmbH, Feldmuhlenstrasse 51, D-58093 Hagen, Germany / https://www.wittetools.com/ /

Wittekind / see Witte /

Wolf-Garten / see Stanley Black & Decker Outdoor GmbH, see Geschaftsbereich Wolf-Garten /

Wuro / Wuro Wilhelm Uebach GmbH & Co. KG, Niederndorfer Strasse 106 108, D-57258 Freudenberg, Germany / https://www.wuro.de/ / screwdrivers / est. 1961 /

Wurth / Adolf Wurth GmbH & Co. KG, Reinhold-Wurth-Strasse 12 17, 74653 Kunzelsau-Gaisbach, Germany / https://wurthtool.com/ /

Wusthof / Wusthof, Kronprinzenstrasse 49, 42655 Solingen, Germany / edge tools, knives / "Dreizack" multi-tool / ("dreizack" = "trident") /

ZF Sachs / ZF Sachs / Fichtel & Sachs /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Haiti

screwdriver manufacturer unknown / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-34#post-9510742 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/dont-be-hatin.407823/ /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Hungary

Precizios / Precizios, Hungary / wrench /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in India

Akar / Akar Auto Industries Ltd., Akar Tools Ltd., E-5, M.I.D.C. Area, Waluj, Aurangabad 431 136, Maharashtra, India / https://www.akartoolsltd.com/# /

Ashoka / Ashoka / wrench /

Centech / Centech / knock-off of "Cen-Tech" name on wrench / see Cen-Tech, see Daido Corp. /

Gedore / Gedore, India /

Groz / Groz Engineering Tools Ltd., India /

Jhalani / Jhalani / wrench /

Rothenberger / Rothenberger India Pvt. Ltd., Plot # 17, Sector 37, Pace City 1, Gurgaon, Haryana, India / https://www.rothenberger.in/en/ /

Solsons / Solsons Exim., 16, Panchratna Industrial Estate, Changodar, Ahmedabad - 382210, India / http://www.solsons.com/ / est. 1982 /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Israel

NES / NES see Shilo Technologies Ltd, Jerusalem, Israel /

Shilo / Shilo Technologies Ltd., Jerusalem, Israel / https://www.nes.co.il/ / est. 1986 / NES "Threadmate" thread repair tools /

Vargus / Vargus Ltd. division of Neumo Ehrenberg Group, 1 Hayotsrim Street Nahariya, Israel 22311 / https://www.vargus.com/ / est. 1960 / "Shaviv" deburring tools /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Italy

Beta / Beta Utensili S.P.A., Via Alessandro Volta, 18, 20845 Sovico MB, Italy / https://www.beta-tools.com/ / est. 1939 /

Campagnolo / Campagnolo S.R.L., Via della Chimica, 4, 36100 Vicenza, Italy / est. 1933 / bicycle wrench /

Lario / Lario / wrench /

Legnano / Legnano / bicycle wrench /

Mundial / Mundial Alfredo Casartelli s.r.l., Via Cadorna 6, 22030 Caslino d Erba (Como), Italy / https://www.mundial-casartelli.it/ / hand and edge tools / est. 1945 incorporated 1978 /

Omma / Omma / wrench /

Oreca / Oreca New S.p.A., Via Monte Grappa 10, I-21041, Albizzate (Va), Italy / http://orecanew.it/ / est. 1953 / "Conbe" /

Osca / Osca Utensili Garantiti, Via Provinciale, 35 23813 Cortenova (LC), / https://osca.it/ / est. 1969 / hammers /

Polytool / Polytools / no information / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tools-from-the-old-world.28952/page-866#post-10422915 /

Scurati / Siro Scurati & C., No. 33 Via A. Manzoni, Milan, Italy (No. 6 Via F. Guicciardini) / est. 1892 /

USAG / USAG, Stanley Black & Decker Italia S.r.l., Via A. Volta, 3, 21020 Monvalle VA, Italy / https://www.usag.it/ / (Utensileria Societa Anonima Gemonio) / .est. 1926 / acquired by Facom 1991, acquired by Stanley Black & Decker 2010 /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Japan

Aigo / Aigo Kogyo Co. Ltd., 2153-5 Tsukanome, Sanjyo City, Niigata Pref., Japan / http://www.handtool.or.jp/company/aigo/aigo-e.html / est. 1928 / locking pliers /

Alutool / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tools-of-japan.97563/page-182#post-9408992 /

Anex / Anex, Koyo Industries Co. Ltd., No. 101 Tojuso-Kokumachi Bldg, 2-2 Kokumachi 2Chome, Chuo-Ku, Osaka, Japan / https://www.anextool.co.jp/ / est. 1973 /

