Description: VINTAGE Morco No 10 Stillson Pipe Wrench Moore Drop Forging Co. Springfield USA Shows wear, but not too much abuse. Wooden black handle shows that it cracked and was glued back together. Please see photos Sorry No ReturnsI pack really wellLet me know if you need more info or additional photosFrom the Alloy Artifacts Website:The Moore Drop Forging Company was founded in 1900 by Arthur L. Moore as a merchant drop-forge operator, with an initial location on Birnie Avenue in the Brightwood section of Springfield, Massachusetts. A 1902 report from the Massachusetts Tax Commissioner listed the incorporation date as October 15, 1900. In 1938 Moore Drop Forging began supplying tools to Sears Roebuck, possibly initially for the Sears Dunlap brand. The vendor relationship with Sears apparently went well, as by the mid 1940s Moore won a major contract to supply a wide range of tools for the Sears Craftsman brand. Moore became the primary producer of Craftsman open-end, tappet, box-end, and combination wrenches, as well as sockets and drive tools. These tools were marked with the well-known "V" manufacturer's code and formed the backbone of the highly successful modern era of Craftsman tools. (See our article on Craftsman Maker "V" for more information.) Moore built a large modern factory in Springfield to support its Craftsman contract, and photographs of the factory and operations can be found beginning on page 52 of Springfield, Volume II [External Link] by Ginger Cruikshank (Arcadia Publishing 2000). Cruikshank's book is a collection of photographs and essays related to Springfield, and includes information on Moore Drop Forging as one of the important businesses in the Springfield area. (The book credits the Danaher Corporation, Moore's later corporate parent, for several of the photographs, so the information on Moore is presumed to be accurate.)
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Location: Watervliet, New York
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Brand: Morco
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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