Ford Pliers Question
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:24 pm
What does the S&R mean after the Ford script?
Most likely the makers mark, one with which I am not familiar.
Allan from down under.
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Re: Ford Pliers Question
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:03 pm
Re: Ford Pliers Question
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:45 am
Mfg. Is believed to be Sanson and Rowland, Phila.
Link below has some info in the replies section.
http://fordtoolcollector.org/wp-content ... FTT-49.pdf
Bit more info c/o Google Books, from 1919 issue The Iron Age magazine, shows a partnership was dissolved, but the company remained with Mr Rowland. And this company had a branch in Detroit. 1919 was around the time Ford was making lots of Ts and needed lots of tool kits, so several mfg. suppliers of tools were needed.
In another search found a list of Mfg. Reps, that was common for company to use reps, and a named rep was listed for Sanson and Rowland, in 1909, who had Detroit address and handled other lines, like Gray and Davis.
That would infer that Sanson and Rowland did product business in Detroit and is likely the S & R on that Ford pliers.
Link below has some info in the replies section.
http://fordtoolcollector.org/wp-content ... FTT-49.pdf
Bit more info c/o Google Books, from 1919 issue The Iron Age magazine, shows a partnership was dissolved, but the company remained with Mr Rowland. And this company had a branch in Detroit. 1919 was around the time Ford was making lots of Ts and needed lots of tool kits, so several mfg. suppliers of tools were needed.
In another search found a list of Mfg. Reps, that was common for company to use reps, and a named rep was listed for Sanson and Rowland, in 1909, who had Detroit address and handled other lines, like Gray and Davis.
That would infer that Sanson and Rowland did product business in Detroit and is likely the S & R on that Ford pliers.
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Re: Ford Pliers Question
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:27 am
I was going to say Search and Rescue, which I still try to do to barn fresh parts in the wild!!! 