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Offline tucker

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« on: August 02, 2013, 04:16:39 PM »
anyone know who made "penncraft"brand for jc penney.thanks
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Offline Lostmind

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« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2013, 04:35:40 PM »
They sent folks to Sears for warranty when they quit selling them. Probably whom ever was making them for Sears at the time?
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Offline lbgradwell

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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2013, 04:41:35 PM »
New Britain certainly made "Penncraft" tools, while SK made "JC Penney" tools, but there may have been other suppliers.

Can you post a photo of the tool in question?

Very odd that JC Penney would refer customers to Sears for warranty as I don't believe either of those companies was supplying for Sears at the time (though both have been Sears suppliers over time)...
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Offline mikeswrenches

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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2013, 05:56:00 PM »
I talked to an old guy at the Flywheelers tractor show in Jan. or Feb. and he told me the same thing...that S-K had made the J.C. Penny tools.  I didn't think to ask him if they had made Penncraft too.  Maybe next time.

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Offline RedVise

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Re: "penncraft"
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2013, 09:02:07 PM »
I dont have data, but I do have a pics of my 3/8" ratchets.
Thats the venerable 45170 SK ratchet next to 2 Penncrafts.
The shank on the Penncrafts is smaller, but the head design seems exact.
Those 3 ratchets are all I need for 3/8 work.

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Offline lbgradwell

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Re: "penncraft"
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2013, 09:25:02 PM »
Those Penncrafts are indisputably New Britains.
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Offline tucker

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Re: "penncraft"
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2013, 02:57:21 AM »
thanks for the response guys,its for a friend.
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Offline Lostmind

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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2013, 08:07:40 AM »
My experience was with the chrome open end wrenches. They looked a lot like SK. The chrome was
Peeling and I went to Pennys and that's what they told me. I never did try it at Sears though.
This was in the mid 1970's ?
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