What is this logo/brand?

[floyd612]

I bought a Craigslist toolbox the other day. Just a common looking cantilever box, but I can’t find this logo anywhere. Anyone know what it is?

 

[drivesitfar]

No idea, but I'll follow along and get more information.

it looks like good quality, but bigger pictures would be nice or some my thing it's a beer holder.

 

[floyd612]

I’ll get a pic of the whole box tomorrow. It’s at the shop. Heavy, good, metal.

 

[floyd612]

More pics. It’s 20”x8”x7” tall.

 

[outofbounds]

More pics. It’s 20”x8”x7” tall.

Great box! I would look to European makers to find your answer, personally. I'm struck as either French or Italian

 

[Provincial]

The first letter seems to be a Greek "pi", The "L" in the middle is the Greek letter "gamma", but is upside down. the "E" at the end corresponds to the Greek letter "epsilon."

The first letter may be "pi" styllzed, or blended with another letter.

 

[RTM]

I would agree on European. Saw lots of them in that shape in stores over there, and at the construction sites I was at.

 

[floyd612]

The only clue I could find was that if the logo is ATLE, that’s a Norwegian name.

 

[outofbounds]

More pics. It’s 20”x8”x7” tall.

Stahlwille offers a very similar cantilever box with embossed lid, but it only has one handle bar.....so the mystery goes on.

https://www.tools-giant.com/item.ph...MI1YjXmcaS7gIVylPVCh2RlwcpEAQYAyABEgLT3vD_BwE

 

[floyd612]

I’ve noticed most of the newer ones have the one, bigger, handle. Probably more ergonomic. Maybe this is the earlier version...

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That's not an early Duplex or a later (post-Plomb Tool Co acquisition) Duplex, lending some credence to the European theory. Have you posted it on the "Old World" thread? If that's a common or popular European logo, it will be recognized there.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I don't think there's an evolution from two to one. Duplex patented the first cantilever here in the US in 1928 and it had the taller single handle. Maybe the two handle design variant was intended to simplify the construction (the cantilevers operate differently) or get the handle out of the way over the top of the tray.

 

[floyd612]

Thanks. I’ll check out the Old World thread.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

General Discussion board.

 

[macgee]

I'm going to say its from Japan. Looks like an old Trusco or Toyo although the handles are a little different. They made many tool boxes in this configuration for other companies.