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In 1960 the windows of a skyscraper were cleaned by a man who climbed out onto the sill, hooked a leather belt into two bolts in the frame,…
There are an enormous number of traffic cones in the world. They are among the most-produced objects on any road, they are stolen more than almost anything else of comparable…
The two-button flush plate is now standard on new installations across most of the world, and a surprising number of people have no idea which button does what, or press…
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In 1965 a coal-fired power station was the largest thing in its district, burned trainloads of coal a day, employed hundreds of people across a dozen trades, and…
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In 1960 a harbour tug was positioned against a moving ship by a master judging everything by eye from a wheelhouse with a compass and an engine telegraph,…
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In 1965 a merchant seaman signed on for a voyage that might last eighteen months, could not legally leave the ship until it ended, had no way of…