At Thu, 07 Nov 1996 03:54:28 -0500, Trevor Boicey writes:
> Worth mentioning to this is the Robertson screwdriver.
>
> It's sort of a Canadianism. As best I heard the legend, it's
> a patented system that apparently the rest of the world wasn't
> interested in paying the patent rights for. I've only been
> able to verify it's absence in the US, but it's bizarre.
These are available at atleast one hardware store in my town (Bloomington,
Indiana, USA). They are also available from a mail-order company called
McFeely's. Very useful, though they are primarily used in woodworking
applications. They also have a small following in the US furniture and mobile
home trades.
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Matt Liggett <mliggett@pobox.com>
http://pobox.com/~mliggett/
Bloomington, IN, USA
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