Ars / 476-3 Handaiji-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8267 Japan / https://www.ars-edge.co.jp/ / incorporated 1964 / pruners and edge tools /

Asahi / Asahi Tool / https://www.asahi-tool.co.jp/ / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#asahi /

Champion / Champion Tool Co. Ltd., Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan / https://championtool.co.jp/ / est. 1930 /

Crab / Crab Tool, Sanjo, Nigata Pref., Japan / (no website 11/11/21) /

Daido / Daido Kogyo Co. Ltd., I-197, Kumasaka-machi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa, Japan / "Allenite" "Truecraft" "ProMate" / https://www.did-daido.co.jp/en/ / est. 1933 as Kokueki Chain Co.,Ltd., renamed Daido Chain Co. Ltd. 1935 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#daido / see also f Tool Group, Piscataway, NJ /

Dogyu / Doushi Sangyo Co., Ltd., 38, Bessho- cho, Miki-shi, Hyogo, Japan / https://www.dogyu.jp/ / est. 1972 /

Eight / Eight Tool Co. Ltd, 4-9-43, Minami-Tasumi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka-city, 544-0015, Japan / http://www.eight-tool.co.jp/en/ / est. 1958 /

Engineer / Engineer Inc., Osaka, Japan / https://www.engineertools-jp.com/ / est. 1948 as Futaba Tools, renamed 2002 /

Flag / see Hata Mfg. Co. Ltd. /

Frank & Warren / Japan / wrenches branded "Frank & Warren" /

Fujiya / Fujiya Co. Ltd., 2-6-32, Matsubara, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Pref. 578-0922, Japan / http://www.fujiya-kk.com/en/ / est. 1923 / * some product manufactured in Vietnam * /

Harima / Harima Enterprises Corp., 1-51 Otsuka 2 chome, Miki City, Hyogo Pref. 673-0413, Japan / https://harimaent.co.jp/ / est. February 1968 / "Shinto" saw rasp /

Hata / Hata Mfg. Co. Ltd., 4-10-15 Kano, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka-fu 578-0901 Japan / http://flagtool.co.jp/ / "Flag" brand tools / incorporated 1971 /

Hit / see Toho Koki /

Hozan / Hozan Tool Industries Co. Ltd., 1-2-12 Saiwaicho Naniwa-ku Osaka, Japan / https://www.hozan.co.jp/ / est. 1946 /

HTK / see Tanaka /

Igarashi / see IPS /

IPS / Igarashi Pliers Co. Ltd., 1-4-3 Sakaimachi, Mitsuke City, Niigata Prefecture 954-0104 Japan / https://ips-tool.co.jp/ / est. 1958 / pliers /

Kaneko / Kaneko Mfg. Corp., 201 Tsukanome, Sanjo-shi, Niigata Prefecture, 955-0055, Japan / https://jgoodtech.smrj.go.jp/en_US/ / est.

KBS Kobayashi / Kobayashi Tool Mfg. Co. Ltd., 3-27 Nikkocho, Sanjo City, Niigata Pref., Japan / http://kobayashi-tools.com/jp / est. 1963 /

Keiba / Keiba Tool, Maruto Hasegawa Kosakujo Inc., Head Office/Factory: 16-1, Doba, Sanjo City, Niigata Pref., Japan / https://www.keiba-tool.com/keiba/en/ / est. 1924 /

Kiichi / Kiichi Tools Co., Ltd., 2-6-11 Honjo Nishi, Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 578-0965, Japan / https://www.kiichi.co.jp/ / est. 1950 /

Kimba / Fong Song Co. Ltd., Japan /

King TTC / see Tsunoda Co. Ltd. /

Koken / Ko-Ken Tool Co. Ltd., 656 Nakaho, Kakegawa-City, Shizuoka-Pref., 437-1402 Japan / https://www.koken-tool.co.jp/en/index.html / est. 1959 /

Kowa / see Kowa Seiki /

Kowa Seiki / Kowa Seiki Co. Ltd., 2-15-18 Misuji, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0055 / https://www.kowa-seiki.co.jp/ est. 1952 /

KTC / see Kyoto Tool /

Kyoto / Kyoto Tool Co. Ltd., 128 Sayama-Shinkaichi, Kumiyama-cho, Kuse-gun, Kyoto, 613-0034, Japan / https://en.ktc.jp/ / "KTC" "Nepros" / est. 1950 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#ktc /

