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Trademarks and Logos

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Introduction

This page will present tables of registered trademarks, brand names and informal trademarks, and logo images used by various tool companies. These are closely related concepts that define the way a company presents its products to the public.

Registered Trademarks

Registered trademarks, as the term implies, are words, designs, or images that have been granted trademark status by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office (USPTO). The trademark records maintained by the USPTO are publicly available and can be searched in their online database. In particular, the USPTO TESS system allows structured searching of database fields, and the TSDR system retrieves trademark documents based on the registration (or serial) number.

In a few cases a company may have claimed a particular name or phrase as a registered trademark, but no corresponding registration could be found in the USPTO TESS database. In some of these cases we have been able to locate the trademark using a Google Books search for the published registration in the USPTO Patent Gazette.

In the event that no public record can be found for a claimed mark, it will be included instead in the later section listing informal trademarks.

In the table below, the "Company" column is generally the entity name that filed the application. In the case of name changes or mergers, trademarks representing the same product line may be listed under different entity names. The "Reg." column gives the 7-digit registration number, with leading zeroes as needed to match the format expected by the USPTO TSDR system. The "First Use" column gives the date of the first public use of the mark, as provided by the company with the application. These dates were generally not subject to validation and may be rough estimates in some cases, especially if the trademark application was filed long after the first use date.

Note that the table is sorted first by company name and then by registration number.

