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  2. Cable tie - Wikipedia

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    Cable ties were invented by Thomas & Betts, an electrical company, in 1958 under the brand name Ty-Rap.Initially they were designed for airplane wire harnesses.The original design used a metal tooth, and these can still be obtained.

  3. Plastic handcuffs - Wikipedia

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    A traditional form of plastic handcuffs are cable ties, consisting of two interlocking straps or a single cable tie around both wrists.More recently, plastics-manufacturing companies have started to produce special devices comprising two interconnected straps as one item.

  4. Necktie - Wikipedia

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    Skinny ties have widths of around 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (6.4 cm) at their widest, compared to usually 3–4 inches (7.6–10.2 cm) for regular ties. [14] Skinny ties were first popularized in the late 1950s and early 1960s by British bands such as the Beatles and the Kinks, alongside the subculture that embraced such bands, the mods.

  5. Handcuffs - Wikipedia

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    Handcuffs which were worn by the suspects while being tried for assassinating ... are lightweight, disposable plastic strips resembling electrical cable ties.

  6. Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering - Wikipedia

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    English physicist Samuel Hunter Christie invented the Wheatstone bridge (It is named after Charles Wheatstone who popularized it). 1836: Irish priest (and later scientist) Nicholas Callan invented the transformer in Ireland. 1837: English scientist Edward Davy invented the electric relay. 1839: French scientist Edmond Becquerel discovered the ...

  7. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    A hurricane tie used to fasten a rafter to a stud. A tie, strap, tie rod, eyebar, guy-wire, suspension cables, or wire ropes, are examples of linear structural components designed to resist tension. [1] It is the opposite of a strut or column, which is designed to resist compression. Ties may be made of any tension resisting material.

  8. Telegraphy - Wikipedia

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    In 1896, there were thirty cable-laying ships in the world and twenty-four of them were owned by British companies. In 1892, British companies owned and operated two-thirds of the world's cables and by 1923, their share was still 42.7 percent. [ 52 ]

  9. History of electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    These systems were replaced by cheaper and more versatile electrical systems, but by the end of the 19th century, city planners and financiers were well aware of the benefits, economics, and process of establishing power transmission systems. In the early days of electric power usage, widespread transmission of electric power had two obstacles ...