I am 35 years old, so nothing quite that old, by comparison, but nonetheless. I have a Craftsman circular saw, the first power tool I ever owned personally (not my parents). It is a 75th anniversary edition, which sets it around 2002. Still use it today, but mostly use my Makita tracksaw.
I also have a Craftsman 100 some odd piece mechanics set (ratchet/sockets) from the same era. Its my main socket set, in my home/hobby woodshop box, though the blow molded case is long gone, and I don't use the ratchets much anymore.
I will never get rid of either, until the saw breaks, both come with fond memories. My dad was not into tools, we paid someone do maintenance on the cars and house, my mom hung pictures and such, also did minor repairs, so we did have a basic tool set (drills, circ saw, hand tools, etc). Not to discredit my dad, he worked hard and has taught me some other very valuable life skills, that most definitely helped shape who I am today... That said, I always was a tinkerer, have pictures of me at like 5 taking apart one of those old plastic push/sparking toy mower toys. I built forts and treehouses, then started skateboarding in middle school and built a ton of ramps for myself and friends. In high school, I helped my neighbor do some work on his rental properties. I chalk up most of what I know today, from him. He didn't teach me everything, but he sure gave me a good start. At any rate, one day I was doing some painting with him, instead of paying me for the work, we stopped by Sears on the way home and picked up that saw and a 19.2 Craftsman drill/driver set. I was thrilled at the time, no telling how much stuff those tools helped me build, and certainly helped get me where I am today!
The socket set was a Christmas gift from my parents, along with a set of Craftsman screwdrivers, a 10" craftsman miter saw (handle broke and is gone), Craftsman pliers set (US made, black handles, still have and love those, too), and some other odds and ends tools. Probably the same year as above, thats all I wanted was tools. To fix my car, to build stuff, to install car stereos, etc. My senior project, I built a handicapped accessible picnic table and donated it to the church, using all my own tools... My senior project mentor, you ask, my neighbor from above.
