Tim the toolman

January 2019

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Tim Leatherman created the first pocket knife with pliers 35 years ago
It was 35 years ago that Tim Leatherman first sold his folding pair of pliers and launched the brand that came to define the term multi-tool. But it was no overnight success, as he tells Alistair Hall Did you ever think you’d celebrate a milestone like 35 years of Leatherman? After seven years in the […]
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