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Corkscrew Does it All
Frederich J. Alderson of Kingston, Ontario, Canada obtained American Patent
No. 1,845,038 on February 16, 1932 for his
―
Combination Tool.
‖
He filed for the
patent on July 27, 1925 and simply shrugged his shoulders when asked
―
What
took so long for approval?
‖
His Canadian patent application was filed on July 23,
1925 and by April 13, 1926, he had a Canadian Patent No. 259,696.
Alderson said
―
The objects of the invention are to provide a simply constructed,
low-priced, durable, and efficient device.
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The multi-tool has a bottle cap lifter, a
screwdriver, a hammer head, a hammer claw, a knife sharpener, a scale, a
corkscrew, a can piercer, ruler, and a door lock.
The
―
Ten in One Tool
‖
was produced by the Tool & Engineering Co., Ltd. in
Kingston.
