True Value R-I-P
Posted: 14 Oct 2024, 13:56
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compani ... e946&ei=68
I'm posting this here because True Value made some truly great saws and axes made in the good ol' USA back in the day. Every so often I'll find a dusty sample in an independent hardware store, usually a red bow saw---the axes have long gone---and I'll tell some young whipper snapper to make haste and nab it.
I still have (and use) the True Value bow saw and axe my day bought long before I was born.
I've hung a new handle on the axe a few year back, and the bow saw has been repainted (red) a few times. It's probably due for another coat soon.
I doubt if the new True Value branded stuff is equal to the old, but now it won't make a bit of difference.
I'm posting this here because True Value made some truly great saws and axes made in the good ol' USA back in the day. Every so often I'll find a dusty sample in an independent hardware store, usually a red bow saw---the axes have long gone---and I'll tell some young whipper snapper to make haste and nab it.
I still have (and use) the True Value bow saw and axe my day bought long before I was born.
I've hung a new handle on the axe a few year back, and the bow saw has been repainted (red) a few times. It's probably due for another coat soon.
I doubt if the new True Value branded stuff is equal to the old, but now it won't make a bit of difference.