[ARC5] Bristo vs. Bristol Wrench

[Mike Morrow]

Mike wrote:

>Given the common usage of the term Bristo by the military in WWII,
>I wonder whether it obtained the patent production rights within
>the eminent domain rules that the government exercised extensively

That's an excellent hypothesis.  There would have had to be some sort
of generally-distributed order to use the old "Bristo" term, but likely
that has vanished into the mist of time.  But one is left to wonder
what difference it really would have made (legally) to have simply
used "Bristol".  Perhaps the Bristol Company itself objected to its
name being associated with devices that it did not manufacture.

It's surprising how often the Bristo vs. Bristol topic comes up.  If
the first is used as a generic term, it likely should be "bristo" (no
capital).

Don't we love the fine details!

Mike / KK5F