Vintage Xcelite Hex Nut Driver 3″ Shaft 1/4″ Drive

Weller Tools started with Carl E. Weller's 1941 invention of the instant-heating soldering gun, forming Weller Manufacturing Co. in 1945 to serve the growing radio repair market, leading to innovations like the temperature-controlled iron and expanding globally in the late 50s, eventually becoming part of Apex Tool Group and a leader in soldering tech for pros and hobbyists. More info at

• https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/why-weller
• http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11620
• https://www.globalsmt.net/new-products/weller-tools-celebrates-80-years-of-soldering-gun-patent/

Xcelite was founded in 1921 by F. Birney Farrington (1886-1962), as the Park Metalware Company, Inc., a small metalworking shop in Orchard Park, New York. John Zilliox's (1874-1971) U.S. patent 1,386,217 for an adjustable wrench, launched the company into manufacturing hand tools for worldwide distribution. More info at

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcelite
• http://alloy-artifacts.org/park-metalware.html
• https://dx-60.net/index.cfm?key=view_video&TransKey=8254FB18-3493-44BE-A065-51C44D0A9F50&small=1
• https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/cool-xcelite-screwdrivers-and-a-question-for-you-american-history-buffs.464410/