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  2. Letitia Mumford Geer - Wikipedia

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    According to Geer's patent, "In a hand-syringe the combination of a cylinder, a piston and an operating-rod which is bent upon itself to form a smooth and rigid arm terminating in a handle, which, in its extreme positions, is located within reach of the fingers of the hand which holds the cylinder, thus permitting one hand to hold and operate ...

  3. Thimble - Wikipedia

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    Thimbles are usually made from metal, leather, rubber, wood, and even glass or china. Early thimbles were sometimes made from whale bone , horn , or ivory . Natural sources were also utilized such as Connemara marble , bog oak or mother of pearl .

  4. Al and Ann Stohlman - Wikipedia

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    Al Stohlman was born in Olive, California.While young, he loved to draw and spend his spare time sketching animals of the Pacific Northwest.He hoped to one day become an illustrator of western books and magazines, like authors Zane Grey and Bret Harte. [1]

  5. Hypodermic needle - Wikipedia

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    Hypodermic needles are normally made from a stainless-steel or Niobium tube [17] through a process known as tube drawing where the tube is drawn through progressively smaller dies to make the needle. The end of the needle is bevelled to create a sharp pointed tip, letting the needle easily penetrate the skin.

  6. Leather crafting - Wikipedia

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    Leather painting differs from leather dyeing in that paint remains only on the surface while dyes are absorbed into the leather. Due to this difference, leather painting techniques are generally not used on items that can or must bend nor on items that receive friction, such as belts and wallets because under these conditions, the paint may crack or wear off.

  7. Pyrography - Wikipedia

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    Pyrography is also applied to leather items, using the same hot-iron technique. Leather lends itself to bold designs, and also allows very subtle shading to be achieved. Specialist vegetable-tanned leather must be used for pyrography (as modern tanning methods leave chemicals in the leather which are toxic when burned), typically in light ...

  8. Carpuject - Wikipedia

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    The carpuject is a syringe device for the administration of injectable fluid medication. It was patented by the Sterling Drug Company , which became the Sterling Winthrop , after World War II. It is designed with a luer-lock device to accept a sterile hypodermic needle or to be linked directly to intravenous tubing line.

  9. Textile arts - Wikipedia

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    In addition, there is a possibility to create designs with the plants by tearing or cutting the growing sheet and allowing it to heal to create a pattern made of scars on the textile. [13] The possibilities to use this textile in art installations is incredible because artists would have the ability to create a living art piece, such as Lee ...