The object
Tim Leatherman invented the pliers-based Pocket Survival Tool folding multitool. Leatherman’s September 2024 PST feature has the creator recount its origin and calls it the first multi-tool to succeed in the American market. A dated October 2024 company feature records founder Leatherman reviewing customer submissions.
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What Tim did
invented the pliers-based Pocket Survival Tool folding multitool
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Why it matters
Leatherman’s 2024 PST feature describes the tool as the standard-setting first pliers-based multi-tool to find success in the American market.
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Living-status check
Leatherman’s October 2024 company feature says founder Tim Leatherman reviewed its customer-submission collection.