The Brannock Device: A 90-Year Monopoly
The Brannock Device (pictured above) is one of those common items you see all the time, but never think about. Simple and effective, it was invented by Charles Brannock in 1927. Today, you can find them anywhere shoes are sold, always available to give parents a rough idea of the shoe sizes they should be testing to fit their rapidly growing children. As a tool, the Brannock device is pretty unexciting. However, the story (or supposed story) behind its early…