Table 1. Registered Trademarks by Company

Company Mark Reg. First Use Filed Issued Notes
A&E Manufacturing Langline 0613062 11/09/1954 11/23/1954 09/27/1955 Text inside oval outline
Abegg & Reinhold Varco 0182374 01/01/1914 11/26/1923 04/08/1924 Tools for metal-working and woodworking
Allen Mfg. [Six Triangles logo] 0201670 01/01/1917 09/11/1922 08/04/1925 For socket-head screws
  Tri-Markt 0276733 12/17/1929 05/31/1930 10/28/1930 For socket-head screws
  Look ... Triangles [logo] 0299295 01/01/1926 07/22/1932 11/29/1932 For socket-head screws
American Chain Co. WEED 0166334 01/01/1904 09/14/1921 03/27/1923 Anti-skid chains for vehicles
  ACCO 0373896 01/01/1938 07/01/1939 12/26/1939 For hoists, trolleys, winches, etc.
American Metal Products Co. Ampco [logo] 0117240 06/02/1914 01/22/1917 06/26/1917 Used for metal castings and forgings
  Ampco [logo] 0501743 06/02/1914 07/05/1947 08/24/1948 Used for non-sparking tools
American Saw Company Alligator 0014524 01/17/1878 05/17/1887 06/21/1887
Armstrong Bros. Tool [Strong-Arm logo] 0095975 09/01/1897 10/19/1910 03/31/1914
  Armstrong 0115574 01/01/1892 11/08/1916 02/27/1917 Notes use on wrenches
  [Strong-Arm logo] 0623406 09/01/1893 03/17/1955 03/20/1956
  Armaloy 0640308 08/01/1946 05/28/1956 01/22/1957
  Armstrong 0652375 01/01/1892 02/26/1957 10/01/1957
Aronson, Louis V. Ronson 0077284 00/00/0000 11/29/1909 03/29/1910 Underline logo. For wrenches.
Barcalo Mfg. Barcalo-Buffalo 0146429 08/28/1908 03/02/1921 09/06/1921 Used for furniture and upholstery
  B Barcalo-Buffalo [logo] 0158332 01/01/1919 03/02/1921 08/29/1922 Used for wrenches, pliers, and socket sets
  Barcalo 0403467 09/01/1913 10/24/1942 09/28/1943 Used for wrenches, pliers, other tools
  Barcaloy 0484879 04/01/1945 05/04/1945 10/29/1946 Used for wrenches and pliers
  Pocket-Pack 0621027 02/10/1953 01/13/1954 02/07/1956 Used for wrench sets
Barnes Tool Co. B [diamond logo] 0047914 00/00/0000 06/26/1905 11/28/1905 Used for pipe cutters
Basford, H.R. Co. Gripso 0429536 05/11/1945 06/11/1945 05/06/1947 Used for locking pliers
Battery Equip. & Supply C Liquid [Logo] 0330163 01/01/1931 06/24/1935 11/19/1935 Used for cleaning and polishing glass
Belknap Inc. Blue Grass [Logo] 0070312 12/14/1905 01/03/1908 08/18/1908 Used on tools and hardware
Bemis & Call B&C [logo] 0073931 00/00/0000 01/30/1909 06/01/1909 Used for wrenches
Bergman Tool Mfg. Blue Bird Tools 0230677 02/04/1927 02/28/1927 08/02/1927 Used for tin snips and hand shears
  Blue Bird 0629907 02/04/1927 12/13/1955 07/03/1956 Used for tin snips and battery service tools
  Dial-A-Cut 0721156 04/08/1960 05/02/1960 09/05/1961 Adjusting device for tinner’s snips
  Power-Cut 0724454 04/30/1954 05/02/1960 11/28/1961 Used for tin snips
Billings & Spencer B [triangle logo] 0024771 09/01/1870 11/18/1893 05/22/1894 Triangle logo
  B [triangle logo] 0045068 00/00/0000 04/04/1905 08/08/1905 Triangle logo; Used for die forgings
  Life-Time 0248759 04/01/1926 06/29/1928 10/30/1928
  Billings B [logo] 0270927 04/01/1926 10/04/1929 05/20/1930 Logo with “Billings” narrower at center
  Country Club 0290638 09/15/1929 00/00/0000 01/12/1932 Used for golf clubs
  Duo-Forged 0296507 01/01/1931 00/00/0000 08/09/1932 Used for golf clubs
  Vitalloy 0354818 10/05/1937 10/19/1937 02/22/1938 Used on wrenches
  Vitalloy 0361283 05/10/1938 06/01/1938 10/11/1938 Used on pliers and hammers
  BILLINGS 0398858 04/01/1926 06/03/1942 11/24/1942 Block text; used for tools and machinery
  BILLINGS 0514096 04/01/1926 10/02/1947 08/23/1949 Block text; used for tools and machinery
Blackhawk Mfg. Blackhawk 0128597 05/31/1919 06/17/1919 01/13/1920 Registration cancelled after Walden lawsuit
  [Indian Head] 0139111 05/31/1919 06/17/1919 01/25/1921 Indian head logo
  Treasure Chest 0281766 03/31/1930 10/29/1930 03/31/1931 Referring to sets of tools
  Nugget [logo] 0416406 02/14/1938 12/09/1944 09/11/1945 Used for wrenches and twisting tool sets
  Adjusto 0419119 03/01/1933 04/23/1945 02/05/1946 Used for adjustable drain-plug wrench
  Blackhawk 0424871 05/31/1919 04/23/1945 10/29/1946 Used for Porta-Power hydraulic tools
  HEXITE 0519634 12/01/1938 12/29/1947 01/10/1950 Used for alloy steel for wrenches
  Lock-On 0522930 06/30/1930 11/26/1947 05/28/1950
Bonney Forge & Tool Silver King 0168360 10/27/1922 06/12/1923 06/12/1923 Used for wrenches
  CV 0171873 11/04/1922 12/30/1922 08/14/1923
  Chrome Vanadium [decal] 0198784 11/15/1922 12/28/1923 05/26/1925 Decal used on wrenches
  Chrome-Vanadium 0202077 11/15/1922 06/02/1925 08/11/1925
  'CV' 0203747 12/19/1922 05/21/1925 09/22/1925
  Bonney Wrenches [logo] 0246827 11/01/1924 03/03/1928 09/18/1928 Plaid triangle with text inset
  HERCULES 0252434 08/25/1928 09/26/1928 02/05/1929 Socket wrenches
  Zenel 0306876 08/31/1932 06/07/1933 10/03/1933
  Bonaloy 0370527 03/06/1939 03/30/1939 08/29/1939
  Bonney Tools 0414465 01/01/1935 11/02/1944 06/12/1945 Text in oval logo
  Bon-E-Con Tools [logo] 0597597 01/12/1953 09/10/1953 11/02/1954 Filed September 10, 1953
Bonney Vise & Tool Bonney 0068202 01/01/1876 11/27/1907 03/17/1908 Text in a semi-circle
  [Shield Design] 0095737 07/01/1913 11/07/1913 03/10/1914 Shield logo
  HERCULES 0104592 01/01/1904 05/13/1914 06/08/1915 Screw wrenches and vises
  Tomahawk [design] 0105480 04/01/1908 03/22/1915 07/27/1915 Text in a semi-circle; combination tool
  Crocodile 0105781 05/08/1909 04/28/1915 08/17/1915 Renewed August 17, 1935
  [Shield with Lehigh] 0126250 12/15/1915 01/16/1917 08/19/1919 Shield with “Lehigh” logo
Braunsdorf-Mueller Co. BMCo [logo] 0081499 01/01/1907 12/23/1909 04/18/1911 Text in oval logo
Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Radio-Lectric 0197009 03/26/1924 06/10/1924 04/07/1925 Screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, punches
  [Screwdriver Handle] 0252720 04/01/1928 10/01/1929 02/12/1929 Screwdriver handle with orange-colored end
  Non-Skid 0279798 11/23/1929 03/13/1930 01/20/1931 Screwdrivers and screwdriver bits
  HY-BAR 0328368 04/03/1935 05/27/1935 09/24/1935 Wrenches
  Non-Skid 0548010 11/23/1929 11/25/1950 09/11/1951 Screwdrivers and screwdriver bits
  Bridgeport 0674925 01/01/1928 02/01/1957 03/03/1959
Brown Company AUTO-CREEPER 0079554 00/00/0000 05/03/1910 09/10/1910
Buffum Tool Co. [Swastika logo] 0075037 00/00/0000 11/05/1908 08/31/1909 Swastika logo
Champion DeArment Our Pride 0161434 01/01/1908 08/31/1921 11/14/1922 Serial 152,415; Published July 25, 1922
  Critics’ 0161435 01/01/1912 08/31/1921 11/14/1922 Serial 152,416; Published July 25, 1922
  [Anvil logo] 0166796 01/01/1893 08/31/1921 04/17/1923 Anvil logo
  Champion 0167707 01/01/1887 08/31/1921 05/08/1923 For hammers, nippers, pincers, other tools
