Millers Falls Publications — 1930-1949

1930

Millers Falls Company.
Portable Electric Tools: Catalog No. 3.
Millers Falls , Mass. : Millers Falls Co., May 1930.
27 pages ; 22 x 28 cm.

Title from cover. Millers Falls rapidly expanded its line of electric tools after introducing them in 1927. Featured are electric drills and screwdrivers, polishers, circular saws, hammer drills, grinders, a disc sander and a valve re-facer. Includes numerous accessories.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Portable Electric Tools.
Millers Falls , Mass. : Millers Falls Co., [ca. 1930].
31 pages ; 8.5 x 16 cm.

Title from cover. With too many pages to be considered a counter-top promotion, this trade circular is a pocket-sized booklet. Though the layout and some illustrations are different, the booklet is basically a smaller version of the 1930 portable electric tools catalog. Featured are electric drills and screwdrivers, polishers, circular saws, hammer drills, grinders, a disc sander and a valve re-facer. Includes numerous accessories.

The example seen here is marked for distribution by Morris, Wheeler & Company of Philadelphia, Pa.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Electric Saws.
Millers Falls , Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [ca. 1930].
1 folded sheet ; 26 x 29 cm. (unfolded) ; 8.5 x 16 (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded three times to form a booklet. Features the Nos. 102, 103, and 104 electric saws. Includes saw blades and abrasive disks as well.

Beneath the cover illustration is a blank space for a hardware dealer's stamp.

1931

Outillage Val d'Or.
Millers Falls Tools: Catalogue No. 31.
St, Cloud, France : Outillage Val d'Or, [January 1931].
80 pages ; 19.5 x 27 cm.

French language catalog. Outillage Val d'Or was the French distributor for Millers Falls. This catalog features the subset of Millers Falls tools distributed by the firm. Illustrations of the tools are identical to those of those in use in English-language Catalog No. 40. Features some of the colorful section dividers found in Catalog 40 as well. Although fairly representative of the line as sold in the United States, the hand and breast drills so popular in the American market are not included. Does not list the company's auger bits.

Millers Falls Company.
Combined Net Price Sheet Applying to Millers Falls No. 40 Catalog, Goodell-Pratt No. 17 Catalog: Effective December 15, 1931.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1931.
29 pages ; 13.5 x 21 cm.

Title from cover. An important price list that fills the gap between the 1929 and 1935 Millers Falls Catalogs, a time when the organization acquired the Goodell-Pratt Company and worked to struggled to stay solvent during the dark years of the Great Depression. Issued early in the economic downturn, the list indicates that Millers Falls had yet to pare the overlapping product lines resulting from the merger.

Shown as an example of price lists produced at the time. Other dates and versions exist.

1932

Millers Falls Company.
Unusual Values in a New Line of Mohawk-Shelburne Tools.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1932].
4 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

Title from cover. A trade circular introducing the Millers Falls line of Mohawk-Shelburne tools. The Millers Falls Company's economy line of Mohawk tools and Goodell-Pratt's economy line of Shelburne tools formed the basis for the new lineup. Sixteen different tools are featured.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 1932 Tool Assortment.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1932].
1 sheet ; 28 x 28.5.

A trade circular printed on one side promoting a package of twelve popular tools from the recently combined Millers Falls and Goodell-Pratt lines. By ordering the package, dealers received an additional discount on some of the company's easy-to-sell tools.

A hardware jobber has trimmed this example and added a number of calculations to the example seen here. It is currently 21.5 x 28.5 cm.

Millers Falls Company.
Universal Hacksaw Blades.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [ca. 1932].
I folded sheet ; 26 x 16 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 (folded).

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on two sides and folded twice to form a booklet. Millers Falls acquired the Universal trademark when it purchased the West Haven Manufacturing Company in 1920. Basically a price list for the company's traditional and "flexible" blades (only the teeth are hardened on flexible blades.) The Millers Falls Company sold hacksaw blades under both the "Universal" and "Millers Falls" trademarks.

Beneath the cover illustration is a blank space for a hardware dealer's stamp.

1933

Millers Falls Company.
Combined Net Price Sheet Applying to Millers Falls No. 40 Catalog, Goodell-Pratt No. 17 Catalog: Effective September 15, 1933.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1933.
31 pages ; 13.5 x 21 cm.

