Are these the genuine Marpel Blue Chip?
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I believe Record is now owned by Irwin. If I’m correct, those are not the “genuine” Marples Blue Chip chisels. Also, if they are made by Irwin, then I have a set and they are decent chisels..
Then again, Irwin Blue chisels are made in China, so I don’t know…
I realize now I was no help!!
Sorry,
Dan12 June 2014 at 6:11 pm #58463I guess I’ll just have to find out when they were manufactured. Maybe it was before the move to China
12 June 2014 at 9:40 pm #58472The more I research the more I think these may be legit. Well, at least made before everything was moved to China. If anyone can provide more information to tell for certain, that would be awesome
13 June 2014 at 3:57 pm #58494I hope this one can help:
William Marples & Sons traded independently from 1860 to 1962. In 1962 the C & J Hampton Ltd. (Record Tools) and Ridgeway & Sons Ltd. companies bought them out as joint owners with William Marples and Sons apparently continuing to operate as an independent entity. The history is quite confusing after 1972. In that year these companies merged and became Record/Ridgeway Tools Ltd. The AB Bahco Co. (Swedish chisel and woodworking tools) bought Record/Ridgeway Tools in 1981 and in 1988 named it Record Marples Woodworking Tools Ltd. In the 1990s the Company underwent several name changes: Record Tools in 1991, Record Holdings Plc in 1993, then Record Tools Ltd. once more in 1998 when it became part of the American Tool Company. The company has been owned by Irwin Industrial Tool Co. since 2008.14 June 2014 at 8:12 am #58510Well I got these in the mail today, and I am extremely pleased with them. I don’t see any indication that they wouldn’t be the real deal (still, correct me if I am wrong). I might contact the seller and ask where he got them from as they are un-opened and the packaging looks old. The white cardboard has some yellowing to it, and it smells a bit musty like they have been in storage for a while. Who knows, I guess they could be the cheap ones, but they out perform the 5$ set I have been using, so hooray!
15 June 2014 at 5:57 pm #58527They do look an older packaging also have made in Sheffield on steel.
I’m sure if the chisel was sold here in UK and was not made in UK trade description surely come into force.
I’m sure they are half decent chisel.
Funny thing I never have had the blue chips.
The first chisels I bought in 1985 were Marples/Ridgway .
Ridgway use to make very good auger bits.
About 1988 I acquired Marples splitproof chisels the yellow and red handle with Marples embossed on the handle and Made in sheffield printed on steel.
Since ebay I have acquired more red and yellow Marples splitproof chisels with a Shamrock embossed on handle these are in know doubt a proper Marples chisels early 70’s 60’s.
The shamrock logo is a good sign for original Marples remember these will be at least over 40 years old.
Although I did not have the Marples blue chips I had the Stanley 5002 blue handled chisels 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2 pretty much a full set and found them to be very good chisels they were also made in Sheffield had these for about 26 years. They were my favourite chisel for site work.Attachments:
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