Gil;
That may well be who made my Thalson, though there are some differences in them. I don't know if more than one comp[any made them or not. Thalson was the importer, not maker of the tools. Everything on mine though says Thalson, including the box with the only hint of the maker, is it does say France.
Slick looking Ideal crimper you have there. I agree with you these do make excellent crimps. Most of mine are unmarked as to brand & have the plain heads. I do have one which uses the head with pins, the 10 gauge one I mentioned for which I also made a 12 gauge head. Does this Ideal have the reversible pins that will make either a flat or rounded crimp?
I like that loading block, I don't get that fancy, just use a piece of 2x of suitable width.
