![Lones Smith on Twitter: "Fun fact: Phillips didn't invent the Phillips screwdriver!! Portlander John P. Thompson invented it, but Phillips easily acquired the patent. Sadly, it seems that Phillips screwed Thompson. https://t.co/2KhLzCCMkp" / Lones Smith on Twitter: "Fun fact: Phillips didn't invent the Phillips screwdriver!! Portlander John P. Thompson invented it, but Phillips easily acquired the patent. Sadly, it seems that Phillips screwed Thompson. https://t.co/2KhLzCCMkp" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyFTbaFXMAQeAzG.jpg)
Lones Smith on Twitter: "Fun fact: Phillips didn't invent the Phillips screwdriver!! Portlander John P. Thompson invented it, but Phillips easily acquired the patent. Sadly, it seems that Phillips screwed Thompson. https://t.co/2KhLzCCMkp" /
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![TIL That Phillips screws and screwdrivers should be called Thompsons. They were invented by John P. Thompson, who couldn't find a manufacturer and so sold the design to businessman Henry F. Phillips. : TIL That Phillips screws and screwdrivers should be called Thompsons. They were invented by John P. Thompson, who couldn't find a manufacturer and so sold the design to businessman Henry F. Phillips. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/EYGS3hTMtiAGxHTSr1ziksKmlN3T2OOA1_NCAbT8vHM.jpg?auto=webp&s=2d1ba393fc0c2645576bd20c7fca78d78a25c2ca)
TIL That Phillips screws and screwdrivers should be called Thompsons. They were invented by John P. Thompson, who couldn't find a manufacturer and so sold the design to businessman Henry F. Phillips. :
![1/2" Vintage H Thompson Gouge w #6 Sweep 38032 – The Vintage Tool Shop, The Old Dairy, Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester DT2 7TH 1/2" Vintage H Thompson Gouge w #6 Sweep 38032 – The Vintage Tool Shop, The Old Dairy, Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester DT2 7TH](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/9867/7306/products/20210414-114706_1024x1024.jpg?v=1618397355)
1/2" Vintage H Thompson Gouge w #6 Sweep 38032 – The Vintage Tool Shop, The Old Dairy, Carters Barn Farm, Piddlehinton, Dorchester DT2 7TH
![Just A Car Guy: how did Cadiilac get the advantage on the competition? One way was the Phillips screw and screwdriver Just A Car Guy: how did Cadiilac get the advantage on the competition? One way was the Phillips screw and screwdriver](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mIMo_P6kag/XoxWuzPsihI/AAAAAAAF-yk/pyM_laNl0WgF0E1yeVzmHoV8NsNre5M8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Thompson-Phillips-1933.jpg)
Just A Car Guy: how did Cadiilac get the advantage on the competition? One way was the Phillips screw and screwdriver
![John P. Thompson & the History of the 'Phillips' Screwdriver Patent | #history #oregon #oregonian #patents « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! John P. Thompson & the History of the 'Phillips' Screwdriver Patent | #history #oregon #oregonian #patents « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!](https://cdn-blog.adafruit.com/uploads/2018/08/US1908080-0-1.png)
John P. Thompson & the History of the 'Phillips' Screwdriver Patent | #history #oregon #oregonian #patents « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
![Who Invented the Phillips Screwdriver? A Look at John P. Thompson and His Impact - The Enlightened Mindset Who Invented the Phillips Screwdriver? A Look at John P. Thompson and His Impact - The Enlightened Mindset](https://www.lihpao.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/who-invented-the-phillips-screwdriver.jpg)
Who Invented the Phillips Screwdriver? A Look at John P. Thompson and His Impact - The Enlightened Mindset
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warreplica WWII US M1928A1 M1 M1A1 Thompson Barrel Screwdriver Tool - Reproduction : Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors
![John P. Thompson & the History of the 'Phillips' Screwdriver Patent | #history #oregon #oregonian #patents « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! John P. Thompson & the History of the 'Phillips' Screwdriver Patent | #history #oregon #oregonian #patents « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!](https://cdn-blog.adafruit.com/uploads/2018/08/fig.png)