RIDGID and the Modern American Pipe Wrench - History & Lore

Today we're chronicling the history of the Ridge Tool Company, the company that de-throned Stillson as America's pipe wrench.

Stillson Wrench Lore Video:    • The Stillson Pipe Wrench - History & Lore  &list=PL-fhNrtmTAv286gDzTcav8FyxCagDTouy

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Pin-Up Calendars:
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  / rigid-tool-girls  
https://dangerousminds.net/tag/Ridgid...
https://archive.neonbubble.com/articl...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...

2017 Calendar Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=101...

Mechanical Hub Making of an Icon video:    • The Making of RIDGID's Iconic Wrench  

Wm Thewes Patents: https://patents.google.com/?inventor=...

Old Ridgid Catalogs: https://archive.org/search?query=crea...

1923 Factory Photo: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1940 Factory Photo: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Modern Plant Photos: https://www.contractormag.com/tools/h...

Wm Thewes RIP 1941: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1964 Desmond Stephan Vises: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

1980 FTC Lawsuit: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Intro Tune is "Cowboy Sting" by Kevin MacLeod
Cowboy Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Chapters:
00:00 Parody Intro
00:32 William Thewes
01:50 Ridge Tool Company
02:43 The Calendars
03:59 Other Designs
05:15 Emerson Electric
05:49 FTC Lawsuit
06:51 Moar Calendars
07:31 TTi Power Tools
07:58 Elyria Ohio Plant
08:33 Outro