West German tools

[joe dirt]

Digging through my dads toolbox, found a set of pliers,,Grants,,, any info? any sets?

 

[3baygarage]

Made in Germany for WT Grant/ Grant's department stores. I don't know much about the store but probably lots of info out there. Their tools came from different sources like other big stores.

 

[joe dirt]

thanks

 

[Jazz1]

Mastecraft (Canadian Tire) had tools made in Germany 40 odd years ago and stamped as such

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

Made in Germany for WT Grant/ Grant's department stores. I don't know much about the store but probably lots of info out there. Their tools came from different sources like other big stores.

3bay,

Any further info on WT Grants tools? I found a thread talking about the store but nothing on the sockets. Pictured is two 3/8" drive 9/16 & 3/4 sockets I found at the flea market. Seem decently constructed. No country of origin marking.

 

[nz44tool]

Just stumbled across this thread, right after I stumbled across this Grants screwdriver. In really nice condition, too. No country of origin, though.

 

[Lesserstore]

Just stumbled across this thread, right after I stumbled across this Grants screwdriver. In really nice condition, too. No country of origin, though.

Looks like Great Neck to me. Page from Catalog no. 33. (1952 would be my guess; 1919+33)

 

[nz44tool]

!!!!! Looks like you nailed it, and really quickly too. Thanks, now I can sleep tonight!
Looks like Model E33. Interesting that Grant's didn't adopt some version of that same part number.
I'd forgotten that Great Neck made some decent tools a while back; their more recent stuff seems pretty junky to me.

 

[Mintgrun]

I have a few Great Neck examples and also Happy Home, which have a different color scheme.



Happy Home was a Woolworth brand name.

 

[nz44tool]

I have a few Great Neck examples and also Happy Home, which have a different color scheme.



Happy Home was a Woolworth brand name.

Thanks, Mintgrun! I hadn't heard of Happy Home tools. I'm curious - do the part number systems for the 2 stores resemble each other at all?

 

[Mintgrun]

The Happy Home drivers are both marked G-126. I don't see that on the list above.

I didn't make the Woolworth connection until I noticed the name on a package of rubber feet I bought at Habitat and on the back side it says Woolworth Woolco.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Page from Catalog no. 33.

Autographed by Mr. Very Good.