Old logo ID markings guide

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(* photo images courtesy LesserSon *)

 

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(* photo image courtesy Leviton *)

Brink & Cotton / Brink & Cotton Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, CT / "C" clamps / http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2012/10/vanished-tool-makers-brink-cotton.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301180 /




(* Buffum Tool Co. see also post #76 *)

 

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Bog / Bog Mfg. Co., 2120 N. Menard Avenue, Chicago, IL / http://alloy-artifacts.org/bog-mfg-chicago.html / http://alloy-artifacts.org/bog-mfg-chicago.html#history / http://toolarchives.com/index.php/node/65 /

 

[d42jeep]

Pratt & Whitney tap and box lid.
-Don

 

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Astro / Astro Pneumatic Tool Co., 1230 Santa Anita Ave. #E, South El Monte, CA 91733 / http://www.astrotools.com/ /



(* note multiple name changes for Forsythe. logo remains unchanged. *)\

Forsyth / Forsyth Industries Inc., 1255 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY / Forsyth Mfg. Co. / Forsyth Metal Goods Co., East Aurora, NY / http://forsythindustries.com/ / Patent 593543 Nov 9 1897 H.B. Rose / spanner, alligator wrench /

 

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(* not to be confused with Enderes, the screwdriver manufacturer *)

Enders / Wm. Enders, Walden, NY (St. Louis, MO) / "Oak Leaf" tools, hardware, firearms / est. 1915 / (see also E.C. Simmons) /

 

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Porter / H.K. Porter Inc., 74 Foley St., Somerville, MA / currently part of Apex Tool Group, LLC / "HKP" / http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=10667 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419703 /

 

[d42jeep]

Ingenious handle markings of H. K. Porter.
-Don

 

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Oswego / Oswego Tool Co., 119-27 W. First St., Oswego, NY / "Giles Patent wrench" / patent 391957 Oct 30 1888 J.A. Giles / http://alloy-artifacts.org/other-makers-p2.html#oswego / https://www.vintagetools.net/product/oswego-tool-co-8-inch-stilson-wrench-561pc / http://toolarchives.com/node/253 /

 

[woody 73]

Another good one by four cycle is the Eberhard Mfg. Co. out of Cleveland, Ohio.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9032564#post9032564

 

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(* photo image courtesy Mark914 *)

Pennsylvania / Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Works, Philadelphia, PA / (Philadelphia Lawn Mower Co.) / implement wrench some units stamped "1036A" with "M in a circle" logo / http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=628.0 /

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Mayhew box that held a set of long punches when it was new.
-Don

 

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Universal / Universal Wrench Co., Detroit, MI (and Winsor, Ontario, Canada) / patent 1305628 CA191760 / Universal Lever Adjustable Wrench /

 

[Fred Knox]

I posted this first on an older thread, but thought this one might get more views. I am working on restoring an older pair of cast shelves for one of my daughters. When I took off the many layers of paint, I came across the trademark or logos you see here. The first looks like a "Y and an M with a candy cane in the middle". On the doves, there is a second trademark/logo that is a "24.23". I have come up empty searching the internet. Any ideas or direction is appreciated.

 

[woody 73]

Fred and others just a friendly reminder please refer to post comment #95 only post if you know the maker so that others can find the information rather then what is the maker type questions.

Thank you.

 

[3baygarage]

Dunbar Drop Forge Co

-as seen on an adjustable wrench:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8705173#post8705173

 

[woody 73]

True Temper design a Triangle with two TT marks.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=268427&highlight=rocket

 

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Vlchek Tool Co., 3000 E. 87th, Cleveland, OH / http://alloy-artifacts.org/vlchek-story.html / http://alloy-artifacts.org/vlchek-story.html#history / http://toolarchives.com/node/323 /

(* photo image courtesy Private Lugnutz *)

 

[d42jeep]

I grabbed this from an eBay listing. McAleer was a wartime maker of toolboxes.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a Boice Crane decal from an early drill press.
-Don

 

[JjKk40]

@ d42jeep.... I just grabbed thus box off of FB Marketplace. Same toolbox manufacturer?




q

 

[Leviton]

Pine Knot. Jno. W. Price.