  Channellock [logo] 0310389 05/01/1932 10/27/1933 02/20/1934 Original Channellock trademark
  Channellock 0516728 05/01/1932 10/07/1947 10/25/1949 Notes earlier registration on 2/20/1934
  Champion De Arment 0522034 01/15/1925 02/23/1949 03/07/1950 Pliers, hammers, tongs, other tools
  Channellock 0744756 03/01/1961 04/16/1962 02/05/1963 Used for wrenches and electrician's knives
  Champion De Arment 0756374 01/15/1925 04/23/1962 09/10/1963 First use actually September, 1924 or earlier
Cleveland Hdwe. & Forging CH [logo] 1039520 10/15/1921 08/23/1974 05/18/1976 “CH” in stylized text
Cochran Pipe Wrench Mfg. SPEEDNUT 0097823 03/01/1914 03/23/1914 06/23/1914 Used for wrenches
Coes Wrench Company KNIFE HANDLE 0026392 02/01/1885 03/02/1895 04/09/1895 For wrenches
Coes, L. & Company Eagle [logo] 0001696 00/00/0000 02/27/1874 03/31/1874 For screw-wrenches
Collins Company Collins 0029537 00/00/0000 12/18/1896 01/26/1897
Cornwell Quality Tools Cornwell-Skidmore 0709920 09/17/1959 03/14/1960 01/17/1961
  C Cornwell [logo] 0747209 03/05/1962 03/21/1962 03/26/1963 Cornwell with C in circle logo
  Cornwell 0747210 01/01/1920 03/21/1962 03/26/1963
Crawford Fitting Co. Swagelok 0595412 10/26/1948 04/20/1951 09/21/1954 Used for tube couplings
Crescent Niagara Corp. Billings [logo] 0750104 04/01/1926 01/04/1962 05/28/1963 “Billings” text narrower at center
  C [logo] 0774482 05/16/1962 09/18/1963 08/04/1964 “C” with hex cutout
  Crestex 0890037 05/16/1967 05/31/1968 04/28/1970 Used for insulated hand tools
Crescent Tool Co. CTCO [logo] 0067460 09/01/1907 09/30/1907 02/04/1908
  MoToR KiT 0095302 06/12/1913 06/27/1913 02/10/1914 Used for pliers
  Cee Tee Co 0097826 10/01/1913 03/14/1914 06/23/1914 Used for pliers and wrenches
  Crestoloy 0283646 09/27/1930 10/20/1930 06/02/1931 Used for hand tools
  Crestoloy 0284271 09/27/1930 10/20/1930 06/23/1931 Used for steel to make tools
  Crescent 0299305 01/01/1907 03/19/1932 11/29/1932
  Crestogrip 0643908 05/28/1956 06/19/1956 04/09/1957 Used for pliers
Daido Corporation Daido 0715001 07/01/1936 03/14/1960 05/09/1961
  Allenite 0907510 01/01/1954 02/16/1970 02/09/1971
  Cen-Tech 0972817 01/13/1969 12/14/1971 11/13/1973
  PROMATE [logo] 1157882 05/12/1978 08/22/1978 06/23/1981
Danielson, J.P. Company Bet'R-Grip 0339680 01/01/1933 07/30/1935 10/13/1936 Used for adjustable wrenches
Diamond Calk Horseshoe [Horse Shoe logo] 0168676 08/01/1908 03/11/1921 05/29/1923 Horseshoe and diamond with calk
  Diamond [logo] 0209074 01/01/1919 10/24/1925 02/16/1926
  Diamalloy [logo] 0401456 06/01/1931 12/14/1942 05/18/1943
  Diamalloy [logo] 0585695 06/01/1931 12/14/1942 05/18/1943 Used for tin snips and nippers
  Groove-Joint 0772762 06/04/1952 02/04/1963 07/07/1964 Tongue-and-groove pliers
Dresser Industries Kraeuter 1002227 02/01/1965 10/24/1972 01/21/1975 Used for socket wrenches and other tools
Dunbar Drop Forge Co. D-Diamond [logo] 0157047 12/31/1918 05/16/1919 07/25/1922 “D” in a diamond Ser. 118,540 Pub. 5-10-21
Duro Metal Products Duro-Bilt 0268130 10/12/1929 10/28/1929 03/11/1930
  Duro Chrome 0285395 01/13/1931 01/24/1931 07/28/1931
  DuroLite 0298973 06/15/1932 07/14/1932 11/15/1932 For screwdrivers
  Tools of Progress 0335056 07/01/1934 12/09/1935 05/19/1936
  Spin-Flex 0338643 05/01/1936 05/18/1936 09/15/1936
  Duro 0345576 07/01/1934 12/09/1935 05/04/1937 Used for woodworking machinery and tools
  Duro [logo design] 0345577 07/01/1934 12/09/1935 05/04/1937 Used for woodworking machinery
  Duro-Chrome 0570624 01/13/1931 11/15/1951 02/17/1953 Socket wrenches and sets, other tools
Durston Manufacturing Vim 0517326 01/01/1928 03/05/1948 11/08/1949 Serial 507,302. Published 07/26/1949.
  VIM Tools [logo] 2908054 09/01/1943 11/21/2003 12/07/2004
Easco Hand Tools, Inc. GearWrench 2928469 10/11/1996 01/23/2002 03/01/2005 Ratcheting box-end wrenches
Efficiency Device Corp. Stix-On 0158340 04/01/1921 09/27/1921 08/29/1922 Used for machine wrenches
Enderes Tools ENDERES [logo] 0121609 05/09/1917 10/27/1917 05/14/1918 Used for pliers, chisels, punches, knives
  ENDERES [logo] 0368228 03/20/1917 05/26/1938 06/13/1939 Used for pliers, chisels, punches, other tools
Erie Tool Works PIPEMASTER 0606374 01/27/1932 04/19/1954 05/24/1955 Serial 664,743; Published 03/08/1955
  PIPEMASTER 0622149 01/27/1932 06/13/1955 02/28/1956 Serial 689,371; Published 12/06/1955
Fairmount Tool & Forging FTF [logo] 0567302 02/01/1923 03/22/1949 12/02/1952 “FTF” Triangle logo
Fleet Tool Corp. Fleet 0787776 08/01/1947 04/28/1964 04/06/1965 For wrenches, socket wrenches, other tools
Forged Steel Products Vacuum Grip 0141355 06/01/1920 06/08/1920 04/19/1921 Address in Newark
  FSP [stylized] 0141356 06/01/1920 06/08/1920 04/19/1921 Text “FSP” in stylized logo
Fuller Tool Company BLUE OX 0415648 09/01/1944 12/09/1944 08/14/1945 Screwdrivers
  FULLER 0754049 05/01/1937 02/23/1962 08/06/1963 Mechanic's hand tools
Gamble Stores Inc. Artisan 0372934 03/01/1937 04/11/1939 11/21/1939 Published 09/12/1939
GC Thorsen Inc. TTC Thorsen Tool [Logo] 12/01/1926 05/31/1994 00/00/0000
Girard Wrench Mfg. STANDARD GIRARD 0005880 00/00/0000 00/00/0000 04/16/1878
  GIRARD STANDARD [logo] 0188480 02/09/1923 03/31/1923 08/26/1924 “GIRARD STANDARD” in a diamond
  Girard [logo] 0188484 04/01/1878 00/00/0000 08/26/1924 “Girard” in a diamond
Globemaster, Inc. GLOBEMASTER [design] 0789828 12/10/1959 06/13/1962 05/25/1965 "GLOBEMASTER" in globe design
  GLOBEMASTER [design] 0887014 10/01/1964 06/30/1969 03/03/1970
  TASKMASTER 0919996 06/20/1969 08/13/1969 09/14/1971 Hammers, pliers, other tools
Graham, John H. & Co. Witherby Flare Wrench 0826383 09/14/1964 09/20/1965 03/28/1967 Ser. 228,148; Pub. 01/10/1967
Grant, W.T. Co. Hudson Forge Co 0230183 01/01/1923 05/03/1927 07/12/1927 Used for pliers and wrenches
Greenfield Tap & Die GTD [logo] 0147322 10/01/1915 01/08/1921 06/14/1921
Guthard, Edgar C. Co. Billmont 0130182 06/10/1919 07/09/1919 04/13/1920
H-P Tool Mfg. HP Blue Line [logo] 0789953 05/17/1961 06/15/1961 05/25/1965
  Blue Line 0789954 05/17/1961 06/15/1961 05/25/1965
Hancock Tool Mfg. Co. SHEAR MAGIC! 0543937 01/01/1948 07/30/1948 06/19/1951 Ser. 562,556; Pub. 3/20/1951
Hand Tool Design Corp. Gear Wrench [logo] 2129955 10/11/1996 10/28/1997 01/20/1998 Ratcheting box-end wrenches
Heller Brothers MASTERENCH 0190245 03/01/1924 04/29/1924 10/07/1924 Acquired from Lynch-Mead Mfg.
Henry & Allen Company HA [stylized] 0176557 00/00/0000 07/10/1923 11/27/1923 Wrenches and parts; ser. 183,034; pub. 09/11/1923
Herbrand Corp. Herbrand [logo] 0075371 00/00/0000 01/01/1909 09/28/1909 “Herbrand” in script logo, used for razors
  H [logo] 0130511 01/01/1908 08/07/1918 04/27/1920 “H” in a diamond, used for tools
  Herbrand [logo] 0168970 11/01/1921 10/12/1922 05/29/1923 “Herbrand” in script logo, used for tools
