The Tirfor originated in Schweiz.
The Patent was bought by Tractel, and manufactured from the end of the 40es on.
Somehow the patent wasn't strong enough, one story I've heard is that the inventor started producing winches on his own.
That would be the Habegger winch, produced in Thun...
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