Award Tools

[Leviton]

Who made Award tools?

I saw this tack puller. At a distance I thought it was an import, maybe a Fuller brand. I was surprised to see it had USA on it, and because it had a brand name that I had never heard of, I bought it.

It is difficult to search for Award Tools without running into tools given as awards. I was surprised to find a few handled tools by Award on e-bay (click to see pics below). Just looking for some background.

 

[Lesserstore]

Fuller bought them at some point but I don't remember when.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That would explain the resemblance

 

[Lesserstore]

According to the USPTO the Award trademark was first used in 1964, registered in 1965 and sold to Fuller in 1970.

 

[Leviton]

Fuller bought them at some point but I don't remember when.

According to the USPTO the Award trademark was first used in 1964, registered in 1965 and sold to Fuller in 1970.

Lesserstore, thank you so much for this! I was having a difficult time tracking anything down on this company. What you found makes perfect sense.

 

[JjKk40]

We have some Award stuff at work. I know we have a pair of Dykes and some drivers, possibly others. They were in my Bosses Uncles Craftsman toolbox from the 60's-70's mixed in with Bonney, Sears, Craftsman, SnapOn, and some Japan stuff.

 

[Mintgrun]

Here is a stubby that I have. At first, I thought the stamp said WARDS, until I looked closely. I had not heard of this brand.

 

[vintagelady]

Hi - I am a first timer at Garage Journal. Happy that I found it, and this thread. I recently bought a vintage iron corner framing / miter vise. I had never heard of the maker (AWARD), nor could I find another one. Could this be the same Award that made the above mentioned tools?

 

[RTM]

Following the lead of Award being in Flushing, AA says they were an importer, so anything is possible to bear there name, IMO.

DO a browser search for AWARD

http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p2.html.

Looking at the image, and these search results, all look like similar imports

miter clamp - Google Search

 

[vintagelady]

Thanks for the info. This one is pretty hefty, for my tool bench.

 

[J5hort]

I have the same Award tack puller as the OP, but one of the fangs on mine broke off. This tool was super handy and effective when I removed carpet underlayment and tackless that was stapled into the subfloor. I will probably replace, but likely will not be able to find it new. Guessing any warranty is long past. Craftsman has a similar tool and would be consistent with my toolbox.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are my Award pliers. Made in Japan.
-Don

 

[Nutria]