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  2. List of obsolete occupations - Wikipedia

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    The wire-drawer reduced the cross-section of a wire by pulling it through one or more dies. [145]: 47–53 Increasing demand for wire and the development of rolling mills using greater force and higher temperatures made the production of wire by individual wire-drawers uneconomic. [240] [241] Tech: 9 [242] 20: Woad dyer

  3. eBay - Wikipedia

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    eBay office in Toronto, Canada. eBay Inc. (/ ˈ iː b eɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.

  4. Mitsui & Co. - Wikipedia

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    Mitsui & Co. Steel Ltd. - Domestic sales and import/export of construction and civil engineering steel materials, steel plates, special steel wire, etc. Regency Steel Asia Pte Ltd - Wholesaling of steel products; Bangkok Coil Center Co., Ltd - Sales and processing of steel materials; Mitsui & Co. Steeltrade - Trading and domestic sales of steel ...

  5. List of countries by iron-ore exports - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of countries by iron ore exports. Data is for 2012, 2016 & 2023, in millions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity and the International Trade Centre. Currently the top twenty countries (as of 2023) are listed. * indicates "Natural resources of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

  6. EJ (company) - Wikipedia

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    EJ Group, formerly East Jordan Iron Works, is an American manufacturer of iron products, headquartered in East Jordan, Michigan.The company manufactures and distributes iron construction castings (Municipal castings), fabricated products, composite products, water distribution solutions, and other infrastructure access products for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility ...

  7. Northwestern Steel and Wire - Wikipedia

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    In 1936, Washington Dillon's son, P.W. Dillon, installed two electric furnaces and rolling machines in the barbed wire factory in order to make low carbon steel. Two years later the company became known as Northwestern Steel and Wire. The systems and furnaces were successively upgraded in the ensuing years.

  8. Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 - Wikipedia

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    An Act passed in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Years of the said Reign, intituled An Act against importing Foreign Woad Cards, Wire or Iron Wire. The whole Act. 15 Cha. 2. c. 7 Encouragement of Trade Act 1663: An Act passed in the Fifteenth Year of the said Reign, intituled An Act for Encouragement of Trade. The whole Act. [d] 18 Cha. 2. c. 2

  9. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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    In stricter senses, the term wire rope refers to a diameter larger than 9.5 mm (3 ⁄ 8 in), with smaller gauges designated cable or cords. [1] Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes. Historically, wire rope evolved from wrought iron chains, which had a record of mechanical failure.