  Van Chrome 0266707 01/01/1919 07/16/1929 01/28/1930 Wrenches
  MULTI GRIP 0285332 04/19/1930 05/31/1930 07/21/1931 Used for plier wrenches
  MULTIGRIP 0517113 04/19/1930 11/28/1947 11/01/1949 Filed by Bingham-Herbrand
  Multitype 0522932 11/01/1933 11/28/1947 03/28/1950 Used for combination wrenches
  Herbrand 0523089 11/01/1921 08/26/1948 03/28/1950 Filed by Bingham-Herbrand
  The Aristocrat [logo] 0523733 04/01/1936 11/28/1947 04/11/1950 Used for wrenches, pliers, other tools
  Multiflex 0525634 11/01/1933 11/28/1947 05/30/1950 Used for flex-box socket wrenches
  Multihex 0525635 08/01/1931 11/28/1947 05/30/1950 Used for box-end wrenches
  Obstructo 0525636 08/01/1931 11/28/1947 05/30/1950 Used for obstruction wrenches
Hi-Test Premier Products Pro-Forge 0831768 02/01/1966 03/01/1966 07/11/1967 For long-nose pliers
Hibbard Spencer Bartlett Rev-O-Noc 0054059 00/00/0000 10/13/1905 06/19/1906 Used for axes, hatchets, adzes
  Hibbard [logo] 0203991 01/15/1922 09/10/1923 09/29/1925 Long list of goods
  Hibbard's True Value 0297084 03/16/1922 04/09/1932 08/30/1932 Bit braces, pliers, wrenches, other tools
Hinsdale Mfg. Hinsdale [logo] 0178291 10/01/1919 07/18/1923 01/08/1924 Wrenches, socket wrenches, other tools
  Bob Cat [logo] 0275957 04/04/1930 05/05/1930 10/07/1930 Hammers, hatchets, wrenches, other tools
Husky Wrench Husky [logo] 0186808 01/29/1924 02/09/1924 07/22/1924 Underline logo
Indestro Mfg. Indestro 0229445 01/20/1921 03/15/1926 06/28/1927 Wrench sets, socket sets, other tools
  [wrench design] 0346439 12/30/1936 01/18/1937 05/25/1937 Streamlined design for wrench handles
  PEE WEE 0354809 09/30/1937 10/16/1937 02/22/1938 Wrench socket kits
  Klip Tite 0359113 03/08/1937 04/04/1937 08/02/1938 Open-end and box-end wrench sets
  KLIP TITE 0563126 03/08/1937 10/02/1951 08/19/1952 Open-end wrenches and sets
  Indestro 0582680 06/13/1922 11/15/1951 11/24/1954
  Tools [logo] 0588070 01/01/1939 11/15/1951 04/13/1954 Inverted triangle logo
  Select Steel Tools 0733592 03/21/1961 05/26/1961 06/26/1962
Ives, W.A. Mfg. Co. Mephisto 0073964 00/00/0000 01/27/1909 06/01/1909 For auger bits
K-D Manufacturing KAY-DEE [logo] 0137808 04/30/1920 05/10/1920 12/07/1920 Used for valve-spring lifters and other tools
  K-D 0276115 04/30/1920 05/29/1930 10/07/1930 Used for automotive tools
  K-D 0510572 04/30/1920 09/18/1947 06/07/1949 Used for adjustable wrenches
  K-D Tools [logo] 1126339 01/01/1963 02/13/1978 10/30/1979
Kelsey Hayes Corp. Loc-Rite 0789030 02/14/1964 08/10/1964 05/04/1965
Keystone Mfg. Westcott 0062642 01/01/1897 02/23/1907 05/21/1907 Pipe and nut wrenches
  Monarch 0063021 00/00/0000 02/21/1907 06/04/1907 Hand ratchets
  Keystone 0063022 01/01/1897 02/21/1907 06/04/1907 Hand ratchets and nail sets
  KEYCO 0166836 09/01/1922 09/20/1922 04/17/1923 Pipe wrenches, nut wrenches, other tools
  SocKit 0190109 02/16/1924 03/27/1924 10/07/1924 Kits of socket wrenches
Kipton Industries Palm-Grip [stylized] 0619658 11/23/1951 06/03/1953 01/01/1956 Ratcheting tool handle
Klein Tools Klein Tools Est. 1857 1630868 01/01/1974 01/31/1990 01/08/1991 Used for safety equipment
  Klein Tools Est. 1857 1646650 01/01/1974 01/31/1990 06/04/1991 Used for hand tools
Klein, M. & Sons XELA 0089563 01/15/1910 03/20/1911 12/24/1912 Used for knives, screwdrivers, other tools
  [Lineman on pole logo] 0089564 01/01/1911 03/20/1911 12/24/1912 Used for pliers and other tools
  Klein-Lok 0322656 12/08/1933 12/21/1933 03/12/1935 Used for lineman's safety straps
  [Lineman logo] 0548282 02/11/1950 05/04/1950 09/18/1951 Lineman on pole logo; Used for pliers
  Klein 0619012 01/02/1865 01/17/1955 01/10/1956
Kraeuter & Co. K-Diamond [logo] 0774955 01/01/1910 01/14/1964 08/11/1964 Pliers
  KRAEUTER 0775742 01/01/1910 12/10/1963 08/25/1964 Pliers, wrenches, chisels, punches, other tools
  KRAEUTER 1002227 02/01/1965 00/00/0000 01/21/1975 Socket wrenches and sets. Filed by Dresser.
Kyoto Tool Co. (KTC) KTC [logo] 1663191 01/01/1970 03/05/1990 11/05/1991 KTC inside an oval
  Nepros [design] 2178828 11/01/1994 06/26/1995 08/04/1998 Stylized text "Nepros"
Lakeside Forge Co. LAKESIDE 0179850 06/30/1911 09/11/1923 02/19/1924 Used for pliers and wrenches
Lamson & Sessions LAMSON 0164579 01/01/1903 07/11/1922 02/20/1923 For bolts
Lane, Will B. Co. Unique [logo] 0130995 09/12/1910 08/08/1919 03/04/1920
Larco Wrench & Mfg. LARCO 0131336 04/07/1919 10/27/1919 05/11/1920 Used for wrenches, pipe cutters, clamps
Lectrolite Corp. Tru-Fit 0537194 03/01/1921 09/18/1947 02/06/1951 Used for wrenches and pliers
  Lectrolite [logo] 0567405 01/01/1932 04/09/1951 12/02/1951 Used for wrenches, pliers, other tools
  Tru-Fit [logo] 0579565 01/01/1917 04/09/1951 09/08/1953 Tru-Fit with calipers logo
  S-K Lectrolite 0616501 06/01/1953 11/23/1953 11/22/1955 Used for wrenches, pliers, other tools
Lobtex Company Lobster [logo] 0776138 00/00/0000 00/00/0000 09/01/1964
  Lobster [logo] 0943591 08/01/1967 08/01/1971 09/26/1972
  LOBSTER TOOLS 1502786 00/00/0000 11/27/1987 09/06/1988
  Lobster [logo] 1924432 12/01/1983 11/12/1993 10/03/1995
Lowell Wrench Co. LOWELL 0875989 01/01/1870 06/04/1968 09/02/1969 For wrenches
Marshall Industries HUNTER TOOLS 1057411 05/01/1974 10/07/1974 02/01/1977 "HUNTER TOOLS" with hand design
Maruto Hasegawa Kōsakujō KEIBA 6763642 00/00/0000 01/28/2021 06/21/2022
Mayhew Steel Products S [logo] 0029648 01/01/1876 01/27/1897 03/02/1897 “S” in a diamond
McKaig-Hatch Buffalo Tools [logo] 0602319 09/01/1951 11/05/1952 02/22/1955 Wrenches, pliers, hammers, and tire irons
Mechanics' Tool & Forge MAC 0439367 01/01/1939 08/01/1946 06/22/1948
  MAC Tools [logo] 0600993 07/01/1945 11/12/1953 01/18/1955 MAC Tools in a circle
Miller Tool & Mfg. Auto Service Tools [logo] 0159441 03/01/1921 12/03/1921 09/26/1922 Text in a diamond logo
Milwaukee Tool & Forge True Fit 0271470 03/01/1921 08/19/1929 06/03/1930
Montgomery Ward & Co. Riverside 0400109 12/31/1912 09/11/1942 02/16/1943 Earliest use for automobile tires
  Powr-Kraft 0728250 07/01/1932 04/18/1961 03/06/1962
Moore Drop Forging Morco [logo] 0093106 12/10/1912 03/22/1913 09/19/1913 Used for wrenches
  M [circle logo] 0292165 01/01/1908 12/26/1930 03/01/1932 M-Circle logo used on forgings and stampings
Mossberg Wrench Co. Mossberg 0053665 00/00/0000 05/02/1905 06/12/1906
Mossberg, Frank Co. M [logo] 0064165 11/01/1902 01/28/1907 07/30/1907 M-Diamond logo; used for wrenches
  M [logo] 0073137 09/01/1906 09/28/1908 03/16/1909 M-Diamond logo; used for metal spools
NAPA Sparta 0788712 12/26/1963 01/29/1964 04/27/1965
Neff Enterprises Adjust-A-Box 0760621 04/17/1961 04/02/1963 11/26/1963 Adjustable wrenches; ser. 165,948 pub. 09/10/63
New Britain Machine [Socket Set Logo] 0185962 09/01/1923 10/09/1923 07/01/1924 Renewed July 28, 1953 by NBM
