| Craftsman is a line of tools that includes hand | | | | offices of the U.S. Forestry Service. After this, |
| tools, power tools, tool boxes, lawn and garden | | | | the Chief Forestry Engineer declared Craftsman |
| equipment and many other items that you would | | | | tools as a permanent part of the Service's shop |
| find in a garage or work building. These tools have | | | | equipment. |
| been sold by Sears since 1927. | | | | Craftsman lawnmowers were first introduced in |
| A man by the name of Arthur Barrows was hired | | | | 1934. The Sears fall catalog introduced the |
| by Sears in 1927 to be the head of their | | | | Craftsman lawn and garden equipment that |
| hardware department. Arthur came up with the | | | | includes the new rotary power mower in 1948. In |
| idea of creating a brand name for Sears that | | | | 1953, Sears introduced the first Craftsman riding |
| would set it apart from other manufactures. The | | | | lawn mower. |
| name "Craftsman" was being used by | | | | A trademark associated with Sears Craftsman |
| Marion-Craftsman Tool Company. Arthur liked this | | | | hand tools is that they come with a Lifetime |
| name and offered to pay Marion-Craftsman Tool | | | | Guarantee. The warranty states "If this |
| Company for rights to use the name. In order for | | | | Craftsman hand tool ever fails to give complete |
| a tool to be marked with the Craftsman brand, | | | | satisfaction, return it to any Sears store or other |
| the tool would have to pass a very rigorous set | | | | Craftsman outlet in the United States for free |
| of standards. The Craftsman brand was first used | | | | repair or replacement. This warranty gives you |
| on a line of saws. | | | | specific legal rights and you may have other |
| The Craftsman tools were first designed to | | | | rights, which vary, from state to state". This |
| accommodate farmers and were made out of | | | | warranty program does not require a receipt or a |
| cast iron and not hardened. They were ugly and | | | | dated proof of purchase. In other words, |
| would lose their shape fairly easy, but the design | | | | Craftsman tools are guaranteed forever. |
| was perfect to fit a farmer's budget. Arthur | | | | Because of the incredibly high reliability of these |
| Barrows moved to be the West Coast Manger | | | | tools, Craftsman is the official tool used by |
| for Sears and hired Tim Dunlap to fulfill his | | | | NASCAR. Also, consumers have ranked the |
| position. At that time, America was starting to | | | | Craftsman brand as second in quality with the |
| move into the automobile age and Dunlap saw the | | | | first being the Waterford brand of crystal. Since |
| need to create tools designed to accommodate | | | | its beginnings in 1927, Craftsman has sold more |
| auto mechanics. He upgraded the quality of the | | | | hammers and other striking tools than any other |
| Craftsman tools and added chrome plating to help | | | | brand. |
| improve the appearance of the tools as well as | | | | Now, Craftsman tools are also sold by K-Mart and |
| make it easier for mechanics to clean them. | | | | Orchard Supply Company who are also owned by |
| The first Craftsman power tools were featured in | | | | Sears Holdings Corporation. Fastenal and US |
| the 1929 Sears catalog. These power tools were | | | | military Army and Air Force Exchange Service |
| recognized in 1938 for helping to build the largest | | | | stores also sale Craftsman tools. |
| adobe building which was the Rocky Mountain | | | | |