Canton Drop Forge "Secure Grip" no. 2 alligator wrench

[BlackVersa2]

Picked this up today. Didn't see much with a search, so I thought I'd share.

There appears to be an eagle mark on the Secure Grip side, but it was smushed.

Canton Drop Forge is still in business today, if it's the same company.

 

[HeelSpur]

Picked up this double head Canton Drop Forge, this one has a clear logo of and eagle holding a wrench. Didn't see the logo on AA of WN sites.
This is from the Wrenching News site;

SURE GRIP

Store brand for the E. C. Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Missouri Found on several alligator wrenches.

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[Private Lugnutz]

this one has a clear logo of and eagle holding a wrench

That would make an awesome tattoo!

Terrific find.

 

[four.cycle]

Canton / Canton Drop Forge, Canton, OH / "Secure Grip" and "Sure Grip" "alligator wrench" / private label brand for E.C. Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, MO / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...rge-secure-grip-no-2-alligator-wrench.518087/ /

Secure / Secure Grip "alligator wrench" see Canton Drop Forge, Canton, OH /

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

Sure Grip / "Sure Grip" "alligator wrench" see Canton Drop Forge, Canton, OH /

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I am NOT finding a trademark for "Sure Grip"

BK

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Mark Stansbury at TrowelCollector.blogspot.com wrote:

"Simmons’s many brands included Keen Kutter, Enders, Oak Leaf, Chipaway, Polly Prim, Run Easy, Blue Brand, Delmar, Sterling, American, Delft, Van ****, and Wonder. Wikipedia states that Keen Kutter was first used by Simmons in 1866, adopted as a trademark in 1870, and was used on their highest quality tools and cutlery."

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GJ Member HeelSpur, quoting from WrenchingNews.com wrote:

"This is from the Wrenching News site;

SURE GRIP

Store brand for the E. C. Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Missouri Found on several alligator wrenches.

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[RTM]

SURE GRIP

Store brand for the E. C. Simmons Hardware Co., St. Louis, Missouri Found on several alligator wrenches

Confirmed via vintage catalog page

cant screenshot from phone

E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter : Catalogue No. 776 : Simmons' Manual Training Blue Book : Simmons Hardware Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

513 p., illus., 25.8 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[four.cycle]

oh.. there's no question that they had been issued a trademark for "Sure Grip" - I just have not been able to FIND the trademark.

I had "Sure Grip" in the list before I saw this thread... I just haven't figured out HOW to find a trademark when all I have is the maker's name and the thing they're wanting to trademark. (name or otherwise)