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For the new farrier, our hoof-trimming and all-purpose farrier tool kits will help you begin your practice without losing time or resources. Blacksmithing dates from the earliest iron age, which started about BC or earlier in Central Asia. Many of the tools and techniques date from the earlier times of the bronze age going back over 5, years. The metal worked by the blacksmith is either the old ductile wrought iron or the modern steel. Wrought iron is the product of early iron furnaces called bloomeries.

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This suggests late or early as the introductory date of the pattern feature. A "Utica Nippers and Pliers" catalog from about listed numerous models of pliers and related tools such as tin-snips. The catalog gives the company's address as Whitesboro Street in Utica. Sometime in the s Utica broadened their product line to include Crescent-style adjustable wrenches.

The wrenches were initially made of carbon steel, but by the late s Utica was offering both carbon steel and alloy steel models. More information on these important tools can be found in the later section on Adjustable Wrenches. In Kelsey-Hayes added to its tool division by acquiring the Herbrand Automotive Tool line from the Bingham-Herbrand Corporation, and in the summer of the Utica-Herbrand operations were moved to a new factory in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

See our article on Herbrand for more information on this interesting tool company. See our article on Bonney for more information. In Kelsey-Hayes sold its tool division to the Triangle Corporation, and the renamed Utica Tool Company operated as a division of Triangle for a number of years. Triangle was later acquired by Cooper Tools. In the early s Utica used a trademark consisting of three oval chain links enclosing the letters " U TI CA ", very similar to the later 3-Diamonds trademark.

The registration for this trademark was recently discovered and provides the first use date as April 6 of This early 3-Ovals logo was superseded by the 3-Diamonds logo in late In Utica registered their "3-Diamonds" trademark, consisting of the company name as "U-TI-CA" enclosed by three interlocking diamonds.

The first-use date was listed as December, , and this well-known 3-Diamonds logo continued to be marked on their tools for many years. In the "Utica" name in plain text was registered as a trademark, again with the first use listed as December, In the text "Utica Tools" in a semicircle was registered as a trademark, with the first use listed as December, Utica used the mark "Lubring" as a trademark for pliers with a patented lubrication insert, but the mark is not listed in the USPTO trademarks database.

Utica tools are generally not marked with a date code or other explicit indication of the manufacturing date. In some cases, the manufacturing date for a tool can be estimated based on the markings or other observed information.

The following list of observations may be helpful in estimating the manufacturing date for some tools. We'll refer to this as the 3-Ovals logo in the text here.

The trademark registration states that this mark was first used on April 6, , and currently the earliest known advertisement using the 3-Ovals logo is from The 3-Ovals logo remained in use until at least , after which it was superseded by the 3-Diamonds logo.

The trademark was registered with the first use listed as December 1, This well-known trademark remained in use for many years and is referred to as the 3-Diamonds logo in the text here. A small number of tools have been found with both the 3-Ovals and 3-Diamonds markings, typically with the 3-Ovals logo stamped on the front and the 3-Diamonds logo forged into the underside of the handle.

These are presumed to be transitional tools made from late to around , as the older marking was being phased out. Early Diamond Checkered Handle Pattern. Sometime around or late Utica began using a diamond checkered gripping pattern on some of their plier models, typically with a "V" opening towards the front of the pliers. A number of advertisements from have been found with the checkered pattern visible in the illustrations, and the J.

Waterston catalog includes illustrations of Utica pliers with the diamond checkered gripping pattern. Prior to the adoption of handle patterns, plier handles had been finished with rough or fine grinding, and the parting line from the forging process was often still visible on the underside of the handles.

Model Number Marking. Earlier Utica tools were generally not marked with the catalog model number, although some early advertisements do show model numbers.

Utica began marking model numbers consistently around , although the exact date is not yet known. The presence of a model number marking is probably a good indicator of relatively later production.

Utica later made a minor change to its diamond checkered gripping pattern by making the ends of the pattern squared off relative to the handle, instead of with a V-shaped opening towards the front. For example, compare the Utica Early [No. This change appears to have been made sometime in the s, although the exact date is uncertain.

