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  2. Street sweeper - Wikipedia

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    A street sweeper or street cleaner is a person or machine that cleans streets. People have worked in cities as "sanitation workers" since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street-sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean off litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to ...

  3. craigslist - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Classified advertisements website Craigslist Inc. Logo used since 1995 Screenshot of the main page on January 26, 2008 Type of business Private Type of site Classifieds, forums Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Founded 1995 ; 30 years ago (1995 ...

  4. Charles B. Brooks - Wikipedia

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    A few months later, on May 12, 1896, he patented a dust-proof collection bag for the street sweeper (US Patent #560,154). [ 4 ] Although little information is available about his life, we do know that funding for the production for his sweeper was provided by George M. Hallstead and Plummer S. Page. [ 5 ] The production took place in Scranton ...

  5. Armsel Striker - Wikipedia

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    Cobray/SWD Street Sweeper—A lower-end clone of the Armsel Striker, having a limited parts commonality to the original weapons system. [5] Cobray/SWD Ladies Home Companion/ LHC [10] —A reduced caliber version of the Streetsweeper. The trigger group is attached to a .410 bore or .45/70 Government cylinder and barrel. [11]

  6. Craig Newmark - Wikipedia

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    Newmark launched craigslist.org in 1996, where people could exchange information, mostly without charge. [12] It started as a newsletter about San Francisco events. [14] He operated it as a hobby while continuing to work as a software engineer until 1999 when he incorporated Craigslist as a private for-profit company. [15]

  7. Kirby Company - Wikipedia

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    In 1935, the company introduced the Kirby Model C, the first product to carry Jim Kirby's name. [9] One of the key features is the amount of suction the motor generates. Beginning in the 1950s, owner's manuals listed an innovation the company called "Triple-Cushion Vibration" rug cleaning action. [10]

  8. Bissell - Wikipedia

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    The device was patented as the Bissell Carpet Sweeper in 1876. In 1883, Bissell built the company's first manufacturing plant in Grand Rapids. [6] By the 1890s the company had an international presence and was producing 1000 sweepers per day. [7] Melville Bissell died in 1889 and his wife Anna took over as leader of the company.

  9. Streetsweeper (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Street sweeper (shotgun) a variant of the Armsel Striker, a type of shotgun based on revolver principles; Streetsweepers Entertainment, label specialized in releasing street mixtapes; The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1, 2003 album by DJ Kay Slay Its title track, "The Streetsweeper" The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2, 2004 album by DJ Kay Slay