Zeeman
Well-known member
I got these dividers out of an old Craftsman tool box that I finally got around to cleaning out. I bought two Craftsman rolling cabinets, and the guy pretty much threw in the two older boxes for free. There were a few interesting things in them, and this is the one I think is the coolest. When I first looked at the writing, I saw "True Value". I'm a big Paul Harvey fan (stay with me now), and remember the way he used to say, "Now that's...true value" after he told us about some new tool or item that was on sale at True Value. I did not think True Value was as old as these dividers, but above the True Value logo, It reads "Hibbard's" without the 'i' dotted. So I did some research on Hibbards and found out that the company was originally called Tuttle, Hibbard & Co. This was in 1855. The location, Chicago, Illinois. Hibbard died in 1903, but in 1932, the hardware company started selling tools under the name True Value. In 1948, John Cotter bought the operation, and the rights to the name True Value. I don't know if John was of cotter pin fame, but it's fun to think he might be. John paid 2.5 million for his purchase. Anyway, back to the Paul Harvey connection. Paul's first job was as a radio announcer in Chicago, Illinois, so that explains how he might have gotten the job advertising True Value stuff on his commentary show. It's beginning to come together. I'm no Paul Harvey, but "Now you know......
the rest of the story."
Here's the box the dividers were in, just rusting away.
Here are some before pictures.
And some After shots.
the rest of the story."
Here's the box the dividers were in, just rusting away.
Here are some before pictures.
And some After shots.
