tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post7699151352359834005..comments2024-03-28T09:21:45.528-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: We used to make things in this country. #61: Cluthé (or Cluthe) Manufacturing Company, Kitchener OntarioMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-74912290282553365262023-05-04T22:01:48.024-04:002023-05-04T22:01:48.024-04:00Gary is my first cousin 😁Gary is my first cousin 😁Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-89648967955599351222022-05-11T21:51:38.472-04:002022-05-11T21:51:38.472-04:00The retractabit.com/retract-a-bit-screwdrivers see...The retractabit.com/retract-a-bit-screwdrivers seem to be different in design from the "Torque-Top". Instead of removable bits which can be stored in a compartment in the handle, these are a retractable bit which slides inside the tool, like homehardware.ca/en/6-bit-retract-a-bit/p/1059858<br /><br />I remember the green-handled Torque-Top multibit screwdrivers from my youth; I had one, my dad had one, they were in every local hardware store. Too bad they're discontinued, they were a good tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-1028398152696926192021-09-24T12:29:51.442-04:002021-09-24T12:29:51.442-04:00My father-in-law Harold (Bud) Robertson played a r...My father-in-law Harold (Bud) Robertson played a role in the development of these screwdrivers. I have a collection of finished and prototype models he worked on over the years at Cluthe's.Paul Hockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139112203120879743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-47002019783322986482021-04-23T23:58:17.682-04:002021-04-23T23:58:17.682-04:00They also made an awl with an end you can hammer o...They also made an awl with an end you can hammer on. Had this one for years. Have no idea where it came fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-89528279032438570422019-03-05T10:03:29.069-05:002019-03-05T10:03:29.069-05:00Thanks for the update! Always good to get first ha...Thanks for the update! Always good to get first hand info.Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-82330592171591643372019-03-05T09:31:03.039-05:002019-03-05T09:31:03.039-05:00Actually, Gary Cluthe carried on the tradition of ...Actually, Gary Cluthe carried on the tradition of tool making with Duron Plastics Limited and still makes a smart range of multibit tools under the Retract-A-Bit.com name.NickMcLeod from DURONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045028673018936093noreply@blogger.com