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This page will present a table of brand names and informal trademarks known to have been used by various tool companies.
In addition to registered trademarks, many tools are marked with words or stamped images serving as brand names or informal trademarks. In some cases, the maker may have claimed the brand as a trademark, but the corresponding registration has not yet been found in the USPTO trademarks database or in the Official Gazette publication.
Over time, we expect to discover some of these missing trademark records, and entries in the "Brands" table will move to the Trademarks table. This has happened recently (2021, 2022) as brands Artisan, Barcaloy, HEXALL, Motiv, and VOLUME were all discovered to be registered trademarks.
The table below provides our current list of brand names and informal trademarks, with notes indicating the particular use.
| Mark | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ARM | Arm Sangyō | Japanese trademark |
| Arpeco | Rogers, Printz & Co. | Brand used for wedge-adjusting wrench |
| ASH | Asahi Kinzoku Kōgyō | Japanese trademark |
| Auto-Grip | Cleveland Wrench Co. | Brand name for self-adjusting nut and pipe wrench |
| Auto-Kit | Danielson, J.P. Company | Brand used for open-end and open+box wrenches |
| BESCO | Battery Equip. & Supply | Trade name in use by 1921 |
| Brazil Tools | Sherman-Klove Co. | Second label used during 1930s |
| Chrome-X | Western Auto Supply | Alternate form of ChromeXQuality |
| ChromeXQuality | Western Auto Supply | Brand used for top-quality tools from 1936-1939 |
| Chromium Vanadium | Western Auto Supply | Brand used for alloy steel tools in early to mid 1930s |
| Controlled Steel | Danielson, J.P. Company | Descriptive term used as a brand on wrenches |
| Cromal | Williams, J.H. & Co. | Brand used for alloy steel tools in mid 1930s |
| Curko | Currier-Koeth Mfg. | Brand used for valve tools, wrenches, and socket sets |
| DENKO | Wakui Seisakusho | Japanese trademark for pliers |
| Dreadnought | Kraeuter & Co. | Brand used for nickel alloy steel |
| Eclipse | Montgomery Ward & Co. | Brand for tools, sometimes as “Ward's Eclipse” |
| FITZALL | Standard Wrench & Tool | Brand used for wedge-adjusting wrench |
| Fulton | Sears, Roebuck & Co. | Brand used for tools |
| Handy-Hex | Duro Metal Products | Brand used for box-end wrenches in mid 1930s |
| HeXo | Blackhawk Mfg. | Brand used for wrenches in mid 1930s |
| Hi-Test | Hi-Test Premier Products | Brand used for tools from 1950s to 1970s |
| HIT | Toho Kōki | Japanese trademark for adjustable wrenches |
| HITROI | Toho Kōki | Japanese trademark for adjustable wrenches |
| Hy-Bar | Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. | Brand name for angle-head wrenches |
| IMCO | Irvington Mfg. | Brand marked on tools |
| Indestro Super | Indestro Mfg. | Successor to “Super-Quality” |
| Iroquois | Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. | Brand name for hatchet combination tool |
| ITMA | Belzer | Brand marked on tools |
| King | Tsunoda Company | Japanese trademark for pliers |
| Ko-Ken | Yamashita Kōgyōkenkyūjo | Japanese trademark for socket tools |
| Krieger | Bonney Forge & Tool | Brand used for wrenches in WWII |
| LACO | Lakeside Forge Co. | Brand used for adjustable wrenches |
| Lakeside | Montgomery Ward & Co. | Brand for tools, sometimes as “Ward's Lakeside” |
| Master Quality | Montgomery Ward & Co. | Brand for tools, sometimes as “Ward's Master Quality” |
| Matchless | Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. | Brand name for pliers and screwdrivers |
| MCC | Matsusaka Iron Works | Japanese trademark |
| Merit | Sears, Roebuck & Co. | Brand used for tools |
| MERRY | Muromoto Tekkō | Japanese trademark for pliers |
| Mosco | Motor Specialties Co. | Brand marked on tools |
| Motor Spec | Diamond Calk Horseshoe | Brand used for pliers |
| Nickel Molybdenum | Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. | Brand-like marking used by BHM |
| Norivell | Vlchek Tool Co. | Name used on holder of wrench sets |
| Orenco | Orencoverken AB | Brand marked on tools |
| Perfect Handle | Smith, H.D. Company | Brand used for screwdrivers, wrenches, other tools |
| Perfection | Duro Metal Products | Brand used for box-end wrenches in 1932-1933 |
| Polygon | Indestro Mfg. | Brand used on box wrenches in mid 1930s |
| Ray (Sweden) | Orencoverken AB | Brand “Ray” marked on tools |
| Reliance | Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. | Brand name for screwdrivers |
| Rotfuss | Tracht-Odenthal | Brand used for pliers |
| Roxco | Trimont Mfg. | Brand used for pipe wrenches |
| SANKI | Hokuyo Sangyō | Japanese trademark for tools |
| SDF | Showa Supana | Japanese trademark logo used for wrenches |
| Snail | Smith, Thomas & Sons | Brand with snail logo marked on tools |
| Speed-Hed | Thorsen Manufacturing | Brand used for ratchet-action wrenches |
| Strong HIT | Toho Kōki | Japanese trademark for adjustable wrenches |
| Super-Head | Super Tool | Japanese trademark for ratchet-action wrenches |
| Super-Quality | Indestro Mfg. | Brand used from mid 1930s to mid 1940s |
| Superslim | Williams, T. Company | Brand used for tools |
| Suregrip | Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. | Brand name for nail pullers |
| Tiger Tools | Gamble Stores | Brand used in late 1930s to early 1940s |
| TTC | Tsunoda Company | Japanese trademark for pliers |
| U.S. | Lowentraut, P. Mfg. | Brand used for tools, sometimes in a diamond logo |
| Victor | Yuasa Hardware | Japanese trademark for tools |
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