Can anybody Identify this Craftsman bit driver

[stevec5]

Can anybody identify this Bit Driver, it has CRAFTSMAN written across the pocket clip. I can't find reference to it anywhere, It has 6 double ended mini driver bits, extendable shaft and brass insert in the cap to hold one of the bit drivers (magnetic).

 

[PBCampbell]

"Best Way Tools" maybe? I remember those being rebranded by a few retailers for several years.

 

[stevec5]

That was the clue I needed PBCampbell.......... Thanks , I guess Sears threw on a Craftsman pocket clip.

 

[four.cycle]

Best Way / Best Way Tools Inc., 171 Brook Ave. Deer Park, NY, 11729-7204 / https://mayhew.com/ est. 1977 incorporated 1977 / acquired by mayhew /

recently acquired by Mayhew (per phone only two or three years ago.)

 

[stevec5]

Best Way / Best Way Tools Inc., 171 Brook Ave. Deer Park, NY, 11729-7204 / https://mayhew.com/ est. 1977 incorporated 1977 / acquired by mayhew /

recently acquired by Mayhew (per phone only two or three years ago.)

Thanks four.cycle, that's it

 

[Jtels85]

I remember seeing them at Sears sometime in the mid-2000’s. They weren’t there very long from what I recall.

 

[redmondjp]

They moved to Ormond Beach, FL in 2015:

Tool maker may bring 35 jobs to city | Observer Local News

Tool maker may bring 35 jobs to city

www.ormondbeachobserver.com

Sold to Mayhew in late 2019:

Commission approves incentives for SKYO

The Ormond Beach City Commission approved a resolution assigning job growth incentive payments to Skyo Industries.

www.hometownnewsvolusia.com

It's a small victory, but it's nice to know that there are still American manufacturers, although my internet search shows that their company also imports items from (shocked face) China and India.

This is a link (it's safe, it downloads a pdf file) to a pdf that has another good article on them from the Daytona Beach News-Journal - they make those x-in-1 screwdrivers for Ace Hardware and other stores:

https://www.ormondbeach.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=4957