Buddy Bolt
All dates are approximate and are based on the information
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The "Stone" was the first tool used by man
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The first tool made by man was the attachment of a stick to the stone,
which created more leverage. |
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TONG |
RASP |
SHEAR |
The first "IRON" tools made were the TONG, RASP and SHEAR,
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The "BLACKSMITH" was the worlds toolmaker for approximately 2,200 years. |
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The first manufactured and patented wrench in the U.S.A. was the "MONKEY WRENCH," which was the dominant tool in the market place from 1835 thru the 1870's. | |
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In the 1870's, the "ALLIGATOR WRENCH" was patented, but this tool apparently was hand made and used 20 to 30 years before that time. | |
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The "CAST WRENCH" seems to have come on the scene in the early 1800's |
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The "STAMPED WRENCH" in the late 1800's. | |
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The "FORGED WRENCH" came on the scene in the early 1900's. | |
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A major advancement for the tool industry was the development of the Ratchet/Socket combination, which was initiated by patents in the 1920's. | |
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A lasting change in hand wrenches
occurred in 1933 with the perfection of what is now known as the "COMBINATION WRENCH,"
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| Like all other items useful to man, there are never-ending functional developments in the field of tools. We continue to see new and more pleasing design changes coupled with modifications that make our tasks more efficiently accomplished. | ||