Lobster / see Lobtex /

Lobtex / Lobtex Co. Ltd., 12-8 Shijocho, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka, Japan / https://www.lobtex.co.jp/ / "Lobster" "New Lobster" / est. 1923 / http://www.lobtex.co.jp/english/company/history/tabid/144/Default.aspx / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#lobster /

Maeda / Maeda Metal Industries Ltd., 2-6-32, Matsubara, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture 578-0922, Japan / / "Tone" / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#tone /

Makita / Makita Electric Works Ltd., Anjo, Japan / https://www.makita.biz/ / est. 1915 / power hand tools / product currently manufactured in eleven (11) countries /

Maruyoshi / Maruyoshi Mfg. Co. Ltd., 930-1 Kasa, Miki, Hyogo, 673-0402, Japan / http://www.maruyoshi-mtc.co.jp/ / saws, edge tools, garden tools /

MCC / Matsuzaka Iron Works, 2-9 Yonegahama, Yokosuka, 238-0011, Japan / http://mtzk.co.jp/ / est. 1908 / patent D252666 Aug 21 1979 Masuharu Sakamoto & 4084317 Apr 18 1978 & 4094064 Jun 13 1978 & RE30613 May 19 1981 Masahiko Nakamura & Hidehiko Itou / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#mcc /

Merry / see Muromoto Tekko Co. Ltd. /

Michihamono / Michihamono Industrial Co. Ltd., 2-40-8, Kamiya, Kita-ward, Tokyo 115-0043 Japan / https://michihamono.com/ / est. 1973 / edge tools /

Mitoloy / https://www.mitotool.com/ / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#mitoloy /

Mitutoyo / Mitutoyo Corp., 20-1, Sakado 1-Chome, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213-8533, Japan / https://www2.mitutoyo.co.jp/eng/ / https://www.mitutoyo.com/ / est. 1934 / precision measuring tools /

Mokuba / Mokuba /

MTC / see Maruyoshi Mfg. Co. /

Muromoto / Muromoto Tekko Co. Ltd., 1-2-3, Takanomichi, Hirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1131, Japan / https://www.muromoto.co.jp/ / "Merry" brand hand tools, "Nile" brand power tools / est. 1927 /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Japan

Nepros / see Kyoto Tool Co. Ltd. /

Netsuren / Miki Netsuren Industrial Co. Ltd., Japan / http://www.neturen.co.jp/index.html /

Nile / (power tools see Muromoto Tekko Co. Ltd.) /

NT / NT Inc., 4-3-29 Nakano Higashisumiyoshi-ku Osaka, Japan / https://www.ntcutter.co.jp/ / est. 1953 / circle cutter /

Okada / Okada Metal Industry Co., Ltd., 673-0404 561 Omura, Miki City, Hyogo Pref. Japan / https://z-saw.co.jp/ / est. 1945 / saws /

Otoro / Otoro Design Inc., Japan / pipe clamp /

Quali-Kraft / adjustable wrench see Petersen Tool Co., El Dorado, KS / first production run was U.S. made / https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=3555939&typeCode=0 /

Razorsaw / see Tamatori Sangyo Co. /

S.E.K. / see Suekage Tool /

Shell / Shell Tool, Osafune Industry Co. Ltd., 3-chome-10-2 Oimazatonishi, Higashinari Ward, Osaka, Japan / http://e-osafune.com/ / http://www.shell-tool.com/ /

Shinano / Shinano Inc., 1-20-17 Tokumaru, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan / https://shinanoinc.com/ / est. 1949 inc. 1961 / pneumatic power tools /

Shinwa / Shinwa Rules Co. Ltd., 3-18-21, Koya, Sanjo, Niigata 955-8577 Japan / https://www.shinwa-measuring.com/ / measuring devices /

Showa /

Silky / Silky Saws, Ono, Japan / https://silkysaws.com/ /

Suekage / Suekage Tool Co. Ltd., 1-15-26, Suehiro, Miki-shi, Hyogo, Japan / (also dba Suekage Sangyo Co., Ltd.) / http://www.suekage.co.jp/ / est. 1952 /

Sugino / Sugino Engineering Corp., Nara, Japan / bicycle tools /

Sunflag / Shinke Mfg. Co. Ltd, 1-9-36, Sumida, Higashi-Osaka City, Japan / https://www.sunflag.co.jp/english/index.html / est. 1952 /

Super / Super Tool Co. Ltd., 158, Minoyama, Naka-Ku, Sakai-City, Osaka Pref., Japan / https://www.supertool.co.jp/ / "Supertool" / est. 1960 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#supertool /

Supertool / see Super Tool Co. Ltd. /

Tajima / TJM Design Corp., Tokyo, Japan / https://www.tajimatool.com/ / est. 1909 /

