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| − | <p>The Fulton Tool Company (sometimes referred to as Fulton Tool Works) was established in 1882 in Canal Fulton, Ohio. They created wrenches, axes, picks, and other mining tools in Canal Fulton during the coal mining days until relocating to Huntington, West Virginia in 1916. Fulton Tool Company became one of the most prevalent brands, in part due to its prevalence in the Sears Catalog starting in | + | <p>The Fulton Tool Company (sometimes referred to as Fulton Tool Works) was established in 1882 in Canal Fulton, Ohio. They created wrenches, axes, picks, and other mining tools in Canal Fulton during the coal mining days until relocating to Huntington, West Virginia in 1916. Fulton Tool Company became one of the most prevalent brands, in part due to its prevalence in the Sears Catalog starting in 1905. Once Sears began the Craftsman brand in 1927, however, Fulton tools became a secondary brand in the catalog and went out of business sometime shortly after that.<ref>http://alloy-artifacts.org/craftsman-early-tools.html#fulton</ref><ref>https://www.timetestedtools.net/2016/01/27/fulton-or-fulton-tool-company/</ref>.</p> |
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FultonClipper.jpeg|Example of a Fulton axe. | FultonClipper.jpeg|Example of a Fulton axe. | ||
FultonClipper2.jpeg|Example of a Fulton axe. | FultonClipper2.jpeg|Example of a Fulton axe. | ||
| + | FultonSaws.jpg|1905 Sears Catalog featuring a Fulton circular saw.<ref>https://archive.org/details/FultonSawsBySearsRoebuckCo/mode/2up</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:53, 4 February 2020
The Fulton Tool Company (sometimes referred to as Fulton Tool Works) was established in 1882 in Canal Fulton, Ohio. They created wrenches, axes, picks, and other mining tools in Canal Fulton during the coal mining days until relocating to Huntington, West Virginia in 1916. Fulton Tool Company became one of the most prevalent brands, in part due to its prevalence in the Sears Catalog starting in 1905. Once Sears began the Craftsman brand in 1927, however, Fulton tools became a secondary brand in the catalog and went out of business sometime shortly after that.[1][2].
Their factory in Canal Fulton in 1898.
Example of a Fulton axe.
Example of a Fulton axe.
1905 Sears Catalog featuring a Fulton circular saw.[3]
