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2. Sarah Boone - Wikipedia

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   On April 26, 1892, she obtained United States patent number 473,563 [1] for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments. The ironing board was very narrow, curved, and made of wood. The shape and structure allowed it to fit a sleeve and it ...

3. Paceship PY 23 - Wikipedia

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   Paceship PY 23 Paceship PY 23 modified with a junk rig. The boat was at one time supported by an active class club, The Paceship, but the club is currently inactive. [7] [8]In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "Unlike the interior of many boats built in the 1970s which have a dinette arrangement, the PY23's layout features two settees which are parallel to the centerline, and a table which ...

4. Benjaminville Friends Meeting House and Burial Ground

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   An elevated gallery lines the north wall facing the pews which are bisected by 3½ ft (1.1 m) tall, 5 in (13 cm) wide beaded board partition. The pews, partition, door, and window trim are all hand grained. The interior walls are covered with 6 in (15 cm) pine wainscotting. The original iron stoves have been replaced with oil-burning stoves ...

5. I Stand Here Ironing - Wikipedia

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   "I Stand Here Ironing" is a short story by Tillie Olsen that first appeared in Pacific Spectator and Stanford Short Stories in 1956 under the title "Help Her to Believe." The story was republished in 1957 as "I Stand Here Ironing" in Best American Short Stories. The work was first collected in Tell Me a Riddle published by J. B. Lippincott & Co ...

6. Cairns Chinatown Building - Wikipedia

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   The building has a concrete floor that is roughly laid in irregular sized sections. At the back of the shop a low door leads out to a garden. Between the floor and the door a concrete lip has been built. [1] Two small timber framed windows with a wrought iron lintel are visible on the southern wall of the southern shop. The sill appears to be ...

7. Le Roy House and Union Free School - Wikipedia

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   The beaded fir wainscoting, ceiling and floor are original but have been refinished; the door to the west hall has been removed. A sliding track door opens into the northeast room, currently used for storage. It has similar finishes, and a non-functional freight lift on the east wall. [2]