Tamatori Sangyo / Tamatori Sangyo Co., Ltd., 58-14 Omura, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture 673-0404 / https://www.gyokucho.co.jp/ / est. 1975 / "Razorsaw" saws /

Tamiya / Tamiya Inc., 3-7 Ondawara, Suruga-Ku, Shizuoka 422-8610 Japan / https://www.tamiya.com/ / est. 1946 / modeling and craft tools /

Tanaka / Tanaka Tool Co. Ltd., 1-63, Maedacho, Mizuho-Ku Nagoya, Aichi, 467-0815 Japan / "HTK" / acquired 2007 by Hitachi-Koki Co. Ltd. /

Three Peaks / Three Peaks Giken Co. Ltd., 2171 Tsukanome, Sanjo City, Niigata-Pref., Japan / http://www.3peaks.co.jp/company/index.html / est. 1952 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers-p3.html#three-peaks /

Toho Koki / Toho Koki Co. Ltd., 2500, Koizumi, Yamatokoriyama, Nara 639-1042, Japan / "Hit" / http://www.hittools.co.jp/eg/main.html / est. 1938 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#toho-koki /

Tokoma / Tokoma Co. Ltd., 1438, Shikiji-Cho / screwdriver /

Tone / Lock Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan / https://www.tonetool.co.jp/ / est. 1998 /

Top Kogyo / Top Kogyo Co., Ltd., 2190-5 Tsukanome, Sanjo City, Niigata, Japan 955-0055 / https://www.toptools.co.jp/ / http://alloy-artifacts.org/japanese-tool-makers.html#top / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/top-kogyo-co-ltd-makers-of-top-tools.510514/ /

Toyo / Toyo Steel Co. Ltd., 4-8-13 Kanou, Higashi Osaka, Osaka, Japan / https://www.toyosteel.jp/en / est. 1969 / tool storage systems /

Tsubosan / Tsubosan File Co. Ltd., 1511-26 Nigata-Sanbashidori, 737-0154 Japan / https://tsubosan.co.jp/english/info/product04.html / est. 1928 /

Tsunoda / Tsunoda Co. Ltd., 1535-5 Yoshida shimo nakano, Tsubame City, Niigata 9590215 Japan / https://www.tsunoda-japan.com/EN/index.html / est. 1972 / "King TTC" /

Vessel / Vessel Co. Inc., 17-25, Fukae-Kita 2-chome, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-0001 Japan / https://vessel.co.jp/english/ / est. 1962 /

Witherby / Witherby / wrench / https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2024/02/witherby-dogbone-wrench.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/gimmick-wrenches-tools.428536/page-5#post-10653097 /

Yanmar /

Z Saw / see Okada Metal Industry /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Mexico

Urrea / Grupo Urrea, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico / www.urreaprofessionaltools.com / "Urrea" "Surtek" "Lock" / est. 1985 / (formerly "Protomex") /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Netherlands

Apex / Apex Tool Group B.V., Phileas Foggstraat 16, 7821 AK Emmen, Netherlands / Crescent, GearWrench, H.K. Porter, Lufkin, Nicholson, Wiss /

Bosch / Bosch Power Tools B.V., Konijnenberg 60, 4825 BD Breda, Netherlands / Bosch Power Tools made in Germany /

Mueller / Muller Werkzeug Benelux, Toepadweg 4, NL5301 KA, Zaltbommel, Netherlands / see Mueller Werkzeug GmbH & Co. KG, Flursrasse 13, D96215 Lichtenfels, Germany /

Nooitgedagt / Nooitgedagt / chisels / acquired by Record, subsequently Newell-Rubbermaid /

Van Duijl / Jozua Cornelis Hendrikus Van Duijl, Kralingsche-veer, Netherlands / adjustable wrench / patent 600813 Mar 15 1898 J.C.H. Van Duijl / also manufactured by Thomas Chatwin Ltd., Birmingham, England (and others) /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in New Zealand

Eclipse / see James Neill & Co. Ltd. /

Elastrator / Elastrator Co. Ltd., Blenheim, New Zealand / "Elastrator" castration tool / US patent 2447474 Aug 17 1948 Arthur Oswald Hammond / New Zealand patent Ser. No. 569406 /

Neill / James Neill & Co. Ltd., New Zealand /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Norway (Norge)

* in the Norwegian language, a "wrench" is a "skiftenokkel"

Berner / Berner AS, Holmaveien 25, 1339 Voyenenga, Norway / https://shop.berner.no/ / est. 1957 / * manufacturer or distributor? * /

