Did monkeys invent the monkey wrench?
Subtitle: hardware stores and hardware stories
By: Vince Staten
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Winfield Hardware; Social life and customs; Hardware industry; Hardware stores; Anecdotes
Description: Is the Swiss Army Knife really Swiss? What feats of imagination went into inventing the Vise-Grip, the reciprocating saw, the Weed Eater? In this charming romp through hardware stores and lore, Vince Staten uncovers the secret history of the things that hold a house together--and hold many people in thrall. Illustrations.