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A Brief History of: Velcro - TIME  Jun 15, 2010 ... And its little loops get clogged with dust from the Afghan and Iraqi deserts. ... Velcro is the brainchild of Georges de Mestral, a Swiss engineer ... wondered if the burrs that clung to his trousers  and dog  could ... "It is not the generic name of stuff that fastens shoes, clothing, and hundreds of other things.
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One day a Swiss engineer by R. Salway on Prezi  Get started  Log in  Pricing ... One day a Swiss engineer, George de Mestral, went hiking and when he came home he noticed burrs stuck to his coat. He wondered if such an idea could be useful. He studied a burr under a ... Velcro is used for many things such as: childrens shoes, clothes, and luggauge. Many Years
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Velcro Was Modeled After Burrs of the Burdock Plant that Stuck to ...  Sep 9, 2011 ... Velcro Was Modeled After Burrs of the Burdock Plant that Stuck to Velcro's ... a brand of that product, was Swiss engineer, Georges de Mestral. After going out on a hunting trip with his dog in the Swiss Alps, his pant legs and...
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Veicro History - Invention of Velcro - The Great Idea Finder  Jan 12, 2006 ... ... burrs stuck to his clothing. It's amazing no one took advantage of the problem until 1948. George de Mestral, a Swiss engineer, returned from...
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George de Mestral - Wikipedia  George de Mestral (June 19, 1907  February 8, 1990) was a Swiss electrical engineer who ... He submitted his idea for patent in Switzerland in 1951 and the patent was granted in 1955. De Mestral expected a ... of bulky space suits. Eventually, skiers noted the similar advantages of a suit that was easier to get in and out of.
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Ask me a trivia question - Discussion on Topix  Jul 9, 2009 ... Alex Trebek wrote: After graphite deposits were discovered in 1564, the British began making "marking stones" and, later, these. I need a pencil...
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Sewing Machines - The Museum of American Heritage  Apr 22, 2010 ... He abandoned the project, however,convinced that his invention would throw ... In 1846 Howe patented a sewing machine with a grooved, eye-pointed ... A real breakthrough was his invention of a foot treadle instead of a hand crank. ... By the 1850s, Singer sewing machines were being sold in opulent...
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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans - May 20 ...  On this day in History, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans on May 20, 1873. ... In San Francisco, Strauss established a wholesale dry goods business ... work pants with metal rivets on the stress pointsat the corners of the pockets and the ... The Man Who Shipped New England Ice Around the World.
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Clothespin - Wikipedia  A clothespin (US English), clothes peg (UK English) or peg (AU English) is a fastener used to ... This design was invented by David M. Smith of Springfield, Vermont, in 1853. By a lever .... The common, spring-loaded two-piece wood clothespin - marked in some manner with text and/or ... Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p.
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Hilaire Bernigaud, count de Chardonnet | French chemist ...  Alternative Title: Hillaire Bernigaud, comte de Chardonnet ... Obtaining a patent in 1884 on a fibre produced by extruding a solution of cellulose nitrate ... artificial textile material composed of regenerated and purified cellulose ... Bernigaud, comte de Chardonnet, who is frequently called the father of the rayon industry.
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Swiss Army knife - Wikipedia  The Swiss Army knife is a pocketknife or multi-tool manufactured by Victorinox AG The term ... Originating in Ibach, Switzerland, the Swiss Army knife was first produced in ... The knife had a blade, reamer, can-opener, screwdriver, and grips made out of .... Thickness varies depending on the number of tool layers included.
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CASE: I ARROW AND THE APPAREL INDUSTRY Ten years ago ...  Apr 3, 2016 ... another premium dress shirt brand but a new manufacturing ... great that the company has had to set up another large factory for export ... automatic collar and cuff stitching machines, pneumatic holding for tasks like shoulder joining, threat trimming and bottom hemming, a special machine to attach and...
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Creation of Centuries (Turns) | Facepunch RP Wiki | Fandom ...  -Traders eventually meet a group of people named Frogs upriver in the .... -Using bronze trade, the French also manage to bully a few southern villages ...... Somebody decides to boil a feather and shave off the feathery part, before cutting a notch in it. ...... pulleys, gates, water clocks, and other simple mechanical devices.
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Joseph Monier | French inventor | Britannica.com  French gardener, one of the principal inventors of reinforced concrete. ... of technical training, he showed a remarkable intuitive grasp of the new material. ... in building construction: The invention of reinforced concrete ... But reinforced concrete development began with the French gardener Joseph Monier's 1867 patent for...
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Jeopary Questions page 1868 - "B" IN FASHION - TriviaBistro.com  "B" IN FASHION: During the 1992 L.A. riots, one of these worn by Madonna in a ... INVENTORS: His father developed a phonetic "visible speech" system used for ... name of this Belgian capital's La Quincaillerie means "The Hardware Store",...
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Walter Hunt Invented the Safety Pin and a Sewing Machine - Inventors  The safety pin was the invention of Walter Hunt, who also invented an early rewing ... it is an object commonly used to fasten clothing (i.e. cloth diapers) together. ... He received his first patent in 1826, after moving to New York City to work as a ... On April 10, 1849, Walter Hunt was granted US patent #6,281 for his safety pin.
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Velcro - Wikipedia  Velcro Companies is a privately held company that produces a series of mechanical based fastening products, including fabric hook and loop fasteners, under the brand name "Velcro". ... 1968 - Velcro fasteners are used on the suits, sample collection bags, and ... "How a Swiss invention hooked the world". swissinfo.ch.
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Free Flashcards about INVENTORS-J - StudyStack  WHILE IN PARIS, ROBERT FULTON BECAME FASCINATED WITH DEVELOPING THIS, WHICH HE CALLED A "PLUNGING BOAT", SUBMARINE.
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Jan 13, 2012 ... Cluett, Peabody & Company was right on target when it introduced this collar-attached shirt brand. Reply . Report Abuse Judge it! Alex Trebek.
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Peter Henlein - The Inventor of the Watch  Read about his 1510 invention of small pocket watch. ... Peter Henlein - The First Watches ... After centuries and millennia's of using analogue watch designs that used ... and industrial environment in which precise clock could be made. ... Four years later he returned to the Nuremberg where he became one of the most...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix  Nov 5, 2010 ... ______ CELEBRITY INVENTIONS ______. In 1969 a heartbeat alarm worn on the wrist was patented by Zeppo of this comedy team. Judged: 1.