(cross posted on GG)


Found this neat multitool at the flea yesterday...





It's stamped PAT no 579210 REG DES 841889 BRITISH MADE  UTILEX 641535




Hammer, nail remover, prybar, screwdriver, rule and file....that's a lot of useless for a buck!

...Rob

Pretty irresistible though.

 If you want to double your money, I'll be available. Seriously its a lot nicer tool than I expected when I pulled this thread up. Nice find.

It is a neat tool.
As originally invented, it was probably a little less useless, it was supposed to be a glass tool with a cutter and breaker, somewhere along the way those features got dropped....

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19460726&CC=GB&NR=579210A&KC=A

Filed in 1944, but not issued till 1946

PDF: http://www.adjustable.archivist.info/patents/GB/1946/GB579210A.pdf

There are other interesting things on http://www.adjustable.archivist.info/ BTW...