Craftsman V Logo Differences

[Chillylulu]

As I have been collecting a set (or more) of the Craftsman "V" series of tools I have noticed a difference in the graphics.

Does anyone know how many types there are? Which came first?  Timeline?

My 2nd part of this topic is which other Craftsman tool / code combinations are contemporary with the Craftsman V group?


Examples of what I am talking about:





Thanks for any information / comments.

Chilly

[Lostmind]

I think you have them in chronological order .
Try this , a lot of info if you can handle it all at one time.

http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=867.0

[Chillylulu]

I think you have them in chronological order .
Try this , a lot of info if you can handle it all at one time.

http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=867.0

Thanks - I have sent several to Gary's thread.  I didn't think about uding it to figure who else was where when.  Ive often used his list to figure out the who and when of a tool though. 

So, top is oldest, correct?

Thanks again.

Larry

[Lostmind]

That's my " guess" from what I can remember. There are many on here with a lot more knowledge than me.
I'm late to the game here , but I have bought and owned Craftsman V for 55+ years , the first looks oldest.
Check AA , they do a good job of dating.

[lauver]

Chilly,

The 3rd wrench (bottom in your photo) with the part number 44572 would date from 1975 to 1986.  The other two wrenches without the part numbers would date to 1974 or earlier.  That's as close as I can get you.  The presence of a part number on V-series tools is a reliable and dateable feature.

That said, I'm not sure the single line -V- vs. the double line =V= is a datable feature on wrenches.  I have a set of Crafty V series wrenches (bought new as a set) that have single lines on the smaller wrenches and double lines on the larger wrenches.  Cases like this make me think that the single line vs. double line is unreliable as a date indicator.  Of course, new and persuasive evidence could completely change my view on this...

[Chillylulu]

Thanks Gary,

Larry

[Chillylulu]

That's my " guess" from what I can remember. There are many on here with a lot more knowledge than me.
I'm late to the game here , but I have bought and owned Craftsman V for 55+ years , the first looks oldest.
Check AA , they do a good job of dating.

Thanks Lost,

I checked AA first.  My FIL got his first set in 1958 @ 16.  I'm going over there and see what tge 1958 set was exactly. 

Maybe if I find a few more with exact dates I can get to the bottom of it.

Chilly