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The Leatherman's History
In 1975, Tim Leatherman was on a "low-budget" trip through Europe. He got fed up with his standard "scouter's knife." It just wasn't much help on old hotel plumbing and his unreliable car. What he really needed was a compact pocket knife with full-size pliers, but no such tool existed.
"I made notes of what I really needed," says Leatherman. "When I returned to the United States, I went to work in my garage and started designing a new kind of tool—one that would replace the knife with something more useful." He says he was "trying to build a pocket tool that met not only my needs, but the needs of others as well."
Tim spent the next eight years using his engineering background to design such a tool. In 1983, after working with hundreds of prototypes, he and Steve Berliner founded Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. and began production of the original LEATHERMAN® Tool, known as the Pocket Survival Tool™.
Today, LEATHERMAN® remains the leader in sales, quality and innovation within the compact multi-purpose tool market. Close inspection reveals the quality and attention to detail that make our products more useful and effective. All parts are polished to ensure smooth operation and reduce the potential of corrosion . Screwdrivers are ground sharp and square to hold a screw. The Phillips screwdriver is specially modified to perfectly fit both #1 and #2 sizes. Hard-wire cutters have been incorporated that cut material no competitive product can handle.
Representative of our commitment to innovation are our two new products for 1996. The PST II™ and micra™ exemplify the innovation and quality people have come to expect from LEATHERMAN®. Using the best stainless steel, ingenious design and the tightest tolerances, we are making useful products our customers want and backing them with a 25-year guarantee.
Outdoor enthusiasts comprise a large portion of Leatherman's market. LEATHERMAN® tools are also popular with electricians, mariners, stagehands, farmers, do-it-yourselfers, emergency services personnel and an ever-expanding range of professional and recreational users.
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