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Craftsman sourced their hand tools from a variety of different manufacturers over the years. They can (mostly) be dated and identified by the alphabetic logo included on the tool. This first table identifies the makers through 1947. After that date, things got a bit more hectic and that data is included in the second table.
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 16 October 2020

Craftsman sourced their hand tools from a variety of different manufacturers over the years. They can (mostly) be dated and identified by the alphabetic logo included on the tool. This first table identifies the makers through 1947. After that date, things got a bit more hectic and that data is included in the second table.


Early Craftsman Series (pre-1947)
Logo Munfacturer Dates
A-circle Empire ca. 1935 - 1973
B-circle Wilde ca. 1949 - 1958
BC unknown U.S. man. ca. ?
BE New Britain ca. 1931 - 1947
BM S-K ca. 1939 - 1951
BT Vlchek/New Britain ca. 1936 - 1938
Cxx Probably New Britain or Hinsdale ca. 1932 - 1936
CI unknown U.S man. ca. 1930 - 1945
CF or C-F Probably Herbrand ca. 1934 - 1939
CK Unknown U.S. man. ca. 1939 - 1943
Craftsman Vanadium unknown U.S. Man ca. 1931 - 1941
C8 JP Danielson ca. 1930 - 1936
F-circle Miller Falls ca. 1949 - 1964
G-circle possibly Lectrolite ca. 1949 - 1964
H-circle New Britain ca. 1931 - 1947
K-circle SK ca. 1939 - 1951 perhaps later
N-square unknown U.S. man. ca ? - ?
P-circle Wilde ca. 1945 - 1979
S-circle Kastar ca. 1960 - 2008 perhaps earlier
V-circle unknown U.S. man. ca. ? - 1985
U-circle Plomb/Penens ca. 1944 - 1948
Y-circle possibly Ridge Tool ca. ? - ?
Z-circle Mayhew ca. 1957 - 1969