[modeleng] idle musings

Where did some of the names for tools originate? Why a bastard file? 
Incidentally, what is it called in French and German?
Why is it a spanner in the UK, but a wrench in the US?
Who was Allen of key fame ( but I believe, an Allen wrench in the US)
How come an adjustable spanner is 'un clef anglaise' in French when it was 
invented by a Swede?
Why is it called a 'Scotch yoke'?
Anybody got any ideas?

OK, it's one way to pass a Sunday morning.......


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