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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: skipskip on June 25, 2016, 04:10:45 PM

Title: Dunlap perfect handle screwdriver
Post by: skipskip on June 25, 2016, 04:10:45 PM

Must be Sears bought them from HD Smith?

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Title: Re: Dunlap perfect handle screwdriver
Post by: Papaw on June 25, 2016, 04:53:46 PM

More likely Irwin, since Dunlap wasn't used until after H D Smith went out of business.
From Vintage Machinery- Dunlap-

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A brand of Sears, Roebuck & Co., made by Atlas Press, Central Specialty (later King-Seeley), Double A Products, and others. The Dunlap brand was first used in 1941, replacing the earlier Companion brand. It was reportedly named after the head buyer in the hardware department of Sears Roebuck.

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