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  2. Wig wag (washing machines) - Wikipedia

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    A vertical-axis washing machine has two mechanisms: a central agitator for washing and a drum for spinning, both driven by the same motor and controlled independently by clutches to the belt drive. The wig-wag is mounted atop the washing machine's transmission, where it oscillates back and forth like a railroad signaling wigwag (hence the name ...

  3. Agitator (device) - Wikipedia

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    The Dual-action is a two-part agitator that has bottom washer fins that move back and forth and a spiral top that rotates clockwise to help guide the clothes to the bottom washer fins. The modern agitator, which is dual-action, was first made in Kenmore Appliances washing machines in the 1980s to present. These agitators are known by the ...

  4. Washing machine - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, Sanyo introduced the "world-first" (as of February 2, 2006, with regards to home use drum-type washer/dryer) drum-type washing machine with "Air Wash" function (i.e.: using ozone as a disinfectant). It also reused and disinfected rinse water. [93] This washing machine uses only 50 L (11.0 imp gal; 13.2 US gal) of water in the recycle mode.

  5. Continuous motion pot washing - Wikipedia

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    A continuous motion system uses the natural properties of highly turbulent water, heat, and low foam detergent to clean kitchenware products. Powered by one or more motorized pumps, continuous motion pot washing systems re-circulate water through a series of jets and intakes to create a whirlpool-like motion that agitates the water within the wash tank to continuously move the waste products.

  6. Tin City Long Range Radar Site - Wikipedia

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    Tin City AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Soviet Union on Alaska. It was one of the ten original radar surveillance sites constructed during the early 1950s to establish a permanent air defense system in Alaska.

  7. Washboard (laundry) - Wikipedia

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    Woman on an Israeli kibbutz using a washboard to do laundry. A washboard or a scrubbing-board [1] is a tool designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its secondary use as a musical instrument.

  8. Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base - Wikipedia

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    The Suffolk County Army Air Field was built in 1943 as a United States Army Air Forces sub-base of Mitchel Field. Later assigned to First Air Force, the 437th Army Air Force Base Unit defended the New York City area and flew antisubmarine patrols.

  9. Fairfax Field - Wikipedia

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    On 2 March 1945, Military Air Transport moved an air freight terminal to Fairfax from Kansas City, Missouri. The USAF Central Air Defense Force (CADF) was activated with headquarters at Kansas City, Missouri, on 1 March 1951; on 24 April the Central Army Antiaircraft Command was "established with HQ at Kansas City" (organized 1 May 1951); and ...