Sold by Belknap Hardware & Mfg. Co.

From a pair of regular slip joint combination pliers.

 

[softailgarage]

A lot of valuable info here, thank you guys. Might want to make this a stickey.

 

[d42jeep]

@ d42jeep.... I just grabbed thus box off of FB Marketplace. Same toolbox manufacturer?




q

It’s probably not McAleer. The handle mounts are recessed and it’s postwar with the copyright mark next to the P&C markings. I think lots of manufacturers made similar boxes.
-Don

 

[woody 73]

The next is very interesting because some of the wrenches are unmarked and some are marked with Barcalo Buffalo, they have a nice design and should you ever find an unmarked wrench then you will know it is from the Barcalo Buffalo Company:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=480583

 

[woody 73]

Another interesting example from a GJ post of the Mark MH or Mckaig- Hatch.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=480593

 

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Malco / Malco Products Inc., 14080 State Highway 55 NW., PO Box 400, Annandale, MN 55302-0400 / http://malcoproducts.com / patent D901999 Nov 17 2020 Thomas Andrew Batho, Jon Eric Navratil / "Eagle Grip" locking pliers (manufactured in Dewitt, NE) /

(* awaiting confirmation from manufacturer that patent information is correct. 050721 *)
(* not to be confused with the "Eagle Grip" pipe wrench - Mid America Products, Inc., Omaha, NE / patent 2691317 Oct 12 1954 Ernest T. Olson *)

 

[d42jeep]

Here is one that people may not have seen. The file is mine, the box image I found on the internet. The Rex File Company
-Don

 

[woody 73]

A very nice example of the German Peddinghaus Makers Mark on one of their hammers:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=480746

Their Web-Site:

https://www.peddinghaus.de/en/products/peddinghaus/hammers

 

[woody 73]

Klein-Logan Co. of Pittsburg Pa. Makers of Picks and Railroad Tools.

K&L shield Logo.

Forge Mark. What company?

Once again I have found another sledge with a mystery forge mark. I have never seen a mark like this before. Looks to me like E K Co. (Ekco.) but I can't find any info on Ekco making hammers. Only the forge/company mark and the number 4. Any ideas?

www.garagejournal.com

 

[d42jeep]

Here is the Forsberg Mfg. Co. logo on one of their hacksaws.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Consolidated Tool Works of New York logo on one of their hacksaws. Not much finish left on this early example.
-Don

 

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Larson Tool & Stamping Co, Attleboro, MA


Wyeth Hardware & Mfg. Co., St. Joseph, MO. (logo on left from a hammer head logo on right from 1892 invoice)

 

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Sargent / (see Oetiker) / Sargent & Co., New Haven, CT / http://www.sargenttools.com /

 

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Three locations. All one and the same:

Ashcroft / Ashcroft Mfg. Co. (see also E. H. Ashcroft Co., Boston) / Bridgeport, CT (offices in NYC) / wrench (1876-1909) – Consolidated and eventually part of Dresser Industries, Stratford, CT

Ashcroft / E.H. Ashcroft Co., Boston, MA (see also Ashcroft Mfg. Co., Bridgeport CT) / patent 22157 Nov 30 1858 & 79724 Jul 7 1868 James R. Brown / pipe tongs, other tools /

* see notes on patent 22157 at datamp.org

 

[d42jeep]

Here is the Western Giant logo on my toolbox.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I snapped a shot of this General Hardware Manufacturing Company cardboard box at the flea market this morning. It had the die for a flaring kit inside, the anvil was missing, and I wasn't that interested in buying it, but I thought the packaging with logo, products, and address was worthy of a photo.

 

[Debcrow]

Oswego Tools, T inside a O on a very old No. 2 Commercial vise.

 

[four.cycle]

^ see also Oswego Tool Co. LOGO in post #129 above