For screw drivers that may be the case now, or it may not be. Screws became popularized in the 1700s, but it wasn't until the early 1900s we see evidence of peo

For screw drivers that may be the case now, or it may not be. Screws became popularized in the 1700s, but it wasn't until the early 1900s we see evidence of people trying different heads (square head), and it wasn't until the Phillips head in the 1930s that we adopted a standard. Even then it was a while before it entered consumer goods; I encountered a 1940 Fibber Mcgee and Molly episode (which is what led me to looking up the history of the screw) where Fibber went to buy a screwdriver, and literally asked for "a screwdriver with a black handle", no other qualifier, and the shop keep didn't ask for clarification.