[ARC5] Bristo vs. Bristol Wrench

[Mike Hanz]

Sorry, Mike.  Bristo is the name that Dwight Goodwin gave in his 1913 
patent, though one of the manufacturers listed is the Bristol Company, 
who obviously took umbrage with the spelling later on.  Apparently the 
military didn't agree with Bristol. :-)

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=42304&pn=1,075,710 is 
the link.

On 6/24/2010 10:31 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
> Typo errors in the various manuals notwithstanding, the unambiguously
> correct term is "Bristol".  The original maker of such wrenches is
> still in business, and claims the honor of origination at
> http://www.bristolwrench.com/  .
>