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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: skipskip on February 19, 2014, 09:21:45 PM

Title: Tobrin and HD Smith connection?
Post by: skipskip on February 19, 2014, 09:21:45 PM

I have a couple of Perfect handle screwdrivers labeled "Tobrin", Plantsville  CT.

can anyone connect them to HD Smith?

they have perfect handle  and Plantsville in common.

Skip

Title: Re: Tobrin and HD Smith connection?
Post by: mvwcnews on February 19, 2014, 11:03:43 PM

Preliminary "snippet view" results of a google / books search show that William S. Thomson -- had some of the Perfect Handle tool patents & was the first President of Tobrin  Tool when it formed in 1923.

Title: Re: Tobrin and HD Smith connection?
Post by: Papaw on February 19, 2014, 11:08:36 PM

Most of that was discussed here- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=1313.0 (http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=1313.0)

Title: Re: Tobrin and HD Smith connection?
Post by: mvwcnews on February 19, 2014, 11:25:46 PM

Quote from: Papaw on February 19, 2014, 11:08:36 PM

Most of that was discussed here- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=1313.0 (http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=1313.0)

How soon we forget -- I see I'd done a better job of finding pertinent text last October.  Maybe I better concentrate on the MVWC Spring Meeting stuff, the March newsletter & the MVWC Membership Directory.