The document gives testimony to the effects of the economic downturn. Numerous tools are listed as "discontinued." Shown as an example of price lists produced at the time. Other dates and versions exist.

1934

Millers Falls Company.
New Tools Finish the Greater Mohawk Shelburne Line for 1934.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1934.
4 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

Title from cover. A trade circular promoting the Millers Falls Company's line of Mohawk-Shelburne tools. Seven new tools that did not appear in the 1932 Mohawk-Shelburne circular are included.

Millers Falls Company.
An Outstanding Value in Every Price Range: Millers Falls Hack Saws.
Alternate title: When the Customer Says "I Want to Look at Hack Saw Frames" Be Ready with the Answer.
Alternate title: Additional Numbers in the Complete Line of Millers Falls Hack Saws.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1934].
1 folded sheet ; 47 x 43.5 cm.

An oversized trade circular printed on both sides promoting the Millers Falls Company's line of hacksaw frames. When folded to the size of standard office stationary for mailing, the phrase "When the Customer Says 'I Want to Look at Hack Saw Frames' Be Ready with the Answer" appears on the front panel. The back side of the circular includes an advertisement for the company's other twenty-two other hacksaw frames. Titled "Additional Numbers in the Complete Line of Millers Falls Hack Saws," it is not pictured here.

Millers Falls Company.
Blu-Mol Molybdenum: the Shortcut to Metal Cutting efficiency.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [ca. 1934].
1 folded sheet ; 17 x 16 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded once to form a booklet. Issued with both blue and gold covers and features Millers Falls molybdenum hacksaw blades. Includes blades for both hand and machine-powered saws. The content of the two is virtually identical save for trademark usage. Gold cover variant features only the Millers Falls trademark inside. Blue cover variant also includes the trademark for Universal hack saw blades. Millers Falls acquired the Universal mark when it purchased the West Haven Manufacturing Company in 1920.

Millers Falls Company.
Your Hole Problem Solved by Millers Falls Tools.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [ca. 1934].
1 folded sheet ; 17.5 x 16 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded once to form a booklet. Millers Falls began to sell hole saws in the late 1920s. At the time of this publication, the company offered hole saws in 28 sizes, ranging from 3/8 to 5 5/8 inches.

Beneath the cover illustration is a blank space for a hardware dealer's stamp.

1935

Millers Falls Company.

Millers Falls Company.
Catalog 41: First Consolidated Catalog of Millers Falls Tools, Goodell-Pratt.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1935.
240 pages ; 20 x 27 cm.

Deluxe large format catalog with simulated leather covers. The Millers Falls Company's first comprehensive catalog since 1929, it provides a detailed look at the consolidated the Millers Falls and Goodell-Pratt lines. Also the first catalog to feature the economy priced Mohawk-Shelburne line. Nice illustrations, but lacks the spectacular plates of the 1929 catalog.

Millers Falls Company.
Catalog 41: First Consolidated Catalog of Millers Falls Tools, Goodell-Pratt.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1935.
240 pages ; 20 x 27 cm.

Large format catalog with paper covers. Identical to the deluxe large format version.

Millers Falls Company.
Catalog 41: First Consolidated Catalog of Millers Falls Tools, Goodell-Pratt.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1935.
240 pages ; 9 x 13.5 cm.

Pocket-size catalog. Not as as colorful as the large format edition—less use of red ink. The blue ink used for the large catalog's Blue-Mol hacksaw blade and glass cutter pages is lacking entirely.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Electric Tools: Catalog No. 4.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, May 1935.
24 pages ; 21.5 x 27 cm.

Title from cover. Featured are electric drills and screwdrivers, polishers, circular saws, hammer drills, grinders, a disc sander and a valve re-facer. Includes numerous accessories.

Millers Falls Company.
Carving and Turning Tools.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1935].
1 folded sheet ; 25.5 x 32 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded three times to form a booklet. Four carving tool sets and eight turning tools are featured. The turning tools could be purchased individually or as a set. (A half-inch parting tool could be purchased for seventy cents.) The example reproduced here has been marked on the back by Kraut & Dohnal Company. of 325 S. Clark St. in Chicago.

1936

Millers Falls Company.
Catalog 41: First Consolidated Catalog of Millers Falls Tools, Goodell-Pratt.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1935 [i.e. 1936].
240 [i.e., 255] pages ; 13 x 18 cm.

