Michael Ray Smith
08-02-2011, 11:38 AM
I have the following two chisels, both of which have square sides (i.e., they're registered) and both of which probably fit into the category of firmer chisels.
No. 1 -- The mark is BELMONT over the words HIGH GRADE over U.S.A. The mark is unadorned, with no fancy lettering, no box around the words or anything like that.
No. 2-- The mark is just the word LAKESIDE. Nothing else at all.
Can anyone tell me about the manufacturers or sellers of these tools? I've read that LAKESIDE was a trademark Montgomery Ward used as a house brand, but the pictures of Monty Ward tools I've seen with that mark have the words Montgomery Ward along with LAKESIDE. I've also read that LAKESIDE was a mark associated with a company with Union in the name, but, unfortunately, it seems that there have been at least a couple of different companies in the tool business with the word Union in the company name. For some reason, I've picked up the idea that BELMONT might have been a hardware store or the house brand of a hardware store, but I can't find anything to confirm that.
No. 1 -- The mark is BELMONT over the words HIGH GRADE over U.S.A. The mark is unadorned, with no fancy lettering, no box around the words or anything like that.
No. 2-- The mark is just the word LAKESIDE. Nothing else at all.
Can anyone tell me about the manufacturers or sellers of these tools? I've read that LAKESIDE was a trademark Montgomery Ward used as a house brand, but the pictures of Monty Ward tools I've seen with that mark have the words Montgomery Ward along with LAKESIDE. I've also read that LAKESIDE was a mark associated with a company with Union in the name, but, unfortunately, it seems that there have been at least a couple of different companies in the tool business with the word Union in the company name. For some reason, I've picked up the idea that BELMONT might have been a hardware store or the house brand of a hardware store, but I can't find anything to confirm that.