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2. Hamper - Wikipedia

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   At one time it was common for laundry services to leave a large basketwork container with a lid which is now commonly referred to as a clothes hamper. The same type of container would be used to return clean clothing, which would be put away by the laundry service and the empty container left in place of the full container for later pickup. [ 3 ]

3. Waste container - Wikipedia

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   Trash cans are typically made of steel or plastic (most commonly polyethylene), although some are made of wood or wicker. A pedal bin is a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal. Lillian Moller Gilbreth, an industrial engineer and efficiency expert, [2] invented the pedal bin in the 1920s for the disposal of kitchen waste. The foot pedal ...

4. Aircraft lavatory - Wikipedia

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   Waste bins are fitted with halon fire-extinguishing bottles and "oxygen-smothering flapper lids", and the toilets equipped with smoke detectors. Over time these protective devices have been incorporated into aircraft lavatory designs due to fires that have started when the careless smoker of the past or the clandestine smoker of the present has ...

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6. Pedal bin - Wikipedia

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   A pedal bin of 1972 Video of pedal bin showing operation. A pedal bin is a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal. Lillian Moller Gilbreth (an industrial engineer and efficiency expert as well as mother of twelve [1]) invented the pedal bin in the 1920s for the disposal of kitchen waste. The foot pedal enables the user to open the lid ...

7. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   Tables were used to hold meals or belongings. Wealthy Mesopotamians would decorate their tables with metals. Aside from chests and tables people would use baskets made of reed, wicker wood, or straw; and bins made of sun-dried clay, palmwood, or reeds for storage. [1] [22] Sumerians would have household vessels made of clay, stone copper, and ...