Merchandise Spotlight-Leatherman Tool (664 words)

For Tim Leatherman, the epiphany came on his European honeymoon in 1975 where he had to deal with a very temperamental '68 Fiat he'd bought for $300. In an interview with USA Today, Leatherman said, "All I had was this Boy Scout knife, which we used for everything from fixing the car by day to slicing the bread at night. I kept wishing I had a pair of pliers attached."