Can anyone tell me the difference between these two type of Ford Script pliers I have recently purchased?
I assume one of these is of later vintage?
Thanks,
Gene
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Maybe if we make them visible... 
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Unsure of date use on the lower pair with script in box, but later V8 Ford tools and many Model A have ‘USA’ too, the T pliers don’t have USA. So perhaps script in box is later years version.
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Re: Info. On Ford Script Pliers
The Ford script with the depressed background is found on pliers and on tyre levers here in Australia. The tyre levers also have Made in Canada on them, so perhaps that style is of Canadian origin.
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Re: Info. On Ford Script Pliers
This is slightly off topic, but for many years it was averred that the "brass era" pliers were larger and had a different shape, sort of like a lobster claw. These tools resemble the ones in Gene's photo. However, research at the Archives revealed that the "lobster claw" and the design with jaws that are more narrow and thought to be a later, black-era design, were actually produced at the same time. The wider "lobster claw" style was designated T-1903-A1 and the narrower (but 1/8" longer) type was T-1903-A2. Both had screwdriver tips on one handle end. I'm certain that such was the case with all Ford pliers. I remember that a pair with no screwdriver tip came up on T Bay several years ago; the seller advertised it as "very early" because of it, and it went for an insane price. It must have been an anomaly that got through the inspectors. As such, it was interesting, but I highly doubt it was/is representative of all early pliers.