Sears does NOT own craftsman or the name. Craftsman is its very own company that manufactures tools and sells them through various venues. They have a contract with Sears and as part of it sears brands other items under the name. The deal was originally very beneficial to all involved, sears, craftsman, the consumer, etc. however it has been a strained relationship for some time now and recently sears has been stocking less and lees of it, gradually replacing it on the shelves with the old sears brand made by the lowest bidder. Craftsman
Interesting I didnt know that. Thanks for the info. Most of my Craftsman stuff is older probably about 10 years. With the exception of the stuff I broke and had to replace recently. My dad bought me a huge set for my 14th bday when we started restoring a 1969 Triumph Bonneville together. Good times.
One problem we ran into. Not many tool makers still make old British Standard wrenches.