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Craftsman is a line of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear.Originally a house brand established by Sears, the brand is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker.. As with all Sears products, Craftsman tools were not manufactured by Sears during the company's ownership, but made under contract by various other companies.
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.
The Craftsman Industrial hand tools are Made in USA, but are sold through industrial distributors like Grainger and MSC. You won't find them in Sears or other retail stores. It appears that the majority of the Craftsman tools in stores are made elsewhere now, mostly in China, but some also in Taiwan. How do you know where the tools are made?
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Craftsman (tools), a brand of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear formerly controlled by Sears Holdings, now owned by Black and Decker, Inc. Craftsman Book Company, publisher of technical references for construction professionals; Craftsman furniture, the Arts and Crafts Movement style furniture of Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops
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