It's also interesting because from what I " thought " I knew ( And again I could be wrong, hence why I didn't mention earlier ) What I thought I read,heard, fromsome time ago was that when Camco sold their rights Tama bought the use of the name, while DW bought their old shell stocks,parts, basically all the materials to start their company. I was aware of Tama actually getting their hands on any actual materials. And what also gave credence to this was when you look at the first sets DW came out with, they are spot on for Camco with their construction. Again I could be totally wrong in that. It's very conflicting because I feel like I have heard both that they did and did not get stock in terms of shells,parts,etc... Possibly because they had their own and maybe that's why their Camco lug is slightly different than the actual Camco lug.

Oh trust me they might have looked very similar to Camco shells but unfortunately early Tama shells were NOT the same as OR were they NOS 6ply L.A. Camco shells... L.A. Camco shell NEVER had a seam that looked like this which is early TAMA.