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A wiring pencil (often sold under the trade names of Roadrunner [1] or Verowire) is a tool for making electrical connections. A small reel of insulated copper wire [ 2 ] is mounted at the top of the tool.
Milton is an electronic talking game. According to the patent, Milton was the first electronic talking game that allowed two people to play against each other. [1] Previously released devices of this type, such as Speak & Spell by Texas Instruments, were known primarily as teaching devices rather than competitive games.
Stanley and Veritas marking gauges. A marking gauge, also known as a scratch gauge, [1] is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations. [2] The purpose of the gauge is to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface. It is used in joinery and sheetmetal operations.
One form has two straight legs joined by a hinge; one leg has a sharp pivot point and the other has a holder for a technical pen or pencil. Another form, the beam compass, has the pivot point and pen holder joined by a trammel bar, useful when drawing very large radius arcs. Often a circle template is used instead of a compass when predefined ...
A mechanical pencil or clutch pencil is a pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable solid pigment core called a "lead" / ˈ l ɛ d /. The lead , often made of graphite , is not bonded to the outer casing, and the user can mechanically extend it as its point is worn away from use.
When he started manufacturing gauge blocks in inch sizes in 1912, Johansson's compromise was to manufacture gauge blocks with a nominal size of 25.4 mm (with a reference temperature of 20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit), accurate to within a few parts per million of both official definitions.
Milton Bradley Company or simply Milton Bradley (MB) was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley (1836-1911) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers , formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States.
A height gauge is a measuring device used for determining the height of objects, and for marking of items to be worked on. [ 1 ] These measuring tools are used in metalworking or metrology to either set or measure vertical distances; [ citation needed ] the pointer is sharpened to allow it to act as a scriber and assist in marking out work pieces.