  Husky 0186808 01/29/1924 02/09/1924 07/22/1924 Renewed July 22, 1944 by NBM
  NB [circle logo] 0195032 01/01/1919 07/02/1924 02/17/1925 Mentions wrenches and socket sets
  None Better 0195979 01/01/1917 07/02/1924 03/10/1925 Mentions wrenches and socket sets
  New Britain [stylized] 0195980 08/01/1895 07/02/1924 03/10/1925 Text on a curved arc; used for shop furniture
  New Britain [stylized] 0195981 08/01/1895 07/02/1924 03/10/1925 Text on a curved arc
  New Britain Automatic 0200815 09/12/1924 11/17/1924 07/14/1925 Used for automatic screw machines
  New Britain New-Matic 0202796 09/12/1924 11/17/1924 09/01/1925 Used for chucking and screw machines
  Handle Lock 0220040 09/01/1921 04/05/1926 11/02/1926 Used for wrenches
  New Britain 0631236 01/01/1895 05/06/1954 07/24/1956 Mentions 195,981 200,815 202796
  Mustang 0742301 01/01/1954 02/09/1961 12/18/1962 Used for socket wrenches
  Husky 0882793 01/29/1924 10/30/1968 12/23/1969 Originally filed by Sigmund Mandl
Owatonna Tool Co. OTC [logo] 0237653 09/01/1925 08/15/1927 01/17/1928 Stylized text, used for gear pullers, other tools
  Push-Puller 0779422 01/01/1940 03/30/1964 11/03/1964
  OTC [logo] 0788115 02/20/1944 02/18/1964 04/13/1965 “OTC” in a shield
  Grip-O-Matic 0790292 01/01/1940 03/30/1964 06/01/1965
  OTC [logo] 0984906 02/20/1944 08/31/1972 05/28/1974 “OTC” in a shield
P&C Hand Forged Tool P&C [logo] 0572863 01/16/1926 06/15/1951 04/07/1953 Text in a hexagon logo
Packer Auto Specialty Ray [logo] 0131359 05/01/1913 11/08/1919 05/11/1920 Missing from USPTO database
Palmer Brothers Welloct [logo] 0559630 06/01/1945 04/30/1951 06/03/1952 Serial 613,343. Pub. 02/05/1952
Park Metalware XCELITE [logo] 0502227 07/01/1929 07/15/1947 09/21/1948 “XCELITE” Underline logo
Parker Wire Goods Co. PWG [logo] 0239208 04/19/1926 05/25/1926 02/28/1928 Wire screw eyes and other metal goods
Peck, Stow & Wilcox Pexto [oval logo] 0332786 06/05/1914 07/05/1935 02/25/1936 Text in an oval
  PEXTO 0642880 01/01/1947 07/13/1956 03/19/1957
Pendleton Tool Ind. Clik-Stop 0670555 12/30/1957 03/10/1958 12/02/1958 Used on adjustable wrenches
  Power-Track 0716446 07/29/1960 09/06/1960 06/06/1961 Used for pliers
  Bet'R-Grip 0752917 08/23/1962 08/30/1962 07/16/1963 Used for screwdrivers and wrenches
  Dyna-Ring 0811683 06/01/1964 09/22/1965 07/26/1966 Used for socket wrenches
Penens Corporation Fleet Quality Tools [logo] 0519190 08/29/1947 11/08/1947 12/27/1949
  Socketeer 0608272 06/07/1954 07/23/1954 07/05/1955 Used for socket wrench sets
Plomb Tool Proto 0501030 01/23/1948 02/02/1948 07/13/1948 Used for pliers, wrenches, sockets
  Proto 0530257 01/23/1948 12/14/1948 09/05/1950
Plumb, Fayette R. Inc. Plumb [logo] 0138088 08/01/1917 05/27/1920 12/14/1920 Used for hammers, axes, other tools
  Plumb 0523846 01/01/1876 06/09/1948 04/11/1950
Quality Tools Corp. Old Forge 0190593 01/04/1924 02/21/1924 10/14/1924
Rajah Company Rajah 0063884 00/00/0000 02/16/1907 07/09/1907 For spark plugs and terminals
Reechet Tool Corp. REECHET 0621202 03/25/1955 04/29/1955 02/14/1956 Geared right-angle adapter
Reed Manufacturing Co. REED [logo] 0531777 01/01/1903 06/17/1949 10/10/1950 For vises and pipe tools
Rex File Company REX [logo] 0126958 01/01/1919 03/20/1919 10/14/1919 Crown with “REX”
Ridge Tool Company Ridgid 0419190 06/01/1923 07/09/1945 02/05/1946 Used for pipe wrenches, other tools
  Ritco 0718909 10/31/1929 11/01/1960 07/25/1961
Riverside Tool Company Riverside Tool Co. 0021622 11/01/1891 07/21/1892 08/16/1892 Text in a curved arc
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman 0245809 10/28/1927 04/30/1928 08/21/1928 Used for carpenter's tools
  Companion 0284339 02/02/1931 02/11/1931 06/23/1931 Automobile tires
  Craftsman 0306083 10/28/1927 08/31/1932 09/05/1933 Used for wrenches and socket wrenches
  Cross Country [logo] 0308252 10/27/1914 02/06/1933 11/28/1933 Used for lubricating oil and grease
  Craftsman 0318415 01/01/1934 07/02/1934 10/23/1934 Used for lawn mowers
  Craftsman [logo] 0319128 01/01/1934 07/02/1934 11/13/1934 Underline logo, used for garden hose
  Companion 0340716 07/01/1933 02/07/1936 11/17/1936 Bench lathes, drill presses, accessories
  Dunlap [logo] 0369614 01/23/1937 11/18/1938 08/01/1939 “Dunlap” in oval logo, used for tools
  Craftsman [logo] 0390878 09/01/1940 04/28/1941 10/07/1941 Text on a curved arc
  Craftsman [logo] 0426834 10/28/1927 03/22/1946 01/14/1947 Underline logo
  Craftsman [logo] 0525092 01/01/1934 12/16/1948 05/09/1950 Underline logo
  Craftsman 0534259 10/28/1927 12/24/1948 12/05/1950 Mentions 0245809,0426834
  ARC JOINT 0898688 01/01/1954 05/20/1969 09/15/1970 For tongue-and-groove pliers
  Companion 0921911 03/14/1968 02/03/1971 10/12/1971 For locksets and latches
Sedgley, R.F. HEXALL 0111295 01/24/1916 03/17/1916 07/04/1916 Socket wrench sets
Sherman-Klove Co. S-K [logo] 0318718 12/01/1932 10/28/1933 10/30/1934 “S-K” in a diamond, used for sockets and sets
  S-K 0679222 12/01/1932 11/24/1958 05/26/1959 Sockets, socket wrench sets, other tools
  Roto-Ratchet 0769473 12/05/1962 05/06/1963 05/12/1964 Rotating head ratchet
Simplex Wrench Co. Nickel-Molybdenum 0238946 10/01/1924 09/20/1927 02/14/1928 Used for wrenches; Frank C. Reilly dba
Sire & Petersen VISE GRIP 0175602 11/06/1922 04/07/1923 11/06/1923 Locking pliers
Smith & Hemenway Red Devil 0053570 00/00/0000 08/05/1905 06/05/1906 Used for razors
  Red Devil 0053571 00/00/0000 03/06/1906 06/05/1906 Used for nail clippers
  [devil graphic] 0087669 02/01/1900 08/22/1911 07/30/1912 Used for glass cutters, other tools
  Red Devil 0097733 02/01/1900 07/25/1913 06/16/1914 Used for spark plugs
  Fingers of Steel 0156422 12/28/1918 11/03/1921 06/20/1922 Used for pliers
  Little Red Devil 0162120 10/01/1921 12/22/1921 12/05/1922 Used for pliers, glass cutters
Smith, H.D. Company S 0045334 00/00/0000 04/27/1905 08/15/1905 S in a circle
  SIX-SIXTY 0162894 04/24/1922 05/22/1922 12/26/1922 Used for screwdrivers
  [4 logo] 0182060 10/01/1922 07/17/1923 04/01/1924 4 in a black circle
Snap-on Tools Corp. Boxocket 0237970 12/01/1927 02/03/1927 01/24/1928 Filed by Blue Point Tool Company
  Ferret 0267881 08/05/1926 09/20/1929 06/03/1930
  Blue Point 0270479 09/15/1923 12/07/1929 05/06/1930 Filed by Blue Point Tool Company
  Snap-on 0660530 01/01/1920 09/23/1947 04/15/1958 Mentions 147,515
  Par-X 0731472 04/19/1961 06/07/1961 05/15/1962
  Loxocket 1334023 01/01/1938 10/05/1984 05/07/1985 Used for sockets and sets
Snap-On Wrench Company Snap-on 0147515 02/02/1920 03/14/1921 10/18/1921
Steelcraft Tool Company Steelcraft 0310285 09/01/1925 06/12/1933 02/13/1934 Pliers, planes, chisels, hammers
Stubai Stubai [logo] 1066998 00/00/0000 08/16/1973 05/31/1977 Text "Stubai" below three mountain peaks
