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2. J.H. Williams Tool Group - Wikipedia

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   The business was relocated to Brooklyn in 1884 and took the name J.H. Williams & Co in 1887. The company was one of the first to offer mass-produced drop-forged hand tools. [3] A second factory was opened in Buffalo, New York in 1914, now the site of General Motors' Tonawanda Engine plant. [4] The company was acquired by Snap-on in 1993.

3. SK Hand Tools - Wikipedia

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   The company has a tool line of over 3,500 items including wrenches, ratchets, screwdrivers, tool boxes and air tools. In 2021, SK was acquired by Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial. Jay Leno described the company as "an iconic American brand for decades," [2] and the company is known for inventing the round-head ratchet wrench.

4. New Britain Machine Company - Wikipedia

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   In 1957, Luther Kilness filed patent numbers 2,554,990 [4] and 2,981,389 [5] with the United States Patent Office. This design can be said to be the next evolution of the ratchet design of SK Hand Tools' Theodore Rueb. [2] This ratchet was a very successful design, lasting from its introduction in 1961 to the eventual closure of New Britain in ...

5. Craftsman (tools) - Wikipedia

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   The Craftsman trademark was registered by Sears on May 20, 1927. [2] Arthur Barrows, head of the company's hardware department, liked the name Craftsman and reportedly bought the rights to use it from the Marion-Craftsman Tool Company for $500 (equivalent to $8,770 in 2023). [3] The brand's early customers were mostly farmers.

6. Easco Hand Tools - Wikipedia

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   Easco continued the Craftsman contract with Sears. By 1969, the parent company was known as Easco Corporation. [1] Tools made by MDF for Sears have a "V" maker's mark on them, those by Danaher had a "V^" (V and upside down V, sometimes a right-side up V). Variations of the "VV" exist including three digit codes on tools such as ratchets.

7. Kobalt (tools) - Wikipedia

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   Lowe's and manufacturing partner J.H. Williams launched Kobalt in 1998, [1] with the intention of competing against rival retailers Sears and The Home Depot and their respective Craftsman and Husky tool brands. [2] In 2003, the Danaher Corporation began producing the majority of Kobalt hand tools. [3] [4]