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July 7, 1936: Get a Grip — Phillips Screws Up the Toolbox
wired.com — Henry F. Phillips receives patents for a new kind of screw and the new screwdriver needed to make it work. It changes the worlds of mass production and machine repair, not to mention your home toolbox.
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- Malchus89, on 07/07/2008, -1/+6July 8, 1936: Henry F. Phillips is beaten to death by Jaqques R. Slot for ruining his screwing monopoly.
- Kyan, on 07/07/2008, -3/+1No, he wasn't.
- greendigger, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2stop spreading false information!
- skewl, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2There tools are for every occasion: hammers, nails, screws, pliers, screw drivers, files, saws etc.
- Kappa00, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2"And not only does a power Phillips driver get engaged fast, it stays engaged and doesn't tend to slide out of the screw from centrifugal force."
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