The best we could come up with is that these tools were given as a token of appreciation to staff, but the official story has never been uncovered or verified, so let your own theories abound! 
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It's a holiday here in Canada and what better time to get really weird? And speaking of time, check out this weird watch tool from Stanley!
Grant Lamontagne
As the founder of Multitool.org Grant has been a collector of Swiss Army Knives and multitools for over 25 years, and a user for over 40 years.
With a day job working in the field, either out in the woods or on industrial sites, Grant uses tools every day for all manner of different purposes.