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National Presto Industries is a company founded in 1905 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [2] Originally called "Northwestern Steel and Iron Works" the company changed its name to the "National Pressure Cooker Company" in 1929 and then National Presto Industries, Inc. 1953. [ 3 ]
1921 Presto Lite car battery ad from Canada. Prestolite Electric Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of alternators, starters, electrical equipment, and services to the transportation, industrial, military, marine, agricultural and construction industries.
The M6 Presto-Matic was a Chrysler Corporation semi-automatic transmission produced from 1946 to 1953. It was a special manual transmission with a fluid coupling . Although it had just two forward gears, an electric overdrive unit was attached and useful in either gear for a total of four forward speeds.
Presto, a 2008 short film by Pixar; Presto, Bolivia, a town in Bolivia; Presto, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in the United States; Presto!, an ATM network owned by Publix Super Markets; Presto, a pseudonym of Jonathan Swift; see Chelsea Bun House; Earl "Presto" Johnson, American magician; Alice S. Presto, American suffragist and ...
The Presto card (stylized as PRESTO) is a contactless smart card automated fare collection system used on participating public transit systems in the province of Ontario, Canada, specifically in Greater Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa. Presto card readers were implemented on a trial basis from 25 June 2007 to 30 September 2008.
Presto is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on November 17, 1989 by Anthem Records [ 1 ] and was the band's first album released internationally by Atlantic Records , following the group's departure from Mercury .
Power pop is a music genre which is a more aggressive form of pop rock. [1] Although its mainstream success peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the genre continues to influence new artists. [2] The following list is divided in two sections.
Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock [1] [2] based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It typically incorporates melodic hooks , vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and cheerful-sounding music underpinned by a sense of ...