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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: mdtools on July 19, 2016, 07:11:31 PM

Title: Makers mark?
Post by: mdtools on July 19, 2016, 07:11:31 PM

I have a was curious if there is a good resource for identifying markings
I have an old pair of MASSEY HARRIS pliers virtually identical to this one with the screw driver on one of the legs etc, but this one seems to have a different maker mark.  I don't recognize this mark on the handle...any idea who made this one?

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: Papaw on July 19, 2016, 08:41:50 PM

First thought was Kraeuter , but not so.

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: Northwoods on July 19, 2016, 08:47:48 PM

Makers Mark?  I was hoping against hope that the post was going to be about bourbon!

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: Guido Salvage on July 19, 2016, 09:46:12 PM

Yup, Makers Mark is made just an hour and a half down the road from me.

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Post by: Yadda on July 19, 2016, 09:52:33 PM

McKaig-Hatch manufactured pliers like this.

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: turnnut on July 20, 2016, 10:08:02 AM

mdtools, does your pliers only have M-H ?

or is Massey- Harris spelled out ?

yours may be a McKaig-Hatch as posted by Yadda

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: mdtools on July 20, 2016, 01:22:55 PM

no it just has that weird logo in the second picture with a dot above and below. I was just hoping that somebody might recognize it.

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: turnnut on July 20, 2016, 03:09:47 PM

 no, I was asking about your Massey Harris pliers.

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: mdtools on July 21, 2016, 11:21:15 AM

just the MH logo

Title: Re: Makers mark?
Post by: Twilight Fenrir on July 21, 2016, 01:22:52 PM

Could it be Kanji? (Japanese writing) There are a few symbols that look like that, the names of which I don't know so I can't pull them all up... but here's one...