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A bulldog clip Another picture of a bulldog clip. A bulldog clip is a device for temporarily but firmly binding sheets of paper together. It consists of a rectangular sheet of springy steel curved into a cylinder, with two flat steel strips inserted to form combined handles and jaws. The user presses the two handles together, causing the jaws ...
Kyle MacDonald's house This red paper clip sculpture was installed in 2007 at Bell Park in Kipling as a monument to the series of trades made by MacDonald. At the time, it was the world's largest paper clip. MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005.
The 'In the Welsh Wind' distillery in Tan-y-groes, Ceredigion, was founded in January 2018. In 2021 it received permission to extend and develop the existing building and to construct a cask and grain store, which will allow it to complete all the steps of whisky production. [28]
The word "paper" is etymologically derived from papyrus, Ancient Greek for the Cyperus papyrus plant. Papyrus is a thick, paper-like material produced from the pith of the Cyperus papyrus plant which was used in ancient Egypt and other Mediterranean societies for writing long before paper was used in China. [1]
A custom-made 400-liter Kothe hybrid pot-column still operated by the Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. of Purcellville, Virginia.. A microdistillery is a small, often boutique-style distillery established to produce beverage grade spirit alcohol in relatively small quantities, usually done in single batches (as opposed to larger distillers' continuous distilling process).
During first distillation, the pot still (or "wash still") is filled about two-thirds full of a fermented liquid (or wash) with an alcohol content of about 7–12%. [4] [5] [6] In the case of whiskey distillation, the liquid used is a beer, while in the case of brandy production, it is a base wine. The pot still is then heated so that the ...
The paper clip patented by Vaaler in 1899 and 1901 Postage stamp issued in 1999 to commemorate Vaaler's alleged invention of the paper clip. The clip depicted is the common Gem clip, not the one patented by Vaaler. Giant paper clip erected in 1989 in Sandvika, Norway, to honor Vaaler's invention. This 23-foot-tall (7 m) clip is the Gem, not the ...
Westland Distillery is a distillery in Seattle. Their Garryana single malt whiskey was placed third best in the world in a 2023 blind taste test conducted by Whisky Advocate magazine. [ 1 ] Garryana is aged in barrels made from Pacific Northwest native Garry oak, Quercus garryana . [ 2 ]