Chuck asked -

> > Is Rabone and  Chesterman still in business?

Ed replied -

> I have a Rabone rule still in the blister pack with a UPC number on
the
> back.  This means they were around at least til 1975 or so, but I
don't know
> about more recently.

There was a mail order tool company that went belly up 2-3 years ago
that had (I think) a guy's name. They sold Stanley England stuff at
very good prices. Also mortise chisels by a German or French
subsidiary. They sold Rabone squares, etc. and that was no earlier
than 1999.

Dennis Heyza
Macomb Michigan

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