CrescentCatalog - Flipbook - Page 4
Trusted by the Trades.
WHY Crescent?
Crescent hand tools have been an essential part of professional toolboxes for over a century. Why?
Because at Crescent, we make products for people who depend on their tools to make a living. People who
need tools that will stand up to the tough conditions found on every jobsite. People who recognize tools that
deliver meaningful performance. Like a tape measure with an industry-leading 14 feet of standout. Or made
in USA snips with ten times the cut life of anything else on the market. That’s quality to get the job done right
and superior performance to save time. Crescent offers thousands of tools, each one made to consistently
deliver dependable, high quality results.
1907
Karl Peterson founds the
Crescent Tool Company
and introduces his
revolutionary Crescent®
Adjustable Wrench the
following year. The unique
tool is an instant success
and, along with the Ford
Model T, soon dominates
the market.
2I
1927
Newspapers around the
world carry a report that
a young aviator named
Charles Lindbergh has
made the first solo
transatlantic flight with a
scant cargo of "gasoline,
sandwiches, a bottle of
water, and a Crescent®
wrench and pliers."
1930
At the request of the
U.S. Army Air Corps,
Crescent® develops
Crestoloy steel alloy
to make its adjustable
wrenches lighter and
stronger.
By 1938, Crescent® is
manufacturing
thousands of Crestoloy
tools for the Air Corps.
When the country enters
World War II, the plant
operates around-the-clock
with all output going to
the war effort.
1964
1965
Crescent® vans begin
traveling the country,
visiting distributors and
showing new products.
This is a tradition that
continues to this day.
1997
The media reports that
Crescent® tools are aboard
the first manned Gemini
space flight.
The Crescent® adjustable
wrench receives its first
major redesign in over
50 years, with a wider,
more comfortable handle
and increased jaw
opening capacity over
the entire line.
2018
To easier identify the
Crescent®-quality tools,
the line expands to include
five iconic brands: Wiss®
shears and snips, Lufkin®
measuring products,
Nicholson® files and saws,
HK Porter® heavy-duty
cutting tools and JOBOX®
on-site and truck storage.
Together, Crescent® Tools
is formed and provides
professional tradesman
thousands of jobsite
solutions all under one
unified brand.
2019
Crescent Wiss®
introduces its Next
Generation Aviation
Snips. The new snips last
60% longer and require
20% less force to cut on
average compared to the
same snips from just five
years earlier.
Crescent APEX® industrial
bits are added to the
Crescent® family of tools
I3