Kongsberg / Kongsberg, Kongsberg, Norway / skiftenokkel /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Poland

Derby / Derby / wrench /

Neo / Neo see Topex /

RWKa / Radomska Wytwornia Kluczy, Poland / https://papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=26623 /

Topex / Grupa Topex, Pograniczna 2/4, 02-285 Warszawa, Poland / https://www.grupatopex.com/en/neo/ /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Portugal

Tome Feteira / Tome Feteira, S.A., Apartado 1, 2431-909, Vieira de Leiria, Portugal / https://tomefeteira.com/ / files, rasps, saws / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...portuguese-tool-manufacturing-company.523659/ /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Romania

MOB/IUS / Str. Narciselor nr.50, 500251, Brasov, Romania / https://www.mob-ius.ro/ /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Russian Empire, Russian Federation, and Soviet Union (U.S.S.R)

* in the Russian/Ukrainian lexicon, a "wrench" is referred to as a "key" *

see: https://woodcraftsman.ru/index.php?topic=47343.0

Niz / see Novosibirsk Tools Plant /

Novosobirsk / Novosobirsk Tool Plant, 177 Bolshevistskaya str., Novosibirsk, Russia, 630083 / https://www.niz.ru/ / "H in a diamond" logo /

Y.T.C.M / (as it appears on the wrench) Ukranian Trust of Agricultural Engineering, Odessa, Ukraine / marked "3OP" (ZOR) "Plant of the October Revolution" / marked "Odessa" on reverse (in Cyrillic) / Johannes Gen plant operated independently until 1917 /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Slovakia (Slovensko)

Beargrip / Beargrip s.r.o., Koll rova 88, Martin 036 01, Slovakia (Slovensko) / http://www.beargrip.com/ / (formerly of Netherlands) /

Triumf / Triumpf Professional Tools Ltd., Kollarova 4096, 036 01 Martin-Jahodn ky, Slovakia (Slovensko) / https://www.triumftools.sk/ / est. 1999 /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Slovenia (Slovenija)

Kraftgrip / see Oplast /

Oplast / Oplast d.o.o., Tepanje 63, 3210 Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia / https://www.oplast.si/ / "Kraftgrip" screwdrivers /

Orodje Zrece / see Unior /

Rovtar / Rovar Forge & Tool Works, Bine Rovtar s.p., Partizanska 3a, 5280 Idrija, Slovenia (Slovenija) / https://rovtarforge.com/hand-forged-tools/ / striking and edge tools /

Unior / Komet in Unior, Kovaska cesta 10, 3214 Zrece, Slovenia / https://uniortools.com/ / est. 1919 / formerly Orodje Zrece /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in South Africa

Gedore /

Golden City /

Rothenberger / Rothenberger Tools S.A. (PTY) Ltd., PO Box 4360, Edenvale 1610, 165 Vanderbijl Street, Meadowdale Germiston, Gauteng (Johannesburg), South Africa / https://rothenberger.com/za-en / pipe tools /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in South Korea (ROK)

Han Dok / Han Dok, Korea / wrench /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Spain

Acesa / Acesa Tools merged in 1995 with Palmera and Irimo to form Herramientas Eurotools SA /

Grip-on / Grip-on Tools S.A., Eitua Industrialdea, 27 48240, Berriz, Spain/ https://www.grip-on.com/es/ / pliers, locking pliers /

Herramientas / Herramientas Eurotools SA acquired by Snap-on 1995 / article: https://journaltimes.com/news/snap-...cle_605d6fcc-e559-54fb-8b79-25e81b3c8dbb.html /

Igan / see Retail Product Global, SL, Barcelona, Spain /

Igance / see Retail Product Global, SL, Barcelona, Spain /

Irazola / Irazola, Spain / acquired by Snap-on 1995 /

Irega / Irega S.A., Fueros, 1, 48250 Zaldibar, Vizcaya Spain / http://www.irega.es/en/ / est. 1945 / adjustable wrenches /

Irimo / Irimo Tools merged in 1995 with Palmera and Acesa to form Herramientas Eurotools SA, acquired by Snap-on 1995 /

Palmera / est. 1934 as Juan Vollmer S.A. became Palmera Industrial S.A. 1978, merged in 1995 with Acesa and Irimo to form Herramientas Eurotools SA / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/01/palmera-wrench-spain.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/juan-vollmer-sa-palmera-palm-tree-hand-tools.538401/ / https://memoriasclubdeportivodebilbao.blogspot.com/2017/04/juan-vollmer-y-la-fabrica-palmera.html /