Sunnen Products Co. SUNNEN [design] 0515264 04/15/1928 07/21/1947 09/20/1949 Cylinder grinding machines
Sure Seal Bottle Capper Co. Indestro All Steel Capper 0156066 01/20/1921 09/10/1921 06/13/1922 First owner of “Indestro”
Symington Wayne Corp. SK Wayne 0822615 01/24/1964 04/07/1965 01/24/1967
  Nye Wayne 0830018 09/07/1964 04/12/1965 06/13/1967 For pipe tools
Thorsen Manufacturing Thorsen Hot Forged Tools 0665346 03/01/1953 02/11/1957 08/05/1958
  Action Hot Forged Tools 0735615 08/01/1957 05/29/1961 08/07/1962 Text inside a socket
Thorsen Tool Company Thorsen 1147068 07/01/1929 02/07/1979 02/17/1981 Company in Dallas, Texas
  E-Z Twister 1268522 05/15/1981 10/21/1981 02/28/1984
  Thorsen Pro-Line [logo] 1437102 10/25/1982 08/08/1983 04/21/1987
Thorsen Tools, Incorporated Thorsen [logo] 2550358 02/01/1999 09/21/1998 03/19/2002 Viking logo. Company in Carmel, IN
Tobrin Tool Company TTCo [logo] 0180981 09/15/1923 11/02/1923 03/11/1924 TTCo-Triangle logo
Top Kōgyō TOP [stylized] 1543236 01/01/1959 05/25/1988 06/13/1989 “TOP” in stylized text
Trimont Mfg. Trimo 0063620 00/00/0000 03/16/1907 07/02/1907 Pipe and monkey wrenches
  TRIMO 0210584 01/01/1894 10/17/1925 03/16/1926 Wrenches and pipe cutters
  Sando 0255222 11/07/1928 11/15/1928 04/16/1929 Used for wrenches
  Moroco 0255223 11/01/1928 11/15/1928 04/16/1929 Used for wrenches
Truecraft Tool Co. Truecraft 0563957 12/30/1947 03/12/1948 09/09/1952 Assigned to AdvanTech div. of Daido Corp.
  Truecraft 0585763 12/30/1947 03/11/1953 02/16/1954 Assigned to AdvanTech div. of Daido Corp.
Truth Tool Co. Truth 0164890 01/01/1915 03/16/1922 02/27/1923
U.S. Hame Company LAWSON 0286485 01/01/1926 06/25/1931 08/25/1931 For wrenches
United Greenfield Corp. Vulcan [logo] 0795106 01/24/1962 04/08/1964 06/08/1965 Acquired J.H. Williams
Utica Drop Forge & Tool [3-ovals logo] 0035363 04/06/1900 07/28/1900 10/30/1900 Three linked ovals
  U-TI-CA [logo] 0049173 04/06/1900 05/16/1905 01/23/1906 “U-TI-CA” in 3-Ovals logo
  U-TI-CA [logo] 0083793 12/01/1910 01/16/1911 10/10/1911 “U-TI-CA” in 3-Diamonds logo
  LUBRING 0522303 08/01/1945 08/13/1948 03/14/1950 Text in a semicircle
  Utica 0523494 12/01/1910 08/10/1948 04/04/1950 Block letters
  U-TI-CA [logo] 0523495 12/01/1910 08/10/1948 04/04/1950 “U-TI-CA” in 3-Diamonds logo
  Utica Tools [logo] 0528778 12/01/1943 02/21/1949 08/08/1950 Text in a semicircle
  [3-diamonds] 0587328 12/01/1910 05/26/1953 03/23/1954 Three linked diamonds
  U-TI-CA [logo] 0609522 01/09/1953 05/26/1953 07/26/1955 U-TI-CA in shaded diamonds
  U-DI-MET [logo] 0614214 06/17/1954 07/01/1954 10/18/1955 Text in linked diamonds
Utica Tool Company, Inc. Bonney 1112133 12/01/1945 12/01/1976 01/30/1979
Vaughan & Bushnell V & B 0139658 11/20/1913 06/25/1920 02/08/1921 Used for a wide variety of tools
Vlchek Tool Co. SERVALL [logo] 0247543 02/21/1928 04/09/1928 10/02/1928 Tools sets with nail set and punches
  FITZ ALL 0251700 10/24/1927 01/28/1928 01/08/1929 Wrenches and wrench sets
  Vlchek 0254241 01/01/1910 01/03/1929 03/12/1929 Underline logo
  ALL PURPOSE 0254256 01/16/1928 04/09/1928 03/12/1929
  V.T.CO. 0256629 01/01/1914 01/03/1929 05/21/1929 Hammers, chisels, punches, pliers, other tools
  V.T.CO. [shield logo] 0256630 01/01/1910 01/03/1929 05/21/1929 Hammers, chisels, punches, pliers, other tools
  STAR 0256631 01/03/1928 01/03/1929 05/21/1929 Wrenches and wrench sets
  LE GRAN 0256632 06/01/1928 01/03/1929 05/21/1929 Hammers, chisels, punches, pliers, other tools
  Vlchek 0528105 01/01/1910 01/26/1949 07/25/1950
  Motiv 0532854 05/03/1949 06/03/1949 10/31/1950 Wrenches, chisels, and punches
Vollmer, Juan S.A. Palmera 1002632 00/00/0000 01/14/1974 01/28/1975 Ser. 10,976; Pub. 11-5-74
Wakefield Wrench WIZARD 0132574 05/01/1919 12/03/1919 06/22/1920 Wrenches
Walden-Worcester, Inc. Tomahawk 0100921 06/01/1914 07/15/1914 10/27/1914
  Walden Wrenches [logo] 0121982 01/01/1915 11/05/1917 06/11/1918 Wrenches
  TeeFlex 0130244 06/19/1919 06/28/1919 04/13/1920
  Spintite 1018387 09/15/1923 11/25/1974 08/19/1975
Walworth Manufacturing Stillson 0050842 00/00/0000 10/31/1905 04/03/1906 For wrenches
  W [logo] 0052118 00/00/0000 09/01/1905 05/01/1906 For wrenches
  Stillson [logo] 0053579 00/00/0000 03/13/1906 06/05/1906 STILLSON in a diamond logo
  Parmelee 0135847 03/18/1914 03/17/1920 10/10/1920 PARMELEE in a diamond logo
Weber-Knapp Company WKCo [logo] 0746459 01/01/1940 04/04/1962 03/12/1963 WKCO in triangle
Western Auto Supply Westcraft 0547701 11/03/1942 10/02/1947 09/11/1951
  Wizard 0596370 05/03/1937 09/08/1953 10/05/1954
Western Forge Corp. WESTERN FORGE [logo] 1188413 02/09/1978 12/21/1978 02/02/1982 Hand tools
Whitman & Barnes W&B [logo] 0049625 00/00/0000 11/14/1905 02/13/1906 Wrenches
  Bull Dog 0051576 00/00/0000 11/16/1905 04/17/1906 Wrenches
  W & B Co. [logo] 0052966 00/00/0000 11/14/1905 05/22/1906 Wrenches
  Railroad Special 0054259 00/00/0000 11/16/1905 06/26/1906 Wrenches
  ACME 0077973 00/00/0000 02/16/1909 05/17/1910 Wrenches and hay-carriers
Wilde Tool WITCO [logo] 1552534 07/31/1970 07/18/1988 08/22/1989 Stylized text
  Wilde 1681793 01/01/1920 05/17/1991 04/07/1992
Williams & Diamond W & D [logo] 0010235 00/00/0000 04/07/1883 05/01/1883 “W & D” in a diamond logo
Williams, J.H. & Co. W [logo] 0011905 00/00/0000 05/02/1884 02/03/1885 “W” in a diamond logo
  Vulcan 0034562 05/01/1899 03/20/1900 04/24/1900
  Vulcan 0042226 06/01/1897 01/23/1904 03/08/1904 Pipe wrenches and pipe vises
  Agrippa 0054062 00/00/0000 06/30/1905 06/19/1906 Wrenches and vises
  Vulcan 0088987 01/01/1897 04/05/1912 10/29/1912
  W [diamond logo] 0104112 01/01/1884 04/05/1912 04/27/1915 “W” in a diamond logo
  Superjustable 0152551 05/13/1921 07/14/1921 02/28/1922
  Superrench 0209075 10/10/1925 10/20/1925 02/16/1926
  Williams [logo] 0230447 11/09/1924 07/25/1925 07/19/1927 Williams underline logo
  Volume 0256651 01/15/1929 01/25/1929 05/21/1929 Wrenches and wrench holders
  Bantam 0277308 06/10/1930 07/15/1930 11/11/1930 Wrenches, wrench sets, socket tools
  Midget 0277309 05/17/1928 07/15/1930 11/11/1930 Wrenches, wrench sets, socket tools
  Supersocket 0283105 12/13/1930 01/02/1931 05/19/1931
  Superratchet 0303210 09/19/1932 10/07/1932 05/16/1933
  Superjaw 0344774 09/03/1936 09/29/1936 04/06/1937 Jaws for tongs and pipe vises
  Supertong 0344775 09/03/1936 09/29/1936 04/06/1937 Tongs and pipe vises
  Measurrench 0370819 07/15/1938 08/11/1938 09/05/1939 Wrenches, wrench sets, sockets
  Williams 0381837 01/01/1900 06/04/1940 10/08/1940
  Williams [logo] 0517355 11/09/1924 09/11/1947 11/08/1949 Williams underline logo
Wright Tool and Forge Wright 1022945 01/01/1928 06/29/1973 10/14/1975
Zim Manufacturing ZIM 0566892 01/01/1920 04/14/1951 11/18/1952

