Craftsman Wrench Logos
From Wayne's Dusty Box of Words
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.
| 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 |