Piher / Piher, Industrias Piqueras S.A, Poligono Cantabria 1, C/ Pescadores 6 26009 Logrono, Spain / https://www.piher.com/ / clamps / est. 1957 /

Retail / Retail Product Global, SL, Calle Reina Christina 9, 1 08003, Barcelona, Spain / front for Shenzhen Lejian Life Health Management Consulting Co., Ltd., China / "IGAN" and "IGANCE" tools manufactured in PRC /

Roebuck / (manufactured by Palmera) /

Super Ego / Super Ego Tools S.L.U., Ctra. Durango-Ellorio Km 2, 48220 Abadiano-Bizkaia, Spain / http://www.super-ego.es/ / est. 1946 / pipe tools /

Urko / Urko Tools S.A., Avda. Otaola, 15 - Apdo. 129, 20600 Eibar (Guipuzcoa), Spain / clamps / est. 1927 /

Zenten / Zenten Bernhard Groten, Poligono Industrial Soroxarta, Burniola Kalea, 20C, 20305, Irun, Gipuzkoa, Spain / https://zentenbg.com/ / est. 1966 /

Zubi-Ondo / Zubi-Ondo / adjustable wrench /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Sweden

Anton Berg / see Berg, E.A. /

Asplund / A. Asplund, Eskiltuna, Sweden / pliers /

Atlas Copco / Atlas Copco Group / Stockholm, Sweden / ahttps://www.atlascopco.com/ / acquired Saltus 2013 manufactured in Tierp Sweden as of 2018 /

Bahco / Bahco / http://www.bahco.com / est. 1886, acquired by Sandvik 1991, acquired by Snap-on 1999 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/european-tool-makers.html#bahco / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79279 /

Berg / E.A. (Erik Anton) Berg., Eskilstuna, Sweden / pliers, chisels, snips / https://workingbyhand.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/swedish-chisels-from-e-a-berg/ /

ESAB / Elektriska Svetsnings-Aktiebolaget (ESAB) see Elektriska Svetsnings-Aktiebolaget (ESAB), North Bethesda, MD /

Eskilstunasteel / Eskilstunasteel, Torshalla, Sweden / "Gensco" chisels, edge tools / est. 1936, acquired by Bahco 1959 / see also General Steel Warehouse Co. Inc., Chicago, IL / https://galootopia.com/old_tools/chisels/swedish-chisels/eskilstunasteel-chisels/gensco-chisels-new/ /

Ferrator / Ferrator, Eskiltuna, Sweden / screwdriver / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tools-from-nordic-countries.474036/page-4#post-10896838 /

Gensco / Gensco chisel see Eskilstunasteel /

Jernbolaget / Jernbolaget, Eskiltuna, Sweden / chisel /

Kamasa / Kamasa Tools, KG Knutsson AB, SE-191 81 Sollentuna, Sweden / https://www.kamasatools.com/ / est. 1968 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/kamasa-vs-kamasa-tools.355831/ /

Kling / Henning Kling Smidesfabrik, Torshalla, Sweden / est. 1880 / wrench /

Kohlswa / Kohlswa Sweden, Kolsva, Sweden / https://www.kohlswasweden.com/ / anvils /

Kronsagar / A.B. Kronsagar, Lidkoping, Sweden / "Kron" hacksaw, hacksaw blades /

Lindstrom / F.E. Lindstrom / https://www.lindstromtools.com/ / est. 1856 / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p2.html#lindstrom /

Nike / Nike, Eskilstuna, Sweden / ratchet /

Oberg / C.O. Oberg & Co., Eskiltuna, Sweden / files /

Olssoen / Emil Olsson, Eskiltuna, Sweden / knives, rules / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/tools-from-the-old-world.28952/page-872#post-10584300 /

Orenco / Orenco, Eskiltuna, Sweden / "Chrom Vanadium" wrench /

Sandvik / Sandvik AB, Box 510, SE-101 30 Stockholm, Sweden / est. 1862, acquired by Snap-on 1999 /

Vigor / B.J. Vigor, Sweden / pliers /

Volvo / Volvo, Sweden / auto maker / Volvo branded screwdriver marked "Chrom Vanadium" /

Wallmek / Wallmek i Kungalv AB, Bultgatan 18, SE-442 40 Kungalv, Sweden / https://www.wallmek.se/ / est. 1978 / specialty automotive tools /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Switzerland

AC / AC Safety Tools S.A., Route de Chesalles 48, 1723 Marly Fribourg, Switzerland / https://www.carltsoe.com/ / non-sparking non-magnetic safety tools / see also Carltsoe, see also Ampco Metals / sole U.S. distributor CS Unitec Inc. https://www.csunitec.com/ /

