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2. Sarah Boone - Wikipedia

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   The patent drawing for the ironing board invented by Sarah Boone. Sarah Marshall was born in Craven County, North Carolina, near the town of New Bern, in 1832. [6] Along with her three siblings, she was born into slavery and barred from formal education. [7] [8] Sarah was educated by her grandfather at home. [8]

3. Ironing - Wikipedia

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   Ironing a shirt. Ironing is the use of an iron, usually heated, to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases from fabric. [1] The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 180–220 °C (360–430 °F), depending on the fabric. [2] Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibres of the material. While ...

4. Polder - Wikipedia

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   The oldest extant polder is the Achtermeer polder, from 1533. As a result of flooding disasters, water boards called waterschap (when situated more inland) or hoogheemraadschap (near the sea, mainly used in the Holland region) [ 5 ] [ 6 ] were set up to maintain the integrity of the water defences around polders, maintain the waterways inside a ...

5. Mangle (machine) - Wikipedia

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   This process takes much less time than ironing with the usual iron and ironing board. There were many electric rotary ironers on the American market including Solent, Thor, Ironrite and Apex. By the 1940s the list had grown to include Bendix, General Electric, Kenmore and Maytag. [ 4 ]

6. Woman sues after losing both legs in horrific Tri-Cities area ...

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   A Pasco-area dairy worker has filed a lawsuit after her legs were ripped off by an auger in a farm accident nearly three years ago. Teresa Rodas Aguirre is suing Easy Automation, which made and ...

7. Folding table - Wikipedia

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   The leg is designed to fold and fit securely against the underside of the table top, while remaining attached. Because the hinge requires a stable material such as metal for dexterity, some producers use lightweight materials such as aluminium for an increased degree of portability in the folding mechanism.