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The Merkur toys were made throughout the communist period and were exported all over Europe. The company was privatized by some of the former employees after 1989, but went into insolvency in 1993. Later on, Jaromír Kříž bought out the company and during three years he got back the production and saved this renowned Czech toy.
Developed in antiquity but became common in the 14th century with the reintroduction of plate armour, later sometimes two pieces overlapping for top and bottom. Whether of one piece or two, breastplate is sometimes used to literally describe the section that covers the breast. Plackart: Extra layer of plate armour initially covering the belly.
Merkur (German pronunciation: [mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯], Mercury) is a North American brand of automobiles marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company for model years 1985-1989. Drawing its name from the German word for Mercury, Merkur, the brand targeted buyers of European executive cars , marketing two captive import models ...
Merkur (toy), a metal construction set built in Czechoslovakia; Operation Merkur, a German airborne attack during the Battle of Crete in World War II; Merkur (mountain), in the Black Forest near Baden-Baden, Germany; RD Merkur, a team handball club from Škofja Loka, Slovenia; Merkur Spiel-Arena, a stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany
One astronaut trims the hair of another on the International Space Station (ISS). A Wahl clipper attached to a vacuum cleaner was used to remove the free-floating hair clippings. [8] Leo Wahl took over his uncle's manufacturing business after Frank left to serve in the Spanish–American War in 1898. Leo continued to work on his inventions and ...
The Merkur XR4Ti is a performance-oriented 3-door hatchback sold in North America from 1985 to 1989. A product of the Ford Motor Company , the car was a version of the European Ford Sierra adapted to U.S. regulations. [ 2 ]
A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. [1] [2] They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors. [3] [4] [5] The predecessors of the modern straight razors include bronze razors, with cutting edges and fixed handles, produced by craftsmen from Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom (1569 — 1081 BC). Solid ...
This page lists the standard US nomenclature used in the description of mechanical gear construction and function, together with definitions of the terms. The terminology was established by the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA), under accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).