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2. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   Tapes may have different scales, be made of different materials, and be of different lengths depending on the intended use. Tape measures used in tailoring are called "sewing tape". Originally made from flexible cloth or plastic, fiberglass is now the preferred material due to its resistance from stretching or tearing.

3. Duct tape - Wikipedia

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   Two tape widths are common: 1.9 in (48 mm) and 2 in (51 mm). Other widths are also offered. [34] The largest commercial rolls of duct tape were made in 2005 for Henkel, with 3.78 inches (9.6 cm) width, a roll diameter of 64 inches (160 cm) and weighing 650 pounds (290 kg). [35]

4. Punched tape - Wikipedia

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   Chadless 5-level Baudot paper tape c. 1975–1980 punched at Teletype Corp. Most tape-punching equipment used solid circular punches to create holes in the tape. This process created "chad", or small circular pieces of paper. Managing the disposal of chad was an annoying and complex problem, as the tiny paper pieces had a tendency to escape ...

5. Vesta Stoudt - Wikipedia

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   Vesta Oral Stoudt (April 13, 1891 – May 9, 1966) was a factory worker during the Second World War famous for her letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt suggesting the use of adhesive tape to improve ammunition boxes.

6. Lufkin (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Early Lufkin logo. The company was founded by Edward Taylor Lufkin, an American Civil War veteran of the Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry [1] in Cleveland, Ohio, 1869 [2] and was originally named E.T. Lufkin Board and Log Rule Manufacturing Company.

7. Diameter tape - Wikipedia

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   A diameter tape (D-tape) is a measuring tape used to estimate the diameter of a cylinder object, typically the stem of a tree or pipe. A diameter tape has either metric or imperial measurements reduced by the value of π. This means the tape measures the diameter of the object. It is assumed that the cylinder object is a perfect circle.