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The Starrett corporation has continuously expanded through its history through the patenting of products and takeovers of other manufacturers. In 1878 Laroy S. Starrett invented and patented the first combination square, [4] and in 1880 he founded the L.S. Starrett Company in Athol, Massachusetts, in order to produce it and other precision ...
Though some earlier 19th century tools were called combination squares, the modern combination square was invented in the late 1870s by American inventor Laroy S. Starrett, and patented in 1879. [note 1] [8] In 1880 he founded the L. S. Starrett Company in Athol, Massachusetts, United States. The tool was originally designed for machinists, but ...
In 1995, the company was renamed Starrett Corporation. [4] In June 1997, Jacob Frydman, attempted to purchase the company for $84 million, $12.25 per share, after reaching an agreement with brothers Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein who owned 33% of Starrett's shares and president Henry Benach who owned 19% of Starrett's shares.
Starrett Brothers planned to erect the Starrett–Lehigh Building, the world's largest integrated freight terminal–warehouse, on the site for $7 million. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The 15-story building was to contain about 1,750,000 square feet (163,000 m 2 ; 40 acres; 16.3 ha) of space above the LV's existing tracks, as well as 10-by-30-foot (3.0 by 9.1 ...
Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr. [1] (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director. [ 2 ] Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as Gabby Johnson , a parody of George "Gabby" Hayes , in the 1974 film Blazing Saddles and is also known for his role as the brutal policeman Art Galt in the 1982 action film First ...
ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer internal parts assembled (left sideplate removed) The AR-7 uses a blowback semi-automatic action in .22 Long Rifle but retains the AR-5/MA-1 feature of storing the disassembled parts within the hollow stock, which is filled with plastic foam and capable of floating.
Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron based at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington, which is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions flying the Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
Jon Daker, viral video star, known for a video of him singing in an unusual manner on public access tv in 1990. John Francis Daley, actor, Bones, Freaks and Geeks; John P. Daley, Cook County commissioner; Richard J. Daley, politician (Democrat), member of Illinois State Assembly, Mayor of Chicago 1955–1976