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Actual date of The Ridgid Tool. Search for mascot began in 1967, was actually acquired in 1968.
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(Actual date of The Ridgid Tool. Search for mascot began in 1967, was actually acquired in 1968.)
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==The Tool==
==The Tool==
"The Tool", for those unacquainted, is a 60″ long triple-chromed pipe wrench made by the Ridgid Tool Company (known for its Ridgid brand of hand tools and power tools). This particular tool is a specimen that dates from 1967 and now serves as the mascot of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society.
"The Tool", for those unacquainted, is a 60″ long triple-chromed pipe wrench made by the Ridgid Tool Company (known for its Ridgid brand of hand tools and power tools). This particular tool is a specimen that dates from 1968 and now serves as the mascot of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society.


Forged in Elyria, Ohio, the $350 Tool was donated to the then cash-strapped UWaterloo in 1967 by the Ridge Tool Company on two conditions: that it be named “The Ridgid Tool” and that it be kept in its original Ridgid orange and black colours. Waterloo, of course, took these to heart – and promptly dipped the whole thing in a bath of chrome just hours after its reception. The “Ridgid” brand name was dropped shortly thereafter.
Forged in Elyria, Ohio, the $350 Tool was donated to the then cash-strapped UWaterloo in 1968 by the Ridge Tool Company on two conditions: that it be named “The Ridgid Tool” and that it be kept in its original Ridgid orange and black colours. Waterloo, of course, took these to heart – and promptly dipped the whole thing in a bath of chrome just hours after its reception. The “Ridgid” brand name was dropped shortly thereafter.


==1982 Theft==
==1982 Theft==
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