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  2. Window cleaner - Wikipedia

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    Window cleaning and window cleaners are the subject of songs, films and comment, often with comic intent. Examples include George Formby's comic song "The Window Cleaner", also known as "When I'm Cleaning Windows" is one of the best known. Films about window cleaners include The Window Cleaner (1968) [15] and Confessions of a Window Cleaner ...

  3. Fountain pen - Wikipedia

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    A fountain pen is a writing instrument that uses a metal nib to apply water-based ink, or special pigment ink—suitable for fountain pens—to paper.It is distinguished from earlier dip pens by using an internal reservoir to hold ink, eliminating the need to repeatedly dip the pen in an inkwell during use.

  4. Windex - Wikipedia

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    Windex is an American brand of glass and hard-surface cleaners [1] —originally in glass containers, later in plastic ones. The name "Windex" (from "window" + "-ex") is a registered trademark. Drackett sold the Windex brand to Bristol-Meyers in 1965. [2] S. C. Johnson acquired it in 1993 and has been manufacturing it since. [3] The original ...

  5. Spray-and-vac cleaning - Wikipedia

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    A US Patent was issued in 2001, [3] and the technology has since been licensed by other manufacturers of cleaning equipment. A number of manufacturers in the cleaning industry now produce and market spray-and-vac systems or systems that are similar, and approximately 40,000–50,000 units have been sold worldwide.

  6. Nib (pen) - Wikipedia

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    (common sizes range from .9mm up to 1.1 or 1.5mm, though one can find others outside of this range) On fountain pens, the difference between a broad nib and a stub nib can get even murkier with all of the variations ranging from what's often called an Italic nib, which tends to have sharper corners like a traditional broad dip nib, to a Cursive ...

  7. Sharpie (marker) - Wikipedia

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    Sharpie is a brand of writing implements (mainly permanent markers) manufactured by Newell Brands, a public company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.Originally designating a single permanent marker, the Sharpie brand has been widely expanded and can now be found on a variety of previously unrelated permanent and non-permanent pens and markers formerly marketed under other brands.

  8. Windshield washer fluid - Wikipedia

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    The windshield wipers are automatically turned on, cleaning dirt and debris off the windshield. Some vehicles use the same method to clean the rear window or the headlights. The first windshield cleaner unit offered for automobiles was in 1936, as an aftermarket option to be installed on cars after they were bought. [1]

  9. Melamine foam - Wikipedia

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    A "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser" brand sponge, made from melamine foam. Melamine foam is a foam-like material consisting of a melamine-formaldehyde condensate. It is the active component of a number of abrasive cleaner sponges, notably the Magic Eraser. It is also used as thermal insulation and as a soundproofing material.