Sigmund S. Mandl (1898-1976) was the founder of the
Husky Wrench manufacturing company. His brother Hugo was born in
Úsov
Úsov () is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Úsov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
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On January 29, 1924, he founded Husky Wrench in
Milwaukee
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Wisconsin
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, with two partners, at about the time he filed his first patent. After selling the business Mandl went to
Blackhawk Manufacturing in 1931, and became one of their two chief design engineers.
Later, he was General Manager of Die-Mold Corporation, while continuing to hold his position at Blackhawk.
Mandl received a number of patents for tool design, including:
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A monument was dedicated in his memory in Milwaukee's Agudas Achim Cemetery, August 7, 1988.
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