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Talbot House was styled as an "Every Man's Club", where all soldiers were welcome, regardless of rank. [3] It was "an alternative for the 'debauched' recreational life of the town". [1] In 1920, Clayton founded a Christian youth centre in London, also called Toc H, which developed into an interdenominational association for Christian social ...
During World War II, the Malleable Iron Range Company produced 75mm artillery shells, truck bodies, and gas and water cans. Although US home appliance manufacturing was shut down early in the war, in 1943 the Defense department ordered 1,000, 20-inch, apartment sized electric ranges.
Toastmaster is a brand name for home appliances. It was originally (1921) the name of one of the world's first automatic electric pop-up toasters for home use, the Toastmaster Model 1-A-1. [1] Since then the Toastmaster brand has been used on a wide range of small kitchen appliances, such as coffeemakers, waffle irons, toasters, and blenders.
It doesn't take a math whiz to figure out that spending $200 to repair a clothes dryer is a better deal than paying $375 for a new one. But the pluses and minuses can quickly clog your brain when ...
The two flat contacts are spaced further apart than on an American plug. No domestic appliances were ever sold with these plugs. The line and neutral measure 9 by 2 mm (0.354 by 0.079 in), and are 30 mm (1.181 in) apart. All three pins are 19 mm (0.748 in) long, and the earth pin is a cylinder of 4.8 mm (0.189 in) diameter.
Tappan is a brand of appliances, named after company founder W. J. Tappan. [1] [2] Tappan claimed several innovations: 1930s all-porcelain range available in various colors [2] 1955 the first compact (24") microwave oven [2] 1960s electric ignition for gas ranges [citation needed] 1965 single-unit conventional range and microwave oven [2]
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Adray's was the name of two appliance and electronics retailers, one a single store and the other a chain of stores, both based in Southern California. The independent store at 1809 W. Chapman Avenue in the City of Orange had been fully owned by Lou Adray since 1971 when he bought out its founders, his brother Andy and their cousin Eddie Aladray.