Jigsaw Power Tool

Day 311 of My Italian Learning Journal*

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I have a good collection of tool at home for do-it-yourself type of work. In my collection are two different types of jigsaw. I wondered who invented this handy power tool and searched the Internet. At Wikipedia I found the following: In 1946 Albert Kaufmann, an engineer of Scintilla AG company in Solothurn, Switzerland, replaced the needle on his wife's sewing machine with a saw blade. In 1947, after development of Kaufmann's invention, Scintilla started producing jigsaws under name "Lesto jigsaw".

Ascolta Questo:

• Un geniale ingegnere svizzero ha inventato l'elettroutensile per seghetto alternativo elettrico.
  A very clever Swiss engineer invented the electric jigsaw power tool.

• In primo luogo ha sostituito l'ago della macchina da cucire di sua moglie con una lama da sega.
  He first replaced the needle of his wife's sewing machine with a saw blade.

• Un anno dopo la sua invenzione fu prodotta dalla compagnia dove lavorava Kaufmann.
  A year later his invention was produced by the company were Kaufmann worked.

Alla prossima!

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*Note: This is my personal journal of daily practice in learning Italian. I welcome Italian grammar corrections. Grazie.