Old craftsman tools worth anything. Old tools vary in quality of workmanship. Those that could be classified as collectibles are made of superior materials and workmanship and include such names as american atlas craftsman stanley bailey norris and delta. They called my wrenches obsolete. 1 size and there are believed to only be one or two examples donnelly said.
If you email me i can send an attachment back with pictures. You will need to look for tell tale signs that the equipment may have experienced an malfunction or an electrical short during its lifetime. 1 c smoothing plane few plane makers made a no. Sears sucks and craftsman sucks.
Old electrical tools like this old belt sander will need a bit more scrutiny to see if its worth investing time and money in. Until one day around 2011 i realized that sears had been covertly making craftsman tools in china. Origins of the modern style. The craftsman line included a full range of mechanics hand tools by this time from sockets and drive tools to wrenches and pliers as well as a broad range of woodworking tools and power tools.
Depending on the condition of the tool and its type a good tool can be worth a few hundred dollars. However there were hundreds of manufacturers of old tools and collectors have not yet identified all of them. From planes and saws to levels wrenches and rules antique hand tools are the pride and joy of many a collectors possessions. By the early 1940s the craftsman brand was about 15 years old and had become highly successful.
My dad has this craftsman table jig saw and im trying to see if it is worth anything before i sell it to make room in the garage. 1 plane because of its small size its only 5 12 inches long.