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  2. Lifebuoy (soap) - Wikipedia

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    Lifebuoy is a British brand of soap marketed by Unilever. Lifebuoy was originally, and for much of its history, a carbolic soap containing phenol (carbolic acid, a compound extracted from coal tar).

  3. Lifebuoy - Wikipedia

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    Lifebuoy with emergency light on a cruise ship A lifebuoy floating on water. A lifebuoy is a life-saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in water to provide buoyancy and prevent drowning. Some modern lifebuoys are fitted with one or more seawater-activated lights to aid rescue at night.

  4. Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 - Wikipedia

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    Flamethrower, Portable, No 2. A soldier of the King's Own Scottish Borderers demonstrates the Lifebuoy flamethrower, Denmead, Hampshire, 29 April 1944. The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed Lifebuoy from the shape of its fuel tank), also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War .

  5. List of flamethrowers - Wikipedia

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    The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed "Lifebuoy" from the shape of its fuel tank), also known as the "Ack Pack", was a British design of backpack flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War. It was a near copy of the German Wechselapparat ("Wex") from 1917. It contained 18 L (4.0 imp gal) of fuel in a doughnut-shaped container.

  6. Lifebuoy (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A lifebuoy is a life saving buoy designed to be thrown to a person in the water to prevent drowning. Lifebuoy may also refer to: Lifebuoy (soap), a brand of soap. Flamethrower, Portable, No 2, a British World War II era flamethrower, nicknamed Lifebuoy from the shape of its fuel tank.

  7. Buoy - Wikipedia

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    Green can #11 near the mouth of the Saugatuck River (IALA region B). Green Can #11 on a nautical chart. NOAA Weather buoy. A buoy ( / ˈbɔɪ, buː.i /; boy, BOO-ee) [1] [2] is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents.

  8. John Knight (soap maker) - Wikipedia

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    John Knight (soap maker) John Knight (25 December 1792 – 6 April 1864) was an English businessman and founder of John Knight Soap Works in London, which later became The Royal Primrose Soap Works. [1] In 1810, John Knight started making candles and soaps, in his spare time, using scraps of material from his job working for a grocer in London ...

  9. Rescue buoy - Wikipedia

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    A rescue tube, or Peterson tube. Original rescue buoys, also called can buoys. A rescue buoy or rescue tube or torpedo buoy is a piece of lifesaving equipment used in water rescue. This flotation device can help support the victim's and rescuer's weight to make a rescue easier and safer for the rescuer. It is an essential part of the equipment ...