Brands and Informal Trademarks

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 no corresponding registration has yet been found in the USPTO trademarks database or in the Official Gazette publication.

Over time, we expect to be able to locate some of the 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 have all been found to be registered trademarks.

Table 2 lists a number of word marks used as brand names or informal trademarks, with notes indicating the particular use.

Table 2. Tool Brands and Informal (Unregistered) Trademarks

Mark Company Notes
Arpeco Rogers, Printz & Co. Brand used for wedge-adjusting wrench
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
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
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
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
SDF Showa Supana Seizo 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 Company 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
U.S. Lowentraut, P. Mfg. Brand used for tools, sometimes in a diamond logo
Victor Yuasa Hardware Japanese trademark for adjustable wrenches

Logo Images

Table 3 below shows a number of logo images extracted from tool photographs, trademark filings, or published sources. In some cases these are also registered trademarks (as noted in the table), but in general the logos are simply informal marks chosen by the manufacturer to identify their tools.

The "Shorthand" column shows the names we've assigned for convenience of reference, which have been chosen carefully to allow the logo images to be found easily using an index search. Most logos consist of one or more letters in a geometric outline or other recognizable shape, and our naming convention tags the image with XYZ-Outline, where "XYZ" are the observed letters, and Outline is the enclosing shape. (If there's no obvious outline, we have appended "-Logo" to the letters.)

The "Company" column will generally identify the company using the logo and link to our article for the company. Logos for unknown forge-marks or tools from unknown makers will point to a section where we've gathered whatever information is available.

In a few cases "Multiple Uses" will appear instead of a specific company name, indicating that the same (or nearly identical) logo was used by multiple companies. For these cases the site index under "Logo Images" will have links to the "Tool Identification" sections of the companies known to use the mark.

Certain logos are identified in the table as "Forge Marks", meaning that they appear as a raised symbol on a forged piece, having been incised into the forging die. These marks were often used on contract manufacturing production to identify the maker.

Our intention is that this table of logo images (along with the tables of trademarks and brands) should be sufficient to identify the tools made by any of the companies noted on this site, within the scope of our coverage. If any of our readers have found additional logos that should be added, please let us know via email.

Tips for Searching

If you're trying to identify an unknown logo, it may be faster to use an index search rather than looking through all of the images. Try entering the observed letters followed by a dash and the outline shape in the search box. (Popular outlines are Triangle, Diamond, Hex, Oval, and Circle, plus Shield and Horseshoe.)

If you're not sure of the order of the letters, a search for the outline shape followed by "image" will show all logos with that outline. For example, searching for "circle image" will show all of the logos with text in a circle.

