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  2. Bill Gallagher (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    His business also carried out tractor conversions and made farming equipment, including his battery-powered electric fence. With his brothers, Henry and Vivian, he invented a spinning top-dresser. By the 1950s, his business interests expanded into commercial fishing, operating a trawling venture from Raglan although this was not profitable.

  3. Electric fence - Wikipedia

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    Electric fencing to protect a walkway against wildlife. Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa A wolf jumping over an electric fence only touching the positive pole not getting an electric shock Electric fence with a danger electricity Warning Sign on it, around an animal cage. Electric fences are useful for controlling the movements of wild ...

  4. Swiss Army knife - Wikipedia

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    The Swiss Army Knife was not the first multi-use pocket knife. In 1851, in Moby-Dick (chapter 107), Herman Melville mentions the "Sheffield contrivances, assuming the exterior – though a little swelled – of a common pocket knife; but containing, not only blades of various sizes, but also screwdrivers, cork-screws, tweezers, bradawls, pens, rulers, nail files and countersinkers."

  5. Victorinox - Wikipedia

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    Victorinox (/ v ɪ k ˈ t ɒ r i ˌ n ɒ k s / [7]) is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.It is known for its Swiss Army knives.

  6. Miniature model (gaming) - Wikipedia

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    Due to Scale creep, modern 30 mm figures may be similar to 1:64 models , but appear larger due to bulky sculpting and thick bases. At an exact scale of 1:60 (30.48 mm), it matches common battlemap grids where 1 inch represents 5 feet. 32 mm: ≈5.7 mm: ≈1:54: Heroic scale of 30 mm miniatures. Currently, the most common size of miniature figures.

  7. List of rail transport modelling scale standards - Wikipedia

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    When H0 scale was being introduced, the motors available were too large [4] to fit in scale-sized bodies and so as a compromise the scale was increased from 3.5 mm to 4 mm to the foot, but the gauge was not changed so other elements could be shared. For 00 therefore the track is about 12.5% narrower than it should be for the scale used.

  8. Electric fence (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Electric fence is a barrier that uses electric shocks to deter animals from crossing a boundary. Electric Fence may also refer to: Electric Fence, ...

  9. Foil (fencing) - Wikipedia

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    There are two types of foil used in modern fencing. Both types are made with the same basic parts: the pommel, grip, guard, and blade. The difference between them is one is electric, and the other is known as "steam" or "dry". [3]