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American automotive engineer who founded the Snap-on Wrench Company, later Snap-on, and is credited with inventing the modern socket wrench.
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Business Breakdowns· 23 Apr 2025
Joseph Johnson's socket wrench system had five different handles and 10 different sockets that could be interchanged and interconnected.Business Breakdowns· 16 Apr 2025
In 1930, Joseph Johnson's company, then known as Snap-on Wrench Company, merged with Blue-Point and was renamed Snap-on Tools.