Small format variant of Catalog 41. Despite the 1935 date on the introductory page, this catalog was published in 1936. A fifteen page section of new tools is inserted between the introduction and section on hand planes. The 'new tool' supplement includes, among others, the No. 95 weather strip plane, a red and black mottled, tenite-handled version of the No. 84 hacksaw frame, and the No. 430 spiral ratchet screwdriver. In addition to the new tools section, there are some differences in the internal content between this and the 1935 edition.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls and Goodell-Pratt Automotive Tools.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
12 pages ; 13 x 18 cm.

Title from cover. Although the Millers Falls Company sold a number of tools useful to an automobile mechanic, automotive tools were never a mainstay of the product line. This catalog pulls together a number of the company's products useful for working on cars, but includes few that were designed for specialist work. Features such items as drills, hacksaws, hydraulic jacks, screwdrivers, taps, and micrometers. Specialist tools include bearing scrapers, a valve grinder, and a brake lining cutter.

Millers Falls Company.
11 New Tools.
Alternative title: Let These Displays Work for You.
Alternative title: Speed up Quality Tool Sales with These Bright-Attractive Signs.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, September 1936.
1 folded sheet ; 43.5 x 56 cm. (unfolded)

A trade circular in broadside format promoting the eleven recently introduced tools. When folded to the size of standard office stationary for mailing, a letter from the company introducing the circular appears on the front panel and a promotion titled "Speed Up Quality Tool Sales with These Bright-Attractive Signs" appears on the back. When unfolded half-way, a promotion for titled "Let These Displays Work for You" appears. This last promotion is not pictured here.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls No. 712-1/2 in. Electric Drill.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the No. 712 electric drill. The No. 712 was the lightest and least expensive and lightest of the company's 1/2 inch drills.

A bit oversized to insert into the company's large format Catalog 41, this example had its edges trimmed to keep them from protruding beyond the covers when inserted into the catalog. The dimensions above reflect the circular's original size.

Circular referenced in a September 1, 1936, letter from company vice-president George Hatch.

Millers Falls Company.
Automatic Screwdrivers and Drills
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [ca. 1936].
1 folded sheet ; 25.5 x 28.5 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded three times to form a booklet. Features automatic drills, ratchet and spiral screwdrivers. Includes the new No. 430 "cross handle" screwdriver.

The example seen here is marked for distribution by the W. B. Arnold Co., hardware merchants in Waterville, Maine.

Millers Falls Company.
High Speed Hack Saw Blades.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
1 folded sheet ; 25.5 x 15 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded twice to form a booklet. Features Millers Falls high speed hacksaw blades. Most are for power hacksaws.

Beneath the cover illustration is a blank space for a hardware dealer's stamp.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Metal Cutting Mitre Box.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
1 folded sheet ; 23 x 26 cm. (unfolded) ; 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded three times to form a booklet. Features the No. 2432 metal-cutting miter box. The company promoted the No. 2432 as a useful tool for work on the aluminum and stainless steel store fronts popular during the Art Deco area. Includes examples of three storefronts where the tool would be usable: a Collins Jewelry, a Van Dusen's men swear store, and a Bismark Grill. Unfortunately, the locations of the stores are not specified. Back panel promotes the Goodell-Pratt No. 237 keyhole saw.

Millers Falls Company.
Steel Letters & Figures.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
1 folded sheet ; 17.5 x16 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded once to form a booklet. Features sets of punches for stamping letters and numbers into wood or the softer metals. The stamps were available in both in both Gothic and Roman faces.

Millers Falls Company.
Wood Scrapers.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
1 folded sheet ; 17.5 x 30 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded twice form a booklet. Features the Millers Falls Company's line of wood scrapers. Brought into the line-up as part of the company's acquisition of Goodell-Pratt, the Nos. 34, 35, 55, and 296 were re-designed and re-branded as Millers Falls products. Introduces the new Nos. 39, 41, 51 and 53 Millers Falls scrapers.

Millers Falls Company.
Workshop Accessories.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1936].
1 folded sheet ; 17 x 31.5 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded twice form a booklet. Features the Millers Falls Company's band saws, wood turning tools, and lathe-handy add add-ons such as chucks, centers, collars, a face plate, etc.

