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Makers of Wood-working Machines, Metal-working Machines, and Stationary Engines for Sears Some machines sold by Sears Roebuck (including all machines before about 1930) did not use any of the Craftsman, Companion, or Dunlap names, but were branded simply as "Sears, Roebuck & Co." An example is a scrollsaw made by Syncro.
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Samson was another predecessor to Dunlap, used on less expensive tools, and, especially, vises.Ĭompanion label from our archive of machinery decalsĭunlap label from our archive of machinery decals.Power Chief was a name used on some early 1930s motors.Metalcraft was used on some lathes made by Atlas Press and sold by Sears.Kenmore is, of course, best known for household appliances, but the name was also used on some electric grinders and motors in the 1930s.Fulton was used by the Sears hardware department on some basic-feature tools and electric motors.Dunlap-branded machines were made by Atlas Press, Central Specialty/King-Seeley, and others. Some older Dunlap machines were still good quality, and remain very good values. Dunlap was a Sears brand used on their basic-feature machines.Interestingly, in 1998 Sears applied for a trademark on the Companion name, for use in on a vast list of products.
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It was replaced by the Dunlap name in 1941. Companion tools were less expensive than the contemporaneous Craftsman tools.