Welder's Glasses c.1955
Jim "Trope" Poisson
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Courtesy of Jim "Trope" Poisson

"Why not a flux core?" This simple suggestion propelled flux-cored arc welding to the forefront of the industrial welding space. And to think, it was the result of a need to repair a mailbox at an orphanage for the blind Ted had founded in Staten Island. "Is there a concept that taunts man more than 'harness'? We have harnessed light, heat, nature and have thusly emerged from the caves. Imagine what heights we might visit if we are to ever harness ourselves."