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  2. W. D. Oddy & Company - Wikipedia

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    In 1919 Oddy patented a propeller copying and profiling machine. The limited liability company was formed in October 1919, [3] set up with £25,000 of share capital and Blackburn as co-director. In just over a year from its establishment, Oddy had been granted other patents concerning the design, making and finishing of propellers. [1]

  3. Mount maker - Wikipedia

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    Mount maker welding together a new mount. A mount maker is responsible for the creation of structures called object mounts used to provide unobtrusive physical support, stability, and security of objects while on display, in storage, or being transported to museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, botanical gardens or other cultural institutions.

  4. Oddy - Wikipedia

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    Oddy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Andrew Oddy (born 1942), British conservation scientist; Christine Oddy (1955–2014), English politician; John James Oddy, British Conservative Party politician; Mike Oddy (Michael Oddy; 1937–2016), Scottish squash player; Steven Oddy (born 1979), English cricketer

  5. Andrew Oddy - Wikipedia

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    William Andrew Oddy, OBE, FSA (born 6 January 1942) is a British conservator who was Keeper of Conservation at the British Museum. He is notable for his publications on artefact conservation and numismatics , and for the development of the Oddy test .

  6. Magnavox Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    An Odyssey controller. The Odyssey consists of a black, white, and brown oblong box connected by wires to two rectangular controllers.The console connects to the television set through an included switch box, which allows the player to switch the television input between the Odyssey and the regular television input cable, and presents itself like a television channel on channel three or four ...

  7. SS Mount Temple - Wikipedia

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    As a result, Mount Temple was released by the British Admiralty back to her commercial service in October 1915. [53] [54] After the release, Mount Temple transported about 1,200 German prisoners of war (POWs) captured during the Battle of Loos from France to England before proceeding to Montreal, where she arrived on 28 October 1915. [55]

  8. Anita O'Day - Wikipedia

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    Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 [1] – November 23, 2006), [2] known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer".

  9. Crazy Horse Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.It will depict the Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, riding a horse and pointing to his tribal land.