Ampco / Ampco Metals S.A., Route de Chesalles 48, 1723 Marly, Fribourg, 1723 Switzerland / https://www.ampcometal.com/ / parent company of AC Safety tools /

Baumann / Baumann / punches, chisels /

Baiter / H. Baiter & Co., Switzerland / "Aadorf" files /

Carltsoe / see AC Safety Tools / Originally founded and manufactured in Denmark. acquired by Carltsoe (AMPCO Metal Group) moved to Switzerland /

Erem / Erem / pliers /

Felco / Felco SA - Marche Suisse, Rue de la Rinche 3, CH-2206 Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland / https://felco.com/ / est. 1945 / shears, pruners, secateurs /

Fruh / Fruh AG, 54b Langfeldstrasse, Frauenfeld, Thurgau, 8500, Switzerland /

Glardon / Antoine Glardon, Vallorbe, Switzerland / see Vallorbe / https://www.vallorbe.com/en-ch/company/history /

Gressel / Gressel AG, Schutzenstrasse 25, CH-8355 Aadorf, Switzerland / https://www.gressel.ch/ / vise /

Grobet / see Vallorbe /

Huber & Dubs / Huber & Dubs, Zurich, Switzerland / wrench / patent 1080064 Dec 2 1913 Jacques Huber /

Kraftwerk / Kraftwerk Group AG, Mettlenbachstr. 23, 8617 Monchaltorf, Switzerland / https://www.kraftwerktools.fr/ / est. 1979 /

Oetiker / Oetiker Schweiz AG, Spatzstrasse 11, Postfach 358, CH-8810 Horgen, Switzerland / parent company of Elm City Tools, Wallingford, CT /

PB Swiss / PB Swiss Tools, Bahnhofstrasse 24, 3457 Wasen/Bern, Switzerland / https://www.pbswisstools.com/ / est. 1918 / screwdrivers /

Pfeil / F. Zulauf Messerschmiede und Werkzeugfabrikations AG, Dennliweg 29, CH-4900 Langenthal, Switzerland / https://pfeiltools.ch/ / est.1902 / cutting and edge tools /

Refco / Refco Mfg. Ltd., Industriestrasse 11, Kitzkirch 6285, Switzerland / https://refcoswiss.com/en-us/ / est. 1972 / ratchet / patent 6311584 Nov 6 2001 Te Chen Chu / * unit produced in Taiwan (ROC * /

Sicpa / Sicpa, Lausanne, Switzerland / est. 1927 / specialty inks / can opener manufacturer unknown / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...tamped-sicpa-can-opener.522253/#post-10331603 /

Vallorbe / Usines M tallurgiques de Vallorbe SA, Rue du Moutier 49, CH-1337 Vallorbe, Switzerland / https://www.vallorbe.com/ / "Glardon" precision files /

Vautier / Vautier et fils, Geneva, Switzerland / engraving tools /

Weinmann / Weinmann / bicycle wrenches /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Taiwan (Republic of China)

* see: https://www.taiwanhandtools.com.tw/en/company.php /

Action / Action Tools Corp., 407 No.82, Lane 352, Kwang Fu Rd., Situn District, Tauichung 40760 / http://www.actiontools.com.tw/ "Fabisa" / est. 1964 /

Alston / Alston Development Co. Ltd., Tainan Hsien, Taiwan / can opener / patent US 5946811 Sep 7 1999 Kun-Jen Chang /

Capri / Capri Tools, 1788 West 2nd, St. Pomona, CA 91766 / https://capritools.com/ / product is produced in Taiwan R.O.C. /

Fabisa / see Action Tools Corp. /

High Five / Hi-Five Products Developing Co., No 236, Sec. 4, Yatan Rd, Daya District, Taichung City 42854, Taiwan R.O.C. / http://www.newtools.com/ /

Infar / Infar tools / http://www.infar.com.tw/

Kabo / Kabo tools /

Lancer / Yih Cheng Factory Co. Ltd, No. 103, Nangang 3rd Rd., Nangang Industrial Zone, Nantou City, Taiwan / https://www.lancer-yctools.com/ / screwdrivers / est. Dec. 1965 /

Longinney / Longinney Enterprise Co. Ltd, 411 No.2. 14th Rd.,Ta-Li Industrial District, Tai-Pin City, Taichung City, Taiwan / est. 1975 / https://www.taiwantrade.com/suppliers/detail.html?companyid=165928 /

Popular Mechanics / "Popular Mechanics is a trademark of the Hearst Corporation, licensed and marketed by Wal Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas 72716" / manufactured in Taiwan /

