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It was while they were living and working in Springfield that Loring Coes invented the screw wrench commonly known as the monkey wrench.Prior to the invention of the screw wrench, the two common wrenches of the time, the English patent wrench and the Merrick wrench (also known as the Springfield wrench), needed two hands to adjust, whereas the new screw wrench could be used and adjusted with ...
The accessories fit into a fold-out rectangular wooden box elegantly lined with velvet. Each accessory has its own particular niche in the box, such that they will all fit together into the small space of the folded-up box. The box was invented in 1888 [1] by John M. Griest, a Singer employee [2] who was awarded a US patent for the design.
Landers, Frary & Clark was a housewares company based in New Britain, Connecticut. [1] The firm traced its origins to 1842, when George M. Landers and Josiah Dewey entered into a partnership named Dewey and Landers, which manufactured various metal products.
John D. Larkin. Buffalo Pottery was founded in 1901 by John D. Larkin (1845-1926) to supply the Larkin Company with premiums for its customers. The company's first general manager, Lewis H. Bown, recruited a number of skilled craftsmen and artisans from throughout the United States, including William J. Rea, Anna Kappler, and Ralph Stuart.
The museum is a 5-minute walk from Putney High Street, which is served by Transport for London buses 14, 22, 220, 337, 37 and 39. Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is an 8-minute walk from the museum.
Another example is the Milwaukee Road "R08" nail, where the "R" is an unknown treatment or type of wood, and the numbers indicate the year it was installed. [3] Date nail use has dropped dramatically since the mid-20th century and the advent of more modern maintenance of way equipment. Date nails on American railroads were phased out in the 1970s.
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Various noodles commonly found in Southeast Asia Misua noodle-making in Lukang, Taiwan. This is a list of notable types of noodles. A separate list is available for noodle dishes. Noodles are a type of staple food [1] made from some type of unleavened dough which is rolled flat and cut into long strips or strings.