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267348 Bill Ghio 2018‑12‑15 Re: Buck Bros. Made in England??
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> On Dec 14, 2018, at 7:29 PM, Thomas Conroy  wrote:
> 
> Tony Seo wrote:
> "For what it's worth, most of what I have seen of Buck Bros chisels that 
> were made in England look to be late 1950's to 1960's as to vintage.? 
> That's based on the styles and finish of the blades and the handles as 
> well....My guess would be is that there came a time when it was better
financially
> for the company to import chisels from there rather than to keep 
> producing them here."
> 
> 
> I too would lean towaard a slightly later date, for a different reason.
"Country-of-origin" marking was clearly not a legal requirement in the
nineteenth century. The earliest trace I can find (in Wikipedia) for American
law is in the Smoot-Hawley Tarriff Act of 1930. That is close enough to my
impression, which was that country-of-origin marks first appear around the
1920s. In the 1930s, I doubt Buck was importing chisels; struggling not to lay
off skilled staff is more likely. After WWII seems a reasonable guess to me.
> 

I have no doubt this is very late production since it is so lacking in patina
and full length.

Bill

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