Qualipro / Qualipro Enterprise Co., Ltd., No. 58 Hongzhai St., Huatan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan 50349 / https://www.qualipro.com.tw/ / pruners, secateurs, saws, punches /

Rotar/Toptul

Star / Star-Asia USA LLC, PO Box 58399, Renton, WA 98058 / https://www.titan-us.com/ / product manufactured in Taiwan R.O.C. / see also Titan /

Taiwan Zest / Taiwan Zest Industrial Company, Ltd., Taiwan / manufacturers of hand tools for NEBO /

Teng / Teng Tools Int. Sweden AB Taiwan Division, No. 80, 32nd Rd., Taichung Industrial Park, Taichung City 407, Taiwan / http://www.tengtools.com.tw/ /

Titan / see Star-Asia USA LLC /

Wiga / see Yeon Cheer Fong Enterprise Co. Ltd. /

Yeon / Yeon Cheer Fong Enterprise Co. Ltd., 1F No.84 Chienchih St., Eastern Dist., Taichung, Taiwan 40146 / http://www.wiga.com.tw/ / est. 1984 / "WIGA" tools /

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Turkey (Turkiye)

Retta / Retta Profesyonel El Aletleri A.S., Orhangazi Mah. 1673 Sk. No. 18 Esenyurt, Istanbul, Turkey / https://retta.com.tr/en/ / est. 1989 /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in United Arab Emirates

Rothenberger / Rothenberger Middle East FZCO, Jebel Ali Free Zone, 261190, Dubai, U.A.E. / https://www.rothenberger.ae.org/en/ /

Rothenberger / Rothenberger Middle East Equipment Trading LLC., Al Quoz Industrial Area 3, PO Box 261190, Dubai, U.A.E. / https://www.rothenberger.ae.org/en/ /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Fujiya / Cong Ty Tnhh Fujiya Manufacturing Viet Nam, 4JHV+VWG, Duong De1a, Thoi Hoa, Ben Cat, Binh Duong, Viet Nam / http://fujiyavn.com/ /

List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools Manufactured in Yugoslavia

Tang / wrench /

 

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Meeker's www.AntiqBuyer.com sells antique patented wrenches & farm tools

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Blacksmithing, locksmithing, repousse and general metalworking on-line reference for blacksmiths and metal artists. Daily tips, Comics, Chat, Plans, On-line Store and more. Questions answered daily.

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The History of the Can Opener - Google Arts & Culture

Discover about this essential tool

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The Virtual Corkscrew Museum

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The Davistown Museum | Regional history museum

The Davistown Museum is a tool, art, and regional history museum with two physical locations in Maine and a website, rich with resources.

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Join EAIA: Discover Historic Trades & Industries

Join the Early American Industries Association on a fascinating journey through historic trades, crafts, and industries. Discover the benefits of membership today!

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Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world's online marketplace. Top brands, low prices & free shipping on many items.

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galootopia

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https://www.georgesbasement.com/braces/ - vintage braces

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Accueil - Histoires d'outils artisanaux

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Language selection - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Main Site / Sélection de la langue - Site principal d'Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada

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Making sure you're not a bot!

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Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers A – F

This spirit/alcohol preheater can came with an AIDA Model 233 lantern in Ralph Trask’s collection. Note the antlered deer logo that signifies the AIDA brand. This funnel and pricker came wit…

terry-marsh.com

Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers G – Z

Jason Tyler got this tip cleaner with a collection of hollow wire items. It was made by The Gloria Light Co. of Australasia, Melbourne, Australia. It is just over 2″ in length and is missing …

terry-marsh.com

Wooden Clamps, Hand Screws, and Related Tools

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This site exists for the benefit of tool collectors as well as those with an interest in history. Areas of interest include agricultural, wrenches, early automotive tools, jacks, implements, steam and hit or miss engines, spark plugs, farm implements, bicycles and motorcycles, primitives...

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The Hole Punch

The first book dedicated to antique and vintage paper hole punches

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http://www.zeppy.io/discover/us/antique-buggy-wrench

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A-Z List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...YI7UKRpUd3aheAE86KBQRBGb9s/edit#gid=666157805

Wilton dates: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XPd0wMd6vseGwtNc0_PCa6jPnCfZ1YHWZppnqi2FM60/edit#gid=0

 

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List of Manufacturers and Brands of Mechanics Hand Tools

For the most current update to the LIST, click below and download a copy in Windows notepad *.txt format. The content of the thread above may not include the most current information.

Please let me know about any errors or dead links via P/M. Thank you!

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