When I first saw this picture, I thought of my eager experience with it. 
This is an image from Corel of a Phillips screwdriver. WIth both a flat head and Phillips in my tool box, I realized I really preferred the Phillips. Though, the flat head is simple and straight forward, I think i prefer the way the torque in the Phillips screwdriver gives you more security in your work.
Unless of course, the darn screw is screwed in too tightly and you end up stripping the darn thing trying to take it out. I don’t like that aspect of the Phillips screw, but, hey, nothing’s perfect.
But there was one thing that did stick out in my mind: when was the screwdriver invented? I mean. on any tours of historic homes from the colonial era, I never remembered seeing anything made with screws. Even some of the buildings built during the 1800’s, while the architectural detail and structure improved, nothing appeared to be made of screws. After the 1800’s, though, things are a bit more nebulous as to when the screw and screwdriver took the world by storm. And since my experience with the tool is mostly with a plastic handled object, I could not envision its origin.
Luckily, we have the Internet. This time I searched with Yahoo! and found some interesting facts on some interesting sites.
Anyway, in addtion to those highpoints, I’ll give you link to my sources:
If you don’t like post, could tell you to “screw off,” but not only is that crass, but you may be left wondering if I was talking about a Phillips screw or not. So, I will just avow to try harder next time.
Have a good night.
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