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Anybody Remember 'PowrKraft' or 'ACTION' mechanics tools?

Just curious if anybody else remembered these brands?

The PowrKrafts were pretty good I seem to recall from Monkey Wards - probably a Craftsman competitor would be my guess. (wonder what tool co made these for Wards)

Got an old 'Action' brand socket set from the late 1960s - broke one and lost one but otherwise pretty decent for 40+ yrs old and I like some aspects of the ratchet even by toda's standards. Each has an individual part# stamped on it and also "MFD USA". Anybody remember these or know 'who' marketed them or 'where' they came from? They seem very similar to the Wards PowerKrafts.

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foobar
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I could be wrong but I think my primary socket set is ACTION brand from K-mart back in the early 70's.

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AZGuy

Interesting - I wonder if this was a KMart 'brand' or a brand that KMart happened to carry 30 years ago or what. Now that I'm thinking about it - I'm halfway remembering KMart in connection to this brand as well... same general time frame too.

Maybe not the best stuff in the world perhaps but this set has lasted

30+ years and the individual part #s suggests Action was sold as both sets and individual replacements at one point in time.

Now that I think about it, this set came in a small red painted (now well scratched) metal box that snapped shut.

Any ideas on where I might find a single socket replacement in this brand? I searched ebay (only recently) and didn't come up w/ any hits for Action sockets or tools (or PowrKraft). Even though I rarely use it - it actually has a little sentimental value :)

Is eBay a good place to sell off extra odds & ends Craftsman sockets too?

thanks,

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foobar

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