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The company patented the Model J-1 hat steamer in 1940. Hats, such as fedoras, were a popular element of 1940s fashion. The common way of retaining a hat's shape was to place it over a steaming kettle of water. The J-1 was a standalone device that could do the same task without the requirement of a stove.
Jiffy (convenience store), a convenience store brand in Thailand; Jiffy Packaging, a British packaging manufacturer; Jiffy Steamer, an American manufacturer of clothing steamers; Jiffy mix, a line of baking mixes manufactured by the Chelsea Milling Company
Streckfus Steamers was a company started in 1910 by John Streckfus Sr. (1856–1925) born in Edgington, Illinois.He started a steam packet business in the 1880s, but transitioned his fleet to the river excursion business around the turn of the century.
The class J tender is a 22D-type, which holds 26 short tons (52,000 lb) of coal and 22,000 US gallons (83,000 L) of water. [12] No. 600 was equipped with Timken roller bearings and lightweight reciprocating parts on it axles, rods, pistons, crossheads, valve gear, and wrist pins, which provided the locomotive a smooth run and quicker acceleration.
PS Adelaide is the oldest wooden hulled paddle steamer still operating anywhere in the world. (Hjejlen from Denmark is older and has sailed since 1861. [1] It is the world’s oldest original coal-fired paddle steamer [4]). It is now moored at the Echuca Wharf and used for special occasions.
A Jiffy Lube in Durham, North Carolina A Jiffy Lube in Cedar Mill, Oregon. There are about 2,000 Jiffy Lube franchises in North America, all of them independently owned by 252 operators, with about 24 million customers each year as of 2002. [2] The company was ranked first on National Oil and Lube News 2011 Tops in the Fast Lubes Industry ...
R. J. Hackett (official number 21934) [2] was a steamer built in 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Peck & Masters. When the ship was first launched, both its wide cross-section and long midships hold were unconventional. The design's clear advantages in moving cargo through the inland lakes quickly resulted in many imitators.
Jiffy Pop Popcorn. Top to bottom: uncooked with paper outer covering in place, uncooked with foil inner covering exposed, cooked with foil intact, cooked with foil opened. Jiffy Pop is a popcorn brand of ConAgra Foods. The product consists of popcorn kernels, oil, and flavoring agents contained within a foil-covered, disposable aluminum pan.