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		titanomachy on July 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Robertson vs. Torx screw drives (2021) You received a box when they were first developed?? In 1906?

Bender on July 4, 2022 [–]

Oh I guess not. It was a big promo and was pushed as if they were "a new thing" but it seems that must have been a marketing thing. This was in the 1980's. Thankyou for the clarification.

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