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Mr.Nutcase

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Who made Powr-kraft tools, and where they sold at ?
They look like Wright........
My Wright ratchet looks like the Powr-kraft ratchet I have....
 
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Dont know which manufacturers made them or when, but they were sold at Wards... and if you're interested I have a bunch for sale, all NOS. The stuff is nice looking too.
 
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Power Kraft tools were sold through Montgomery Wards stores. I am not sure of the manufacturer but I would suspect that there were several different ones depending on the tool.
 
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Mr.Nutcase said:
Who made Powr-kraft tools, and where they sold at ?
They look like Wright........
My Wright ratchet looks like the Powr-kraft ratchet I have....
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They were sold at Monkey Wards and a pile of companies made tools for them, Indestro, Wright and Thorsen for sure probably others as well, I just picked up some old Wards' Riverside offset box wrenches, I'll post a pic of them shortly.
 
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Yeah, I've got several Powerkraft tools also...but all used. I also have a fairly small Powerkraft metal toolbox. I have always heard that Montgomery Wards sold Powerkraft, but I also have some old "Ward" brand tools.
 
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Here's the Wards' Riverside wrenches and a Powr-Kraft extension I had laying around, maybe some here can identify the maker of it.

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Mickey O said:
Made by Indestro/Duro (according to Alloy Artifacts), they are the nicer ones and would be Duro or Super Indestro, not regular Indestro.
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i knew they looke familiar :headscrat
i went out to the garage to look around, and got sidetracked picking up and putting tools away so i forgot to look.

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I was told that the people that made crescent made powr-kraft,not sure if this is correct. But I can say 100% that my powr-kraft screwdrivers are very nice !
 
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First tools I ever purchased myself. I was about 13 I guess. A neighbor told me I was better off with Craftsman and they were the only Power-Kraft brand tools I ever had.

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Wasn't Riverside their second line, like Sears Companion?
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I'm not really sure, I didn't read the whole page, I just did a search after I bought them to find out about them. I bought them at a sale where FoMoCoPower (member here) was at and there were several Indestro wrenches and I was telling him I'm not buying anymore of them (I have too many and they are not high end like Duro, Indestro Super or Super Quality) and I get home and find out they are made by Indestro. But they are decent quality they look like Super Quality wrenches that were also made by Indestro/Duro.

While on the subject of Indestro/Duro I ran across these while sorting stuff, mini brake pliers (they are not modified), I think they're pretty cool.

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I run across a lot of Powercraft tools and most look to be nice quality. Monkey Wards had a big presence here in the Baltimore metro area. Many mechanics I talk to have a decent amount of respect for Powercraft. Certainly not SO, but decent.
 
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Barcalo Buffalo Tools - made many of the Montgomery Ward Powr-Kraft and Riverside tools as well as the Western Auto tools and of course their own Barcalo tool line.
 
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Yes, wrenches were (at least for a time) obviously Barcalo. I've heard Wright on the ratchets, but I have at least one that looks different. Boxes were Remline.
I've been collecting any Ward's brand lately-it's pretty nice stuff. One of these days I'll get around to comparing everything and figuring out OEMs.
 
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I have a set of Power Kraft, Ratcheting Box End Wrenches. They are sized from 1/4'' to 7/8". I have used them hard and they have held up well.
 
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I have many Powr Kraft tools I have picked up over the years. The only ones I know who the maker was ones i bought in 1981. My new job required I have some metric tools. Mine are made by Thorsen. I know this because I now have the same tools, but with the Name Thorsen on them. I have been using them now for 31 years and most of them have held up well. Where I live there is many Powr Kraft tools to be had. Both hand and power.

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