[ARC5] Bristo vs. Bristol Wrench

[Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS]

So, everyone is correct!!  A Bristo (Patented) wrench made by Bristol
Company. 
73 de Tom/W4OKW


Tom Clarke
Wyle, Inc  Aeronautics
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USN/USMC National Airworthiness Office
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hanz [mailto:aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org] 
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:16 PM
To: Discussion of AN/ARC-5 military radio equipment.
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Bristo vs. Bristol Wrench

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/  .
>