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The first products that were developed according to ergonomic principles were the screwdrivers (1983), the adjustable wrenches (1984), wood chisels (1985) and slip-joint pliers (1986). In 1996, the Bahco Ergo concept was presented and scientifically approved as a way of preventing repetitive strain injuries and to increase productivity.
Coes Wrench Company was a tool manufacturing company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. The company was originally part of the L. and A. G. Coes & Co. [1] The Coes Wrench Company was founded April 1, 1888. [2] Coes Wrench Company manufactured the screw type wrench invented by Loring Coes; this wrench is commonly known as a monkey wrench.
The term wrench is generally used for tools that turn non-fastening devices (e.g. tap wrench and pipe wrench), or may be used for a monkey wrench—an adjustable pipe wrench. [1] In North American English, wrench is the standard term. The most common shapes are called open-end wrench and box-end wrench.
Loring Coes (April 22, 1812 – July 13, 1906) was an American inventor, industrialist and Republican politician who invented the screw type wrench, commonly known as the monkey wrench and who served as a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts City Council and Board of Aldermen, and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1] [2] in 1864–1865.
In 1933, Plomb released what is commonly credited as the first combination wrench. [1] Plomb acquired a number of companies during the 1940s, including Cragin Tool of Chicago, Illinois in 1940, P&C Tool of Oregon in 1941, Penens Tool of Cleveland, Ohio in 1942, and J.P. Danielson of Jamestown, New York in 1947. [2]
Some Sears Craftsman Professional products lines (such as the former USA made Professional wrench line) were made by the Armstrong Division of Danaher and were virtually the same units, save for the stamping of the different names. In 1994, Armstrong was acquired by the Danaher Corporation, where it operated as its industrial hand tools division.
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It made automotive tools, such as wrenches and sockets, [1] and a number of specialty tools. [2] Blackhawk introduced a number of innovations to conventional drive tools, such as the "Lock-On" system of locking sockets, [3] gearless ratchets, [4] [5] telescoping ratchet handles, [6] and 7/16" drive tools. [7]