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[Lone Wolf]

I used to know the answer to this but time is taking it's toll

 

Got a bunch of parts with a "K" prefix. Like K-1282 set screws.

 

They come in little bags with a part number and description on a little white label.

 

No other info.

 

Thanks

 

 

[Isaac S.]

A pic of the bag might help someone but I personally can't think of any K part maker other than Kal-Kar

[don.siegel]

Joe, just from memory, that may be Tradeship, but I'll try to check... somewhere in the hundreds of little plastic bags I have! 

 

Don 

[Lone Wolf]

Thanks Don,

 

The other parts are small things like collars with set screws and stuff.

 

I remember seeing these in a small retail dealers clear box with compartments for individual sale but I simply forgot the maker.

 

I don't know why but something train maker related is stuck in my mind.

 

I could be wrong, what's the chance of that

[don.siegel]

Yeah, the K thing rings a bell. 

 

There was also Perfect, which made lots of different parts, but nothing specifically slot related. 

 

or... Kemtron? 

[Dave Crevie]

Kemtron did use a K prefix letter on their parts, for model railroading and other hobbies.

[Isaac S.]

Kemtron makes a ton of sense.  They made all kinds of things like collars and the bags were white. Most of the stuff did not have any prefix that I can remember. 

[Dave Crevie]

All Kemtron parts had the "K" before the number, even common hardware parts like screws and nuts. The Kemtron model railroad engine kits were far more complicated than any slot car, and the instructions needed the reference numbers to aid assembly. The Kemtron hardware parts were pretty expensive, so a lot of hobby shops packaged what they could buy from a hardware store and sold it as Kemtron. So you would often see the number without the "K" on the bag tag, and sometimes  even no number at all.