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  2. Grass shears - Wikipedia

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    In 1939, a version of the vertical grass shears was invented having a long handle with a lever at the top, and wheels at the bottom with the shears. This enabled the user to trim the edge of the grass near the sidewalk and driveway. Powered trimmers have for all practical purposes replaced this type of grass shears. [1]

  3. Pruning shears - Wikipedia

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    Fig.1 shows the handle and head of an averruncator. Fig. 2 shows the head in use. Secateurs have short handles and are operated with one hand. [6] A spring between the handles causes the jaws to open again after closing. When not in use, the jaws may be held closed by a safety catch or by a loop holding the handles together.

  4. Argos (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Argos was launched with thousands of staff, taking £1 million during a week in November. [10] Argos was purchased by BAT Industries in 1979 for £32 million. In 1980, Argos opened its Elizabeth Duke jewellery counter (named after a director's wife) and by 1982, was the United Kingdom's fourth-biggest jewellery retailer.

  5. Snow guard - Wikipedia

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    Three-pipe Snow Fence System Snow Guards in Jackson, WY, USA Standing seam metal roof with Snow guards to keep snow from sliding off the roof too quickly. A snow guard is a device used to retain snow and ice from falling from one surface to a lower one; in contemporary usage, they are installed to prevent snow/ice pack from avalanching and damaging people, plants, and property below.

  6. Snips - Wikipedia

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    Snips, also known as shears, are hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. It is a cutting tool. It is a cutting tool. Workers use various types of snips, with the cutting edges being straight or curved to various degrees.

  7. Scissors - Wikipedia

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    A large variety of scissors and shears all exist for specialized purposes. Hair-cutting shears and kitchen shears are functionally equivalent to scissors, but the larger implements tend to be called shears. Hair-cutting shears have specific blade angles ideal for cutting hair. Using the incorrect type of scissors to cut hair will result in ...

  8. Snow anchor - Wikipedia

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    A snow fluke A snow picket. A snow anchor (also called a snow pro) is a type of natural or artificial protection used in mountaineering, alpine climbing and ice climbing as an anchor. Two common artificial devices are the snow fluke and snow picket. A snow anchor is used both for climbing and for securing tents and other camping gear, that is ...

  9. Edwin Beard Budding - Wikipedia

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    Budding's mower was designed primarily to cut the lawn on sports grounds and extensive gardens, as a superior alternative to the scythe, and was granted a British patent on 31 August 1830. [3] It took ten more years and further innovations to create a machine that could be worked by animals, and sixty years before a steam-powered lawn mower was ...