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Diamond's parent company changed names several times in the mid-twentieth century, first becoming Diamond Gardner in 1957 with the acquisition of Gardner Board and Carton Company, [13] followed by Diamond National in 1959 and Diamond International in 1964. The metal can manufacturer Heekin Can was acquired by Diamond International in 1965.
The process of selling and cutting the diamond "will likely take years to complete". [20] In May 2016, Sotheby's in London announced that the Lesedi La Rona diamond would be offered in a stand-alone auction on 29 June 2016. [21] It was expected to sell for around $70 million.
This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.
Sketch of the Orlov diamond from the book Precious Stones by Max Bauer, 1904. A description was given by Eric Burton in 1986: The sceptre is a burnished shaft in three sections set with eight rings of brilliant-cut diamonds, including some of about 30 carats (6 g) each and fifteen weighing about 14 carats (2.8 g) each.
The diamond now known as the Sancy began as an even larger diamond called the Balle de Flandres with a possible weight of over 100 carats (20 g). [1] The Balle was part of the dowry of Valentina Visconti when she married Louis I, Duke of Orléans (the younger brother of King Charles VI of France) in 1398.
[6] The first toothpick-manufacturing machine was developed in 1869, by Marc Signorello. Another was patented in 1872, by Silas Noble and J. P. Cooley. [7] Wooden toothpicks are cut from birch wood. Logs are first spiral cut into thin sheets, which are then cut, chopped, milled and bleached (to lighten) into the individual toothpicks. [8]