RIDGID and the Modern American Pipe Wrench - History & Lore

Today we're chronicling the history of the Ridge Tool Company, the company that de-throned Stillson as America's pipe wrench. Stillson Wrench Lore Video:    • The Story of the First American Pipe Wrenc...  &list=PL-fhNrtmTAv286gDzTcav8FyxCagDTouy Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @ballinator   Pin-Up Calendars:   / the-ridgid-calendar     / rigid-tool-girls   https://dangerousminds.net/tag/Ridgid... https://archive.neonbubble.com/articl... https://www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/... 2017 Calendar Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=101... Mechanical Hub Making of an Icon video:    • The Making of RIDGID's Iconic Wrench   Wm Thewes Patents: https://patents.google.com/?inventor=... Old Ridgid Catalogs: https://archive.org/search?query=crea... 1923 Factory Photo: https://www.google.com/books/edition/... 1940 Factory Photo: https://www.google.com/books/edition/... Modern Plant Photos: https://www.contractormag.com/tools/h... Wm Thewes RIP 1941: https://www.google.com/books/edition/... 1964 Desmond Stephan Vises: https://www.google.com/books/edition/... 1980 FTC Lawsuit: https://www.google.com/books/edition/... Intro Tune is "Cowboy Sting" by Kevin MacLeod Cowboy Sting by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Chapters: 00:00 Parody Intro 00:32 William Thewes 01:50 Ridge Tool Company 02:43 The Calendars 03:59 Other Designs 05:15 Emerson Electric 05:49 FTC Lawsuit 06:51 Moar Calendars 07:31 TTi Power Tools 07:58 Elyria Ohio Plant 08:33 Outro