Modern Mechanix
Issue: May, 1932
Posted in: General
Posted: 06/10/2009
3 Comments on No Callouses From These Tools (May, 1932)

No Callouses From These Tools (May, 1932)

No Callouses From These Tools

TOOL handles with cup-like depressions in the sides are now available to workmen. It is claimed that the depressions form a vacuum when the hand presses against them, helping to maintain a firm grip on the tool without grasping the handle so firmly as to cause callouses.

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3 comments
  1. Jari says: June 10, 20093:16 pm

    So, instead of callouses, do you get suction marks? 🙂

  2. Toronto says: June 11, 200912:36 am

    Hammer hickies!

  3. Torgo says: June 11, 20091:06 am

    Sure don’t look pretty.

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