1937

Millers Falls Company.
New Items for 1937 with Big Possibilities.
Alternative title: Add These Free Displays to Your Sales Force.
Alternative title: New Sales Helps.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 2, 1937.
1 folded sheet ; 43.5 x 56 cm. (unfolded)

A large format trade circular printed on both sides promoting the seven recently introduced tools and three new displays. When folded to the size of standard office stationary for mailing, a letter from the company introducing the circular appears on the front panel and a promotion titled "New Sales Helps" appears on the back. When unfolded half-way, a promotion titled "Add These Free Displays to Your Sales Force" appears. This last panel is not pictured here.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 3300 Screw Driver Assortment and Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1937].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the No. 3300 screwdriver assortment and display. The circular was distributed as part of a promotional packet titled New Items for 1937 with Big Possibilities. The packet included a poster and trade circulars for tools and display units introduced during the previous year. Designed to accommodate sixty pocket-sized screwdrivers retailing for five cents each, the no-cost display was shipped at no cost to dealers placing an order for five dozen No. 300 screwdrivers.

A bit oversized to fit into the company's large format Catalog 41, many examples had their edges trimmed to keep them from protruding beyond the covers when inserted into the catalog. The circular seen here retains its original size.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 3900 Wood Scraper Display: Featuring the New Millers Falls Curved Blade.
Alternative title: New Millers Falls Wood Scrapers with Curved Edged Blades.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1937].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides introducing the No. 3900 display unit for one display of the company's wood scrapers. The circular was distributed as part of a promotional packet titled New Items for 1937 with Big Possibilities. The packet included a poster and trade circulars for tools and display units introduced during the previous year. Dealers placing a "reasonable" scraper stock order could request the display at no cost. The back side of the sheet (not pictured) features a promotion titled New Millers Falls Wood Scrapers with Curved Edged Blades and includes information on the scrapers themselves.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 8400 Hack Saw Frame Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1937].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the No. 8400 display unit for the company's hacksaw frames. The circular was distributed as part of a promotional packet titled New Items for 1937 with Big Possibilities. The packet included a poster and trade circulars for tools and display units introduced during the previous year. Dealers placing a "reasonable" saw-frame stock order could request the display at no cost.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 10 FH Tuf-Flex Counter Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1937].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the No. 10 FH Tuf-Flex hacksaw blade display unit. The Tuf-Flex served as the firm's general purpose hack saw blade.

A bit oversized to fit into the company's large format Catalog 41, this example had its edges trimmed to keep them from protruding beyond the covers when inserted into the catalog. The dimensions above reflect the circular's original size.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 700 Hand and Breast Drill Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1937].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the No. 700 display unit for the company's hand and breast drills. The display could accommodate any of the the company's drills save for the No. 4 1/2 hand drill. Dealers placing a "reasonable" order for a stock of assorted hand and breast drills could request the display at no cost.

Millers Falls Company.
Extra-Sales—Extra Profits.
Alternative title: Dyno-mite: Millers Falls Electric Tools.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, September 4, 1937.
1 folded sheet ; 43 x 28 cm. (unfolded)

A trade circular printed on both sides promoting two of the company's newest tools (the No. 209 permaloid hand plane and No. 666 breast drill). Also promotes the company's hack saw blade, drill, and permaloid screwdriver displays. When folded to the size of standard office stationary for mailing, a letter from the company introducing the circular appears on the front panel and a promotion titled "Dyno-mite: Millers Falls Electric Tools" appears on the back.

1938

Millers Falls Company.
70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1938.
240 pages ; 21 x 28 cm.

Deluxe large format catalog with simulated leather covers. Continues the listing of some Goodell-Pratt tools. Introduces the permaloid-handled Parsons brace and No. 209 De Luxe smooth plane to the general public. The No. 84 hacksaw frame now sports a red permaloid handle. Nice artwork, especially the full page illustrations. With its use of two-color printing and red ink on almost every page, a joy to behold. Introductory page for scraper section is shown at right.

This example was owned by a distributor, W. A. Ross. Ross who continued to use the catalog through 1949 and added the update sheets that were published by Millers Falls as new tools came out.

Millers Falls Company.
70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1938.
240 pages ; 20 x 27 cm.

Large format catalog with paper covers. Identical to the deluxe large format version

Millers Falls Company.
70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42.
Place of publication not identified : Mid- West Tool Collectors Association, June 1999.
240 pages ; 20 x 27 cm.
Originally published: New York : Millers Falls Company, January 1938.

