New tools

[dandan111]

Went to the local farm store,bought some cheaper tools. A wright screw driver,nice quality,a true craft universal socket that is pretty nice(Japan) and a set of screwdrivers(herbrand) made in Canada. Screwdrivers are cheap and feel cheap as well.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77941408@N02/7894854956/" title="Untitled by [email protected], on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7894854956_7aff643111.jpg" width="282" height="500" alt="Untitled"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77941408@N02/7894524534/" title="Untitled by [email protected], on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/7894524534_b45f984fd3.jpg" width="500" height="282" alt="Untitled"></a>

 

[4x4gearhead]

I didnt know herbrand still made tools. Never really looked into it though either. Nice score on the wright screwdriver, theyre tough as nails.

 

[dandan111]

I think they were like $17. Blades seem fine but the handles are kind of chap feeling.

 

[bcradio]

I think they were like $17. Blades seem fine but the handles are kind of chap feeling.

Had some money burning a hole in your pocket? I do that sometimes.

 

[SMKS]

Did this store have very old stock? Truecraft has been out of business since around the early 2000s and Herbrand is also defunct.

From Alloy Artifacts:
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/herbrand-van-chrome.html

By the 1960s the increasing competition in the tool industry had made it difficult to remain independent, and in 1961 Herbrand was acquired by the Kelsey-Hayes Corporation, an industrial manufacturer. Kelsey-Hayes had previously acquired Utica Tools in 1956, and Herbrand became part of their Utica Tools Division. The parent company built a huge new factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina for the combined Utica-Herbrand manufacturing operations, and by 1962 Utica and Herbrand had relocated to Spartanburg. A further acquisition in 1964 added Bonney Forge and Tool to the Utica Tools Division.

In 1967 the Utica Tools Division was acquired from Kelsey-Hayes by the Triangle Corporation. Initially all three tool brands remained in production under Triangle, and tools made during this era were marked with a small triangle symbol. Triangle was eventually acquired by Cooper Industries, and at some point the Herbrand line was discontinued.

 

[dandan111]

I had a few extra dollars and yes this store always has older odd ball stuff. Lots of sk 1/2 ratchets,I have no need but want one. I think it was under $30 tuff1

 

[lbgradwell]

Herbrand survived in Canada until the 1990s at least. They were located in Toronto...

Can you post some close-ups of those screwdrivers? I've never seen any.