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Leatherman (Vagabond) (en.wikipedia.org)
triyambakam 18 minutes ago [-]
I thought this might be about a multi tool from the Leatherman brand
fhd2 6 minutes ago [-]
Me too, got excited for nothing. But then I wondered - maybe that's where their name comes from?
protocolture 47 minutes ago [-]
Crazy to me that they exempted him from the vagrancy laws. Like "Oh we can have one mysterious and entertaining vagrant".
titanomachy 20 minutes ago [-]
Ten separate towns did so. And people left food for him, like Santa Claus. He must have meant something to them.
oldpersonintx2 7 minutes ago [-]
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keyle 1 hours ago [-]
Sometimes you find the most random things on HN, you have to wonder how that came about.

Interesting character for sure, this leatherman.

ljf 31 minutes ago [-]
A very different man, but the book 'The Autobiography of a Super Tramp' is a fascinating read from the hayday of the tramp - about one manes tramping across the UK and USA

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_a_Super...

nclps 33 minutes ago [-]
There is a recent episode of The Daily about him - worth checking out!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/podcasts/the-daily/old-le...

cryptos 30 minutes ago [-]
Was the tool company named after this man?
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