Hardware Companies Kollectors' Klub
Overview
The mission of THCKK is to educate our members and the general public about the about the history and functions of the great hardware companies.Contact Information
Pacific, Missouri 63069-0325United States
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Description
The mission of THCKK is to educate our members and the general public about the about the history and functions of the great hardware companies, including Simmons Hardware, Shapleigh Hardware, Belknap Hardware, Witte Hardware, Winchester-Simmons Hardware, and others. We want to improve the ability of our members to add to their collections by meeting on a yearly basis and sharing both their knowledge and their collections. THCKK is a not-for-profit organization formed in March of 1996. It serves to distribute information and provide an interactive forum about hardware companies such as E.C. Simmons, A.F. Shapleigh and The Winchester Store (and the popular collectibles bearing their logos and house brands) and other historically interesting hardware companies. Our members are interested in tools, various types of advertising, catalogs and ephemera, promotional and other related hardware, household and sporting goods that were sold by these hardware companies. Probably the most familiar of these logos and company slogans are Keen Kutter " The Recollection of Quality Remains Long After The Price is Forgotten.", Diamond Edge , "Diamond Edge is The Quality Pledge" and The Winchester Store "... As Good as the Gun". Other tool and hardware company house brands such as Polly Prim, Oak Leaf, Crusader, "Our Very Best" ( Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company), Revonoc, Cruso; Blue Grass (Belknap Hardware) "The Nation's Standard of Quality" & "Tools of Honor", Pine Knot, John Primble, Thoroughbred; Stanley Rule and Level Co, Four Square, etc. will also be included as interest dictates. Witte- IXL Square Brand; Wyeth, Lee, BBB (Bingham's Best Brand), Van Camp, Sargent-Very Best Made, etc. are also of interest to many members.