Reprint of large format version. Not a lavish as the original—many two-color pages have been reproduced in black and white. Outside corners of pages cut with square, rather than rounded edges. Lacks the red end papers of the original edition. Introductory page for scraper section is shown at right.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Electric Tools: Catalog No. 38.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, Sept. 1938.
30 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

Title from cover. Featured are electric drills and screwdrivers, polishers, circular saws, grinders, and sanders. Includes numerous accessories.

Millers Falls Company.
70th Anniversary Special: Hand Drill No. 70.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1938].
1 sheet ; 20 x 27 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and sized to fit neatly into the large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, it introduces the Millers Falls No. 70 hand drill.

This example is no longer full-sized due to wear resulting from its edges protruding beyond those of the catalog. The dimensions above reflect the circular's original size.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 5904 Torpedo Level Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1938].
1 sheet ; 20 x 27 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and sized to fit neatly into the large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, it introduces the Millers Falls No. 5904 torpedo level display, a cardboard carton designed as a counter-top display.

1939

Millers Falls Company.
70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1938. [i.e., 1939].
240 pages ; 13 x 18 cm.

Small format catalog and easily missed variant of catalog no. 42. Despite the 1938 date on the introductory page, this catalog was published in 1939. Although the page numbering and date on the title page date are identical to the large format edition of 1938, the volume described here contains minor variations in content. Most notable is a somewhat expanded line of Mohawk-Shelburne tools. Less use of red ink than in the original large format edition. Introductory page for scraper section is shown at right.

Millers Falls Company.
Tools of Quality for Craftsmen in Wood & Metal.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1939.
31 pages : illustrated ; 14 x 19 cm.
"Abridged catalog no. E 1."

Title from cover. An abridged version of some of the 70th anniversary catalog no. 42 showing some of the firm's most popular products and intended for the British market. Included are some tools not found in the U.S. versions of the catalog. Printed in London by the Robertson Press and Paper Company, prices are listed in pounds, shillings, etc. The example reproduced here has been marked for distribution by Odell & Holt Company Ltd. of Stony Stratford.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 8515 Permaloid Screwdriver Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1939.
1 sheet ; 20 x 27 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides and sized to fit neatly into the large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, it introduces the Millers Falls No. 8515 permaloid screwdriver display unit. The back side of the sheet (not pictured) features information on the various permaloid screwdrivers available.

Millers Falls Company.
A Winner for Hardware Week!: Mr. Punch - the World's Finest Automatic Drill.
Alternative title: No. 185 Automatic Drills: Mr. Punch.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1939.
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides introducing the company's free display unit for the Mr. Punch automatic drill. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "No. 185 Automatic Drills: Mr. Punch," includes information on the drill itself. Millers Falls acquired the rights to the Mr. Punch automatic drill when it purchased the Goodell-Pratt Company in 1931.

The company published an similar circular in 1940. A close examination reveals substantial differences between the two. This sheet is larger, printed on two sides and features the No. 185 automatic drill only.

A bit oversized to fit into the company's large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, many examples had their edges trimmed to keep them from protruding beyond the covers when inserted into the catalog. The circular seen here retains its original size.

1940

Millers Falls Company.
70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1938 [i.e., 1940]
a-p, 240 [i.e., 256] pages ; 11.5 x 15 cm.

Small format catalog and easily missed variant of 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42. Despite the 1938 date on the introductory page, this catalog was published in 1940. A 'new tool' section, consisting of 16 pages lettered A-P, appears to the front of the catalog and documents the appearance of the company's No. 206 block plane and the No. 70 hand drill. Although the title page indicates this is the 70th anniversary catalog, the ubiquitous 70th Anniversary graphic seen on almost every page of earlier versions of catalog no. 42 is absent.

There is no use of red ink, and the dimensions of the catalog are noticeably smaller than those of the 1939 small format edition. Introductory page for scraper section is shown at right.

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Electric Tools: Catalog No. 38.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1940.
Revised to March 1, 1940.
30 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

Title from cover. A revision of the 1938 catalog. World War II would start ten months later. Featured are electric drills, screwdrivers, polishers, circular saws, hammers, grinders, and sanders. Includes numerous accessories.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 29 Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 20 x 27 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and sized to fit neatly into the large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, it introduces the Millers Falls No. 29 spiral ratcheting screwdriver.