For reference, most pliers with marked model numbers have the squared-off handle pattern prior to the late s , and most pliers without model numbers have the V-shaped pattern.

Utica began using alloy steel for pliers sometime around , around the same time that its competitors Crescent Tools and Diamond Calk Horseshoe also adopted alloy steel. Utica added an "Alloy Steel" marking to its pliers for a period of time, probably from early the s to early s. Currently we do not know of any examples of the alloy marking with the later "Utica Tools" marking style, suggesting a cutoff date of late Utica registered a trademark with the words "Utica Tools" arranged in a semicircular arc, with the first use listed as December 1, Utica, N.

The "U. This change was probably made around as part of the change to the "Utica Tools" trademark. The patent associated with the "Lubring" trademark was filed in Plain Handles, Again. Sometime in the mid to late s Utica dropped its patterned handle feature in favor of polished plain handles.

We're not sure of the exact date, but most pliers with the "Utica Tools" marking have plain handles. Tongue-and-Groove Patent. The patent for Utica's "Rib-Joint" tongue-and-groove pliers was filed in late Utica USA Marking.

Tool markings were further simplified to just "Utica USA" some time between and , probably after The timing is based on examples of pliers obtained in original boxes, which noted Utica as a division of Kelsey-Hayes, but with the location still in Utica, New York. This change was likely made in anticipation of the move to Orangeburg, South Carolina, which took place in Photographs and observations of particular tools are based on items in the Alloy Artifacts collection.

A report from the New York appellate court on the Russell Hardware v. Product information was obtained from a number of Utica catalogs, as summarized in the table below. Utica tools were available through many industrial and automotive distributors, and the catalogs from these companies offer additional product information. The catalog No. The illustration shows the markings "U. Waterston Waterston, a tool distributor based in Detroit, lists two models of Utica pliers on page The Utica No.

The illustration shows pliers with handles with the diamond checkered gripping pattern, and the markings have "U. Also listed are the No. These pliers also have the diamond checkered gripping pattern on the handles, and the Utica 3-Diamonds logo is shown forged into the underside of the handles. Later pages list three additional Utica models, the No. The illustrations show the No. Ducommun Catalog "E" The catalog "E" from the Ducommun Hardware Company of Los Angeles lists a wide selection of Utica pliers on pages through The listings include the No.

The models include Nos. Marwedel Marwedel Company, an industrial supplier, includes three pages of Utica pliers. The models shown include the No. Ducommun Catalog "G" The catalog "G" from the Ducommun Corporation of Los Angeles lists a wide selection of Utica pliers on pages through White Tool and Supply The catalog "B" from the White Tool and Supply Company, a Cleveland-based industrial distributor, lists Utica pliers on pages and Samuel Harris The models listed are the No.

Utica advertised its products in trade journals and popular magazines beginning in the early s. The following links show examples of some of these ads. The text shows the use of the early linked-chain form of the Utica 3-Diamonds logo. The illustration shows the underside of the handles with "Pat. For", and the text shows the linked-chain form of the Utica 3-Diamonds logo. The June, edition of the Hardware Dealers' Magazine shows an ad for Utica nippers and pliers on page , with an illustration of the No.

The text shows the linked-chain form of the Utica 3-Diamonds logo. In this section we'll look at some examples believed represent Utica's early production, with manufacturing dates ranging from up to around Among the earliest tools produced by Utica were the Hall's Patent nippers, a popular style of compound-leverage end nippers capable of cutting hardened wire.

The earliest of the Hall's patents actually dates to , long before the founding of Utica Drop Forge. Subsequent improvements were patented in , , and The overall length is 8. The finish is plain steel, with extensive pitting due to rust. The pliers are also marked with four patent dates, although the markings are only partially legible due to pitting. By reference to a later version of the tool, the patent dates are listed as "May, 67", "Nov. The first patent date refers to patent 64, , filed by T.

Hall in and issued in The second patent date refers to patent , , filed by T. Hall in and issued later that year. The third patent date refers to patent , , filed by T. The final patent date refers to patent , , filed by T.