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2. Alfred M. Moen - Wikipedia

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   Alfred M. Moen (27 December 1916 – 17 April 2001) was an American inventor and founder of Moen Incorporated.He invented the single-handed mixing faucet.In 1959 Fortune magazine listed the Moen "one-handle mixing faucet", along with inventions such as Henry Ford's Model T and Benjamin Franklin's Franklin stove, as one of the top 100 best-designed mass-produced products, the result of a survey ...

3. Washer (hardware) - Wikipedia

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   Fender washer (US), penny washer, mudguard washer, or "repair washer" (UK) A flat washer with a particularly large outer diameter in proportion to its central hole. These are commonly used to spread the load on thin sheet metal, and are named after their use on automobile fenders. They can also be used to make a connection to a hole that has ...

4. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US). Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.

5. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-eye fasteners have been common for centuries, but what was new about hook-and-loop fasteners was the miniaturisation of the hooks and eyes. Shrinking the hooks led to the two other important differences. First, instead of a single-file line of hooks, hook-and-loop fasteners have a two-dimensional surface. [7]

6. Landers, Frary & Clark - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The partnership manufactured metal products such as furniture casters, window springs, coat and hat hooks, and other small hardware items, typically made out of brass. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Following a change of partnership in either 1852 or 1853, Levi O. Smith joined the firm, and the business was reorganized as a stock company called Landers ...

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