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A Wrench in the Works Works
August, 2003 Every homeowner is supposed to know how to turn off the water in an emergency, but few can twist those oblong knobs under the sink and toilet without getting bruised or bloody knuckles. As the resident manager of an apartment house, Robert Gordon, Sloan '59, had sworn at frozen valves so much that he decided to try to build a better wrench from scrap plywood. The result impressed local plumbers and now, at age 81, Gordon is president of the Gordon Tool Co. of Irvine, Calif. (www.GordonWrench.com). Inventors' Digest named him an inventor "success story." Gordon advised other inventors that marketing is harder work than inventing. He suggested they look for media columnists who might describe their inventions. His breakthrough came when a syndicated handyman columnist suggested plumbing history could be measured as "Before G.W." and "After G.W." |
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