Millers Falls Company.
Profit Producer for National Hardware Open House.
Alternative title: No. 29 Automatic Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular introducing the company's No. 294 display unit for the No. 29 spiral ratchet screwdriver. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "No. 29 Automatic Spiral Ratchet Screw Driver," includes illustrations of the screwdriver and accessories available for it. Part of the company's promotion for National Hardware Open House.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 1940 Auger Bit Display Unit.
Alternative title: No. 940 Chrome Alloy Steel Solid Center Auger Bits.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 20 x 27 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides and sized to fit neatly into the large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, it introduces the Millers Falls No. 1940 auger bit display unit. The unit was shipped free with an order for a set of 13 bits. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "No. 940 Chrome Alloy Steel Solid Center Auger Bits," publicizes the company's beautiful No. 940 chrome alloy, nickel-plated, copper-flashed bits.

This example is no longer full-sized due to wear resulting from its edges protruding beyond those of the catalog. The dimensions above reflect the circular's original size.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 8588 Automatic Tool Display.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 20 x 27 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and sized to fit neatly into the large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, it introduces the Millers Falls No. 8588 automatic tool display unit. The company published a similar circular as part of its 1939 National Hardware Week promotion. A close examination reveals substantial differences between the two. This sheet is smaller, printed on one side only, and features both the No. 185 and 188A automatic drills.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 1112 Blu-Mol Molybdenum High Speed Hack Saw Deal.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the company's No. 1112 Blu-Mol hacksaw blade display unit. The unit was shipped free with an order of twenty-four 10 and 12-inch blades. The Blu-Mol was the firm's premium hack saw blade.

A bit oversized to fit into the company's large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, this example has had its edges trimmed to keep them from protruding beyond the covers when inserted into the catalog. The dimensions above reflect the circular's original size.

Millers Falls Company.
No. 550 Tuf-Flex Hack Saw Blade Deal.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side introducing the company's No. 550 Tuf-Flex hacksaw blade display unit. The unit was shipped free with an order of seventy-two 10 and 12-inch blades. The Tuf-Flex served as the firm's general purpose hack saw blade.

Millers Falls Company.
Blu-Mol Double Life High Speed Molybdenum Hack Saws.
Alternative title: Blu-Mol Molybdenum Double Edge High Speed Hack Saws.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides introducing the company's Blu-Mol double-life hacksaw blades. The blades were considered double-life because they had teeth on both the top and bottom edges. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "Blu-Mol Molybdenum Double Edge High Speed Hack Saws," contains a chart listing prices and sizes available.

Millers Falls Company.
Blu-Mol Double-Life: Twice as Many Cuts as Before.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1940].

1 folded sheet ; 26 x 22 cm. (unfolded); 8.5 x 16 cm. (folded)

Title from cover. A counter-top promotion printed on both sides, folded three times to form a booklet. Features the company's Blu-Mol double-life hacksaw blades. The blades were considered double-life because they had teeth on both the top and bottom edges. Interior of booklet lists prices and sizes available.

The Millers Falls Company began using the phrase 'double life' to its two-sided hack saw blades in 1940 and later secured trademark protection for it.

1941

Millers Falls Company.
Catalog No. 42.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, January 1938 [i.e., 1941]
a-p, 240 [i.e., 256] pages ; 13 x 18 cm.

Small format catalog. An easily missed variant of catalog no. 42. Despite the 1938 date on the introductory page, this catalog was published in 1941. Sometimes referred to as the National Emergency Catalog. The title page includes notice that specifications for some tools might change without notice and other tools be temporarily discontinued due to the National Emergency. The emergency was declared by Franklin D. Roosevelt in May 1941 in response to Nazi aggression and the deteriorating security situation in Europe.

The catalog includes the same new tool section that appeared in the 1940 version of the catalog. The descriptions of some electric tools are overstamped with a notice indicating their sale is limited to the Western Hemisphere. Less use of red ink than in the original large format edition of 1938.

1944

Millers Falls Company.
Revised List Prices Effective February 14, 1944: Applying to Catalog No. 42.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1944.
20 pages ; 12 x 17 cm.

Title from cover. Due to the second World war, many of the tools listed are marked "Discontinued" or "Temp. Disc." A number of the temporarily discontinued items never made it back into production. Uncoated blue-green paper, no illustrations. Sized to fit neatly inside the cover of the small format Catalog no. 42.

Shown as an example of price lists produced at the time. Other dates and versions exist.

1947

Millers Falls Company.
Thickness Gauges.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1947].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides promoting the Millers Falls Company's line of thickness gauges.

