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Old 11-22-2011, 06:32 PM   #70
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by seattleflamer View Post
Robertson screw was a revolutionary idea though that was a century ago.
Unfortunately, despite its many benefits...nobody really adopted it outside of Canada.

This is Robertson's fault. Henry Ford realized the advantages of this Robertson head and wanted to use it but they refused to license it to Ford in automobile manufacturing and this had a big influence on the American standard being the Phillips head.
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