20 Hand Tools Every 1960s Dad Owned That Become Priceless When the Power Goes Out

Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLostHandyman?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Start Saving Money By Fixing Everything Yourself Ebook: https://forgottenhandymansecrets.netlify.app/ At 5:16 on the afternoon of November 9, 1965, one relay tripped near Niagara Falls and 30 million people across the Northeast went dark. In a Springfield basement, a tool-and-die maker was drilling a bookshelf when his drill died in the wood. He didn't go up for a candle. He crossed the black cellar and put his hand on a hand drill without looking. We traded the crank for the cord, and nobody mentioned the cord can be cut. The tools that built this country never needed an outlet — they needed a pair of hands and a man who'd been shown how. Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-9/the-great-northeast-blackout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_screwdriver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Brothers_Manufacturing_Company