Table 3. Tool Logos with Images by Company

Image Shorthand Company Reg TM? Forge Mark? Notes
5-5-Circle AIGO Kōgyō Yes Japanese trademark stamped on tools
ACCo-Triangle American Chain Co. Stamped on tools
A-Triangle Armstrong Bros. Tool Yes Used on early tools and contract production
Strong-Arm Armstrong Bros. Tool Yes Registered trademark
ASH-Hex Asahi Kinzoku Kōgyō Yes Yes Japanese trademark typically forged into tools
A-Horseshoe Atha Tool Co. Typically stamped on tools
A-Circle Ayer, F.H. Manufacturing Stamped marking on sockets
B-Diamond Barnes Tool Co. Yes Registered trademark
BC-Circle Bemis & Call Yes Registered trademark
B-Triangle Billings & Spencer Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
Arrowhead Blackhawk Mfg. Yes Stamped on early tools
B-Circle Bonney Forge & Tool Used on contract production
B-Hex Bonney Forge & Tool Used on Bon-E-Con tools
B-Shield Bonney Forge & Tool Yes Forge mark used on earlier tools
CV-Circle Bonney Forge & Tool Indicates Chrome-Vanadium alloy steel
BMCo-Oval Braunsdorf-Mueller Co. Yes Registered trademark
BHM-Logo Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Appears on contract-manufactured tools
X-Logo Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. “X” in center of wrench handles, from patent D97325
Swastika Buffum Tool Co. Yes Registered trademark
CT-Logo California Tool Co. Stamped on sockets
CAT-Circle Cape Ann Tool Company Yes Forge mark on early Walden universal
Anvil-Logo Champion DeArment Yes Registered trademark
CH-Logo Cleveland Hdwe. & Forging Yes Yes Forge or foundry mark on tools
C-Circle Cornwell Quality Tools Yes Registered trademark
C-Wedge Council Tool Stamped mark on tools
CTCo-Logo Crescent Tool Co. Yes Registered trademark
DTM-Hex D.T.M. Corporation Stamped marking “DTM” in hex outline
Diamond-Horseshoe Diamond Calk Horseshoe Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
D-Diamond Dunbar Drop Forge Co. Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
D-Trapezoid Duro Metal Products Stylized “D” used on early Duro sockets
X-Circle Duro Metal Products Stylized “DC” denoting Duro-Chrome
FTF-Triangle Fairmount Tool & Forging Yes Yes Stamped or forged
G-Diamond Gendron Iron Wheel Co. Stamped on tools
GTD-Logo Greenfield Tap & Die Yes Yes Stamped or forged
HP-Shield H-P Tool Mfg. Marked on wrenches with “Blue Line”
H-Shield Hall, Charles E. Co. “H” in a shield
HT-Circle Harris-Thomas Drop Forge Yes Found on Cornwell No. 55 ratchet
CFT-Oval Herbrand Corp. Found on pliers and wrenches.
H-Diamond Herbrand Corp. Yes Yes Stamped on or forged into tools
Round-H-Circle Hinsdale Mfg. Yes Embedded in “Hinsdale” trademark
DIF-Square Interstate Drop Forge Yes Forge mark on contract production
JIS-Circle Japan Inst. of Standards JIS inside a circle; tool meets JIS requirements
Lineman-Circle Klein, M. & Sons Yes Climbing lineman logo, stamped on tools
K-Diamond Kraeuter & Co. Appears on older open-end and “S” wrenches
KTC-Oval Kyoto Tool Company (KTC) Yes Forged or stamped
L-Keystone Lakeside Forge Co. Yes Used as a forge mark; sometimes stamped
L-Hex Larson Tool & Stamping Stamped on tools and sockets
Lobster-Logo Lobtex Company Yes Typically forged into tools
PL-Diamond Lowentraut, P. Mfg. Stamped on tools
US-Diamond Lowentraut, P. Mfg. Stamped on tools
MH-Circle McKaig-Hatch Yes Stamped or forge mark
3-Blocks Miki Netsuren Yes Forge mark on wrenches
MW-Oval Montgomery Ward & Co. Stamped on tools
M-Circle Moore Drop Forging Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
M-Diamond Mossberg, Frank Co. Yes Registered trademark
H-Circle Multiple Uses Used by Craftsman, New Britain Machine, and others
MM-Oval Mystery Tool Found on a triple-open wrench
NB-Circle New Britain Machine Yes Registered trademark
T-Circle Osaka Tankō Yes Forge mark on “OSAKA TANKO” wrenches
OT-Circle Oswego Tool Co. “T” Inside an “O”
OTC-Shield Owatonna Tool Co. Yes Registered trademark
PC-Hex P&C Hand Forged Tool Yes Stamped on tools
PS-Oval Page-Storms Drop Forge Stamped on tools
Pexto-Oval Peck, Stow & Wilcox Yes Registered trademark
RI-Circle Rhode Island Tool Yes Forge mark noted on open-end wrenches
RK-Circle Riken Kaki Kōgyō Yes
AZ-Circle Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman mfg. code for J.H. Williams
Dunlap-Oval Sears, Roebuck & Co. Yes Registered trademark, stamped or forged
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 I-Circle Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman mfg. code for Parker Mfg.
K-Circle Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman mfg. code for S-K Tools
P-Circle Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman mfg. code for Wilde Tools
Y-Circle Sears, Roebuck & Co. Craftsman mfg. code for McKaig-Hatch
SK-Diamond Sherman-Klove Co. Yes Registered trademark, stamped on tools
SDF-Logo Showa Supana Yes Yes Japanese trademark and forge-mark
S-Circle Smith, H.D. Company Yes Stamped on or forged into tools
Snail-Logo Smith, Thomas & Sons Yes Stamped on or forged into tools
SMCo-Circle Southington Mfg. Yes
S-Circle-2 Starrett, L.S. Company Stamped on sockets
Super-Diamond Super Tool Yes Typically forged into tools
SW-Hex Syracuse Wrench Co. Stamped on later tools
3-Peaks-Circle Three Peaks Giken Stamped on nippers and pliers
TTCo-Triangle Tobrin Tool Company Yes Registered trademark
HIT-Gear Toho Kōki Yes Forge mark with “HIT” in a gear
USMC-Script United Shoe Machinery Yes Stylized script logo
CSCo-Logo Unknown Forge Mark Yes Found on Blackhawk ratchet handle
HTM-Circle Unknown Forge Mark Yes Found on Vulcan Mfg. wrench
MJ-Circle Unknown Forge Mark Yes Found on Beckley-Ralston “Master” ratchet
Rising-Sun Unknown Forge Mark Yes Found on Asahi open-end wrench
SS-Logo Unknown Forge Mark Yes Observed on Billmont No. 8 ratchet
3-Diamonds Utica Drop Forge & Tool Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
3-Ovals Utica Drop Forge & Tool Yes Registered trademark
V-Shield Vlchek Tool Co. Yes “V” in a shield with small inner “T”
SW-Oval Walden-Worcester, Inc. Marked on Stevens-Walden sockets
WMCo-Circle Walden-Worcester, Inc. Initials for Walden Mfg. Co.
WW-Oval Walden-Worcester, Inc. Marked on “Force Formed” sockets
W-Sword Walworth Manufacturing Yes “W” in heraldic sword, used for wrenches
WKCo-Triangle Weber-Knapp Company Yes Registered trademark
WB-Diamond Whitman & Barnes Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
WBCo-Diamond Whitman & Barnes Yes Typically a stamped logo
W-Diamond Williams, J.H. & Co. Yes Yes Registered trademark and forge mark
TW-Circle Williams, T. Company Yes Used as a forge mark

References and Resources

The information in the registered trademarks table was obtained from the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO) at uspto.gov [External Link]. The specific systems used were the "TESS" database for structured searches and the "TSDR" document retrieval system. Note however that in recent years the USPTO has been deleting historical trademark records from their online database, and these systems are now basically useless for historical research.

Trademark Research using Hathi Trust

For trademark research the best current alternative is to search back issues of the USPTO Official Gazette, which have been digitized by Google Books. If nothing is known about a potential trademark, a starting search for company names or trademark terms can be done using Google Books. (It may help to throw in "gazette" or "trademark" as a search term.)

Once a publication date or registration date is known, specific volumes of the Official Gazette can be searched at the Hathi Trust Digital Library [External Link]. The Hathi Trust provides full text search facilities, but since the back issues are grouped by month, the search will be tedious unless the date or volume are known.

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