Are craftsman tool boxes made in China?
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I thought they were made by Waterloo .. a Canadian company .. or at least they used to be made by Waterloo ..
mooman
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Isn't Waterloo a USA copmpany? It's owned by Fortune Brands.
Fortune Brands, Inc.
520 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
But they do some of their production here, in Mexico and offshore.
Fortune Brands, Inc.
520 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
But they do some of their production here, in Mexico and offshore.
sonexer
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I have an old Craftsman roller that was made by Waterloo in the US, but now I believe most are made in Mexico.
Last I had it a couple years ago it was.
Large ones and small hand boxes made in Mexico.
The 26 inch size was US, but that could have changed. USA was on the boxes of the ones we got last year.
The el-cheapo homeowners series I had seen with China on the shipping box. This is the ones below the quiet glide standard.
Large ones and small hand boxes made in Mexico.
The 26 inch size was US, but that could have changed. USA was on the boxes of the ones we got last year.
The el-cheapo homeowners series I had seen with China on the shipping box. This is the ones below the quiet glide standard.
Walterchang
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Yes mine was echo en china.
I just bought a cheapo 26-inch intermediate box from Lowes (TaskForce) that, but for the name plate and drawer trim, is identical to my 15-y.o. Craftsman cheapo rolling chest. Both are Waterloo. It (the TaskForce) was made in the US....
lbgradwell
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Yes, Waterloo is USA...
Canadian Craftsman boxes are made by SPG International in Quebec. One of the very few Craftsman items in Canada that isn't made in China...
dankicksass
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The 26in 14-drawer quiet glide combo I bought a couple months ago was made in China. Every box I looked at in the store up to 56in was made in China or unmarked.
Bolster
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Where do I look, on my Cman box, to find COO?
Where on the box does it say Made in China? I went to Sears today and I looked around the box but I didn't see any words "Made in China" on the box.
TheGrooveking
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I bought two Waterloo US410BU service carts and a Waterloo 6 drawer side cabinet and all were made in China. I was shocked to see it when I opened the first box, but I must say they are very well made and well finished.
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dankicksass
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It says on the shipping crate label, it's stamped on the bottom of the box and on the red safety/pn sticker on the boxes I've looked at.
griff99
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I have a total of 3 Craftsman tool storage boxes (26" combo) and a tool cart, the boxes all start with OEM code 706 which after a little Googling turns out is Waterloo as I suspected. The cart starts with 502, and Google returns that as Murray, I know Murray makes lawn mowers and such for Craftsman, so is it possible they have allocated the same number to 2 different companies, or does Murray make toolcarts?
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Just bought a Craftsman cantilever box and of course its made in china. I would not of bought it if i had known but i ordered it and had the gf pick it up. Does not have anything stamped in it at all and only has a little sticker that says Craftsman and guess what...its on there crooked!
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Mine only says made in china on the cardboard box it came in.
arkangel06
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My box is made in Canada eh but its a couple years old.
wantedabiggergarage
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What is the item number?
TheGrooveking
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My Waterloo US410BL cart which is the same as the Craftsman 4 drawer cart is made in China. It was on a small piece of paper in the box, its almost like they do everything they can to not disclose it.
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Chadro
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I'll have to look at mine because I'm not sure. Regardless of COO, it's a *************.
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What is the item number?Stuey
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Dunno. On the boxes I bought a few months ago, there was no COO info ANYWHERE. Not on their cardboard boxes, not on the tool cabinets themselves, not in the documentation, nowhere...
wantedabiggergarage
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So are you in Canada? Sears is different there from here (numbers don't transfer, stuff made by different companies, etc).
Brandon_Lutz
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I ordered a 26 inch BB top and bottom combo and it said Made in USA on it when I received it.
Might have been N.O.S. so who knows. All I know is that I havn't had a lick of trouble with it, other than after roughly 25 minutes, I had it filled to the brim with tools and ran out of space.
Might have been N.O.S. so who knows. All I know is that I havn't had a lick of trouble with it, other than after roughly 25 minutes, I had it filled to the brim with tools and ran out of space.
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Yes I am in Canada. Its red with black trays and the dimensions are 21 1/4'' w. x 8 3/4'' d. x 12'' h. overall if Usa's Sears carries the same one.
wantedabiggergarage
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No they don't, part number doesn't cross over either (used it to search the site). It has been years since they have (one was in the classifieds). I have an old Kennedy but it is too tall for the location I want to put it (needs to stash under a seat for road use), so far only one Excel brand fits my needs (wanted to see what else was out there first).
Bolster
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That was stamped on the tool box somewhere? If so where?
I see this is an old thread, but I have been looking for an American made tool box, not Chinese or Canadian. But I have come to the conclusion I am not going to find an American made for a couple hundred bucks. An American made tool box is gonna cost 1000's of dollars not hundreds. I am looking for used American made, still there not cheap and some have missing parts. I'll keep looking!
I was in your same situation. I ended up with a Canadian made International.