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The first factory (in 1923) was at 49 Shotwell Street. [3] Because the bored cylindrical lock had a decided ease of installation advantage over the contemporary mortise lock, demand for the Schlage-designed lock rose and the company would purchase land in Visitacion Valley in 1925, which would eventually become the company's Bayshore factory ...
The company's first locks filled the demand by the United States Government and various railroad companies for inexpensive locks. On May 21, 1898, Slaymaker's original manufacturing plant in Connellsville was destroyed by fire. Fortunately the buildings were insured and a new factory was constructed the same year. [1]
His first patent was in 1909, inventing a door lock that turned lights on and off. [1] At the time, Schlage was a citizen of Germany residing in Berkeley, California. [2] In 1919, Schlage patented a door knob which, when pushed up, locked the door. [3] [4] This was succeeded by a door knob incorporating a push-button lock, patented in 1924. [5]
By the end of the war, Coleman began production of a civilian version of the Model 520, designated the Model 530, and advertised as the "G.I. pocket stove". [ 6 ] [ 10 ] The Model 530 was promoted by Coleman as the "perfect pal for hunting, fishing and camping trips" that would "slip easily into a hunting coat pocket, glove compartment of a car ...
The United States Penitentiary, Coleman I and II (USP Coleman I and II) are high-security United States federal prisons for male inmates in Florida. It is part of the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Coleman) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons , a division of the United States Department of Justice .
Channellock is an American company that produces hand tools.It is best known for its pliers—the company manufactures more than 75 types and sizes of pliers [1] —particularly its eponymous style of tongue-and-groove, slip-joint pliers. [2]
Locke is a 2013 psychological drama road film written and directed by Steven Knight.It stars Tom Hardy in the title role (and the only on-screen character) as he drives while conducting a series of phone conversations with characters voiced by Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland and Bill Milner.
Federal Standard 595 is the color description and communication system developed in 1956 by the United States government. Its origins reach back to World War II when a problem of providing exact color specifications to military equipment subcontractors in different parts of the world became a matter of urgency.