1948

Millers Falls Company.
Millers Falls Electric Tools: Catalog No. 43A.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1948.
Reprinted June 1948.
32 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

Title from cover. A revision, not a reprint, and the cover left no doubt about the company's patriotism. Featured are electric drills, screwdrivers, hammers, grinders, and sanders. Includes numerous accessories.

Millers Falls Company.
New 80th Anniversary No. 104 Hand Drill.
Alternative title: No. 1044 Display Unit for No. 104 Hand Drill.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1948.
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides and introducing the No. 104 Buck Rogers hand drill, it was part of a series of promotions celebrating the company's 80th anniversary. Noted industrial designer Francesco Collura was responsible for the No. 104 drill's imaginative appearance. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "No. 1044 Display Unit for No. 104 Hand Drill," includes information on a counter-top unit for displaying the new tool.

Millers Falls Company.
Another New Tool to Celebrate Our 80th Anniversary: Die Cast Aluminum Levels.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1948.
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and introducing the the company's redesigned die cast aluminum levels, it was part of a series of promotions celebrating the company's 80th anniversary. The redesigned levels replaced an older die cast line and were available in 18, 24, 28, and 30-inch lengths. The differences between earlier and later levels were largely cosmetic. The redesign brought the appearance of the levels into harmony with the company's new Buck Rogers tools.

A bit oversized to insert into the company's large format 70th Anniversary Catalog No. 42, this example has had its edges trimmed to keep them from protruding beyond the covers when inserted into the catalog. The dimensions above reflect the circular's original size.

Millers Falls Company.
Another New Tool to Celebrate Our 80th Anniversary: More blade tension - With Less Effort - More Accurate Cutting - Faster - Easier ...
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1948.
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and introducing the No. 300 Buck Rogers hacksaw, it was part of a series of of promotions celebrating the company's 80th anniversary. Noted industrial designer Francesco Collura was responsible for the saw's imaginative appearance.

Millers Falls Company.
Another New Tool to Celebrate Our 80th Anniversary: No. 100 Automatic Drill.
Alternative title: No. 1006 Display Unit Featuring the No. 100 Automatic Drill.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1948.
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides and introducing the No. 100 automatic drill, it was part of a series of promotions celebrating the company's 80th anniversary. Prominent industrial designer Garth Huxtable was responsible for the automatic drill's imaginative appearance. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "No. 1006 Display Unit Featuring the No. 100 Automatic Drill," includes information on a counter-top unit for displaying the new tool.

Millers Falls Company.
New 80th Anniversary: High Speed Blu-Flex.
Alternative title: No. 2222 Blu-Flex Display Unit.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, 1948.
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on both sides and introducing the company's Blu-Flex hack saw blades, it was part of a series of promotions celebrating the company's 80th anniversary. The back side of the sheet, a promotion titled "No. 2222 Blu-Flex Display Unit," includes information on a counter-top unit for displaying the new flexible blades. Shipped free to dealers ordering an assortment of six dozen blades.

1949

Millers Falls Company.
Hand Tools, Portable Electric Tools, Hacksaws: Catalog No. 49.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, October 1949.
172 pages ; 22 x 28 cm.

Large format catalog. Goodell-Pratt tools no longer listed. Includes a fair number of power tools and is first catalog to feature the Buck Rogers No. 104 hand drill. Nice use of red ink in many illustrations. Interesting, too, are the bright blue and yellow-inked hacksaw blades (shown here).

Does not include the company's industrial grade tools.

Millers Falls Company.
Hand Tools, Portable Electric Tools, Hacksaws: Catalog No. 49.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, October 1949.
172 pages ; 13 x 19 cm.

Small format catalog. Identical to the large format catalog, except less use of red ink and illustrations of hacksaw blades are black and white. Lacks the visual appeal of the large format catalog.

Does not include the company's industrial-quality tools.

Millers Falls Company.
New Nos. 104 -1/4" and 308-3/8" Enclosed Gear Hand Drills.
Greenfield, Mass. : Millers Falls Company, [1949].
1 sheet ; 21.5 x 28 cm.

A trade circular printed on one side and promoting the company's two Buck Rogers hand drills. Similar in appearance to the 1948 notice introducing the No. 104 Buck Rogers drill, it features the same general layout and artwork and cribs a good bit of the text as well.

Referenced in a January 15, 1949, letter from company vice-president C. W. Otto.