Hudson Forge Co.

[woody 73]

I apologize up front this had been posted before but something happened and it was lost...Sigh after a long talk with Ryan over a pm he said post it again. Ryan I hope it never happens again; I am afraid at my age of starting all over again enough said.

So with some new pictures, a few links and from what I can remember maybe in the future if someone ever comes across any tools they can post it here.

No information to go on, lots of dead ends, Yes I know they have a Hudson Forge in Germany but again these are made in the USA. Some talk of the tools being made by the Ohio Tool & Die, but again a dead end.

Some links, a few pictures for you on this nice warm Friday night, wish I could crack this Company information maybe one day.

http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/hudson_forge_oe1214_723_wrench_f_cropped_inset.jpg

http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/hudson_forge_pliers_cropped_inset2.jpg

http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/229611/thread/

http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=373582458

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-hudson-forge-co-smoothing-107720916

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/hudson-forge-plane-ohio-tool-co

https://trademark.trademarkia.com/hudson-forge-73080169.html

https://www.timetestedtools.net/2016/01/27/ohio-tools-planes-and-some-history/

 

[RTM]

Don’t worry Woody, you aren’t losing it. I saw the post and poke around a bit, but had nothing further to add to your work.

 

[RTM]

I have a contact who just grabbed a Hudson Forge Germany #4 looking plane. Drop me a note if you want to get pix from him.

 

[PSCo1867]

Hudson Forge 731A. The only Hudson Forge item I've ever seen up close.

 

[woody 73]

OP what a great find good job.

Wish I could find more information about the company in question.

Woody

 

[MisterEd]

Hudson Forge Co. Parrots-Head Combination Plier

Alloy Artifacts says, “We added this entry as a place to display tools bearing the "Hudson Forge" marking, but have suspected for some time that the "Hudson Forge Co" was a brand rather than an actual tool company.

This suspicion was recently (2021) confirmed with the discovery of trademark #230,183, which displays the text "Hudson Forge Co" in a circular logo. The trademark was issued to the W.T. Grant Company in 1927.”

Various Hand Tool Makers [Page 3]

Page 3 of a collection of tools from various hand tool makers.

alloy-artifacts.org

They add that this Parrot-Head’s Handle pattern “closely resembles the checkered pattern used by J.P. Danielson” A Parrot-Head identical to this one appears in their discussion.