> > Exactly... imagine my shock when I saw "Robo Grip" pliers in the Facom
> > catalog! I knew Sears didn't make them, that's no shock... but to see
> > them in the Facom catalog certainly gave the design some credit. :)
>
> which catalog? were they actual 'robo-grips' or a similar design? by
Catalog "F96" (which I assume means 1996), page 190, "FACOM ROBO-GRIP"
Looks exactly like the Sears models but with red handles.
The Robo-Grip font is exactly the same, as well.
> that I mean I've seen 'robo-grips' for sale in home depot with home
> depot's name and colors on them, but they're the same tool, with the
> same lettering and even called the same name as in sears. I'd be curious
> to see if facom is selling them too. this means either facom is the
> original manufacturer, or they're all licensing production from some other
> party. all of facom's stuff seems to be original.
Yeah, I'm not sure what to make of this. They don't have any text on
them other than just basic information.
cmh
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