[OM] Re: Oly Auto Ext. Tube - Disassembly question

[Andrew McPhee [Permanent Link]]

At 09:25 PM 27/11/2004 -0500, Andrew Gullen wrote:

> > The screw heads on the mount flange - are these standard Phillips head or
> > are they Robertson head?
>
>I'd be astonished if they were Robertson. You mean cross-point, right?
>
>Andrew


I guess so, down here in Oz we call cross-point "Phillips-head" they were 
invented by a guy called Phillips (duh) from the USA, he is to the US what 
Mr Robertson is to Canada.

Interesting that in his own country Mr Phillips isn't given naming credit 
for his invention like Mr Robertson was.

For the story of Mr Phillips:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_290b.html

Andrew McPhee  


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