[1] Tools made by MDF for Sears have a "V" maker's mark on them, those by Danaher had a "V^" (V and upside down V, sometimes a right-side up V).
Variations of the "VV" exist including three digit codes on tools such as ratchets.
[3] In 1990, the hand tool company was acquired by the brothers' Danaher Corporation.
[5] In 1991, Sears selected Danaher to be the exclusive supplier of Craftsman mechanic's tools.
In 2013, Apex closed the Gastonia, North Carolina plant where Easco manufactured sockets since 1978.