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  2. Penn Reels - Wikipedia

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    There he completed his first two reel designs, the Model F and Model K. In February 1933, the first Penn reels were sold to the Miller Auto Supply Company in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Encouraged by the sales, Henze developed two more designs. Privation during the Great Depression forced families into subsistence fishing, aiding company growth.

  3. Fishing reel - Wikipedia

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    The Art of Angling, first published in 1651, is the first English language book to cite the use of fishing reels. 'Nottingham' and 'Scarborough' reel designs. The first English book on fishing is "A Treatise of Fishing with an Angle" in 1496 (its spelling respective to the manner of the date is The Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle [7] ').

  4. Craig Newmark - Wikipedia

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    Newmark in 2014. Before establishing Craigslist, Newmark worked as a contract computer programmer for companies such as Bank of America, Sun Microsystems, and others. [9] His first job out of college was with IBM, where he worked for 17 years as a programmer and systems engineer.

  5. Wanamaker's - Wikipedia

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    His retail advertisements—the first to be copyrighted beginning in 1874—were factual, and promises made in them were kept. [citation needed] Wanamaker guaranteed the quality of his merchandise in print, allowed his customers to return purchases for a cash refund and offered the first restaurant to be located inside a department store.

  6. John S. Middleton - Wikipedia

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    John Staubus Middleton, son of Herbert and Frances (née Staubus) Middleton, was born on March 2, 1955. [1] [2] The Middleton family descends from John Middleton, who, in 1857, founded John Middleton Co., a Philadelphia retail tobacco shop that evolved into a manufacturer and marketer of pipe tobacco and cigars.

  7. Leonard Tose - Wikipedia

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    Leonard Hyman Tose (March 6, 1915 – April 15, 2003) was an owner of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1969 to 1985. He made a fortune in the trucking industry and was known for his lavish lifestyle but he eventually lost it all due to a gambling addiction [1] and alcoholism.

  8. OLX - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, Avito was the second-biggest classifieds site in the world after Craigslist. [31] In April 2019, online classifieds marketplace Jiji.ng acquired OLX businesses in Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria. [32] In India, about 99% of its listings come from used mobile and electronics, used home and household goods, and used cars ...

  9. Hanwha Philly Shipyard - Wikipedia

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    The yard was started as a cooperation between Kværner and the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Government of the United States.Rebuilt and opened in 2000, the yard delivered its first ship in 2003: MV Manukai, a container cargo ship for Matson Line and the first of three, CV 2600 class sister vessels built for Matson through 2006.