Over the years there have been alerts issued concerning the authenticity of Crosby products by companies other than Crosby. Although many of the alerts are repetitive and have the same source, we considered it our obligation to be diligent about investigating the various concerns that are raised regarding the authenticity of Crosby products.
In the case you question the validity of the Crosby Certpro certificate, Crosby VerificationPro allows you to go on-line, 24/7, and verify the authenticity of the supplied certificate.
With the product #, the item's Product Identification Code (PIC) and the name of the authorized Crosby dealer shown on the certificate that was supplied, you can verify the certificates authenticity.
Authentic $200.00 Crosby Latching Hook bearing the trademarked red color and "Crosby" branding.
Authentic Crosby Latching Eye Hook bearing the trademarked red color and "Crosby" branding.
Color of hook is RED. Crosby Group, Inc. has the patent, trademark registration for the color RED in the United States.
The hook lacks the "CG" or "Crosby" markings.
Hook received from a distributor and represented
as being Crosby.
The markings on the hook are "ELD," not "CG" or "Crosby" -- indicating counterfeit hook.
Red color is the Crosby Group, Inc. a trademark-patented color
Hook lacks the "CG" or Crosby" branding -and is counterfeit.
Red color is the Crosby Group, Inc. a trademark-patented color
Hook lacks the "CG" or Crosby" branding -and is counterfeit.
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