Time and again a man will stand before a hardware store window eyeing the tools arrayed behind the glass; his mouth will water; he will go in and hand over $2.65 for a perfectly special kind of wrench; and probably he will never, never, use it for anything. -Walker Evans
| Release Date | August 18, 1996 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Beauty of the Common Tool | |
| Runtime | 8min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | — | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United Kingdom | |
| Production Companies | Scottish ScreenBritish ScreenScottish Television (STV)The Scottish Arts Council | |