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FLIT manual spray pump for insecticides from 1928. A Flit gun is a hand-pumped insecticide sprayer used to dispense FLIT, a brand-name insecticide widely used against flies and mosquitoes between 1928 and the mid-1950s. Although named after the well-known brand, "Flit gun" became a generic name for this type of dispenser. [1]
Synthetic baling twine tied around bales of hay. Baling twine or baler twine is a small diameter sisal or synthetic twine used to bind a quantity of fibrous material (notably hay or straw) into a more compact and easily-stacked form. [citation needed] Tensile strengths of single-ply baling twine range from 95 psi (0.66 MPa) to 325 psi (2.24 MPa ...
The classic matchlock gun held a burning slow match in a clamp at the end of a small curved lever known as the serpentine. Upon the pull of a lever (or in later models a trigger) protruding from the bottom of the gun and connected to the serpentine, the clamp dropped down, lowering the smoldering match into the flash pan and igniting the ...
Twine showing component strands Twine is a strong thread , light string or cord composed of string in which two or more thinner strands are twisted, and then twisted together ( plied ). The strands are plied in the opposite direction to that of their twist, which adds torsional strength to the cord and keeps it from unravelling.
A 1/2" drive pistol-grip air impact wrench. An impact wrench (also known as an impactor, impact gun, air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun, windy gun) is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it suddenly to the output shaft.
The couple purchased and moved to the rural property in 1973 and, over the next thirty years, built the garden from scratch. [2] In 2015 Strong announced that he would bequeath the property to the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Perennial). [3] Perennial accepted the gift in 2021. [4]
There are multiple claims to the world's biggest ball of twine record, all within the United States. As of 2014 [update] , the ball of twine with the largest circumference is located in Cawker City, Kansas , measured at 8.06 feet (2.46 m) in diameter and 10.83 feet (3.30 m) in height.
Cases of documented injuries and accidents accompanied civilian M-80 use during the 1950s and 1960s, and still occur, as M-80s are still produced and sold to the public.