Promotional Maglights (Promotional Maglites) may help you out this Black Friday, if you find yourself waiting in line before the sun rises. They are always:
Good luck fighting the crowd for your best deals. Be safe.
I sell Lufkin Tape Measures. I have noticed over the last 20 years, the other
names associated with that brand. It appeared that there were some mergers and acquisitions that I didn’t understand. Are they owned by another company? When did this happen? Where are the tapes made?
So, today I did a Google search to try to make some sense out of the history of Lufkin tapes. The search was not easy, because there seems to be another company by the name Lufkin Industries, and another one called Lufkin Trailers.
So here are the facts, as I know them today, in November 2024…….
In 1967, Cooper bought the Lufkin company.
In 2010, Apex Tool Group, LLC bought Lufkin. Crescent is part of the Apex group.
2017. Crescent Tool acquired Lufkin. Crescent Tool is still part of the Apex Tool Group, LLC.
Now, in 2024, Wiss, Lufkin, Nicholson, H.K. Porter, and JOBOX are all brands of Crescent Tools.
The tapes that we all love, are branded “Crescent Lufkin” at this time.
Lufkin tapes used to be made in the USA. I know, because the gift box used to say that in 1991 when I started selling them. Today, according to my supplier, they are made in Mexico and China.
So, without being too wordy, that is the concise history of the Lufkin Tape Measure.
The people that need to use an Architect Scale Ruler aren’t just architects. Here’s
a list of other users:
When looking at blueprints, you notice that they are drawn to a specific scale. The scale is not the same for a room, a house, a neighborhood, or a development. The scale is noted at the bottom right corner of the drawing in the information box. Typical scales are:
1/4 could be used for “1/4 inch equals one foot”, or “1/4 inch equals 100 feet”, or “1/4 inch equals one mile”. It depends on the scale of the drawing.
How do you use the Architect Scale Ruler?
If the drawing information box says “1/4 inch equals one mile”, then place the 1/4 part of the ruler along the object that you are measuring. If the object lines up with “9” on the ruler, then it is 9 miles long. Simple enough.
Remember, the clue to which scale to use, is in the information box on the drawing.
Ten days until Halloween! Do you have your costume ready, or are you a last-minute planner?
Be prepared before you head out to go trick-or-treating with these items:
Some people may wonder, as they pull out their Maglite Flashlights, are these amazing little tools fooling my eyes . . . or are they real? For such a small flashlight, they pack quite an intense brightness that can be mistaken for a magic trick.
Their brightness is not the only trick they have up their sleeve – see what else they can do!
– 2 Power Modes: Peak Power Mode & 25% Power Mode for low-lighting
– Blink Mode
– Makes SOS signals
When thinking of autumn, what fruit would you say is the mascot of the season? Some will automatically say pumpkin, but apple will come up as a close second. Today is National Apple Day!
Looking for a fun game to play at your Halloween party? Try “Guess the Diameter of the Apple!” Players will record their guesses, and the judge will pull out his/her Diameter Tape Measure to discover whose guess is the closest.
Happy Halloween!
September 22 is “National Girls’ Night” in America. It’s a night when a girl doesn’t
have to worry about making a good impression on her boyfriend. She can wear whatever she wants, and act any way that she wants. Of course, it’s more fun to get together with your friends and act crazy together.
If you go out at night, always take a flashlight. A Maglite Engraved with “National
Girls’ Night” or any other phrase or logo, will help keep you safe when you are out at night. A flashlight is an obvious sign that you are ready to defend yourself from the bad intentions of someone else. A lit flashlight can be intimidating to some bad guys. They might wonder what else you have up your sleeve. You might not even have to shine it in their eyes.
The 3rd Friday in September is National Tradesmen Day in the United States.
Tally Books make good gifts on this day, to all tradesmen. These books were originally designed for those in the pipe industry. But they can be used as weatherproof record-keepers for all these trades:
Carpenters
Plumbers
Painters
Line Workers (Electric power lines)
Oilfield Workers
HVAC contractors
Highway Contractors
Wind Power Workers
Iron Workers
The company’s full color logo can be printed on the front and back of the cover. And, there can be vinyl sleeves inside, for the carrier to use for important papers and business cards. A new option is the “stone pad”, which looks like paper, only it won’t tear, and won’t fail when soaked in water. Tally books aren’t just small notebooks. They are rugged field books that fit in your pocket.
It’s true that not everyone needs a Pipe Diameter Tape Measure these days. The average person usually doesn’t have a need to measure a pipe, pole, or tree. But, if you’re one of the special few who needs one of these unique tape measures, then these are the ones you need to add to your belt!
You knew the end of summer was fast-approaching, but this weekend makes it real – it’s Labor Day weekend. Soak up the sun and relax on this final “official” weekend of summer before you need to start eating and drinking all things pumpkin.
Of course, Promotional Maglites are a must-have for this weekend, especially if you’re out late and need to find your way back to your car, or even if you need one “just in case.”
