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  2. Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Site

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    The Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Site is a private residence at 7550 North Main Street in Newport, New York, comprising an historic octagonal house and the adjoining site of the lock factory of Linus Yale, Sr. and his son Linus Yale, Jr., the inventor of the cylinder lock and the founders of the Yale Lock company.

  3. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The first known example of a tumbler lock was found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad built by king Sargon II (721–705 BC.) in Iraq. [1] Basic principles of the pin tumbler lock may date as far back as 2000 BC in Egypt; the lock consisted of a wooden post affixed to the door and a horizontal bolt that slid into the post.

  4. Yale (company) - Wikipedia

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    Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co, 1897. In 1868, the business was established in Stamford, Connecticut, by Henry R. Towne and Linus Yale Sr., an inventor renowned for creating the pin tumbler lock. Initially known as Yale Lock Manufacturing Co., the company later adopted the name Yale & Towne, with its base in Newport, New York. [3]

  5. Linus Yale Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Linus Yale Jr. was born in Salisbury, New York. His ancestors were of the same family as Elihu Yale, the benefactor to and namesake of the well known Yale University.The Yale family of America were all descended from the same ancestor, Thomas Yale, Elihu's only uncle with the Yale name.

  6. Linus Yale Sr. - Wikipedia

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    First plant of the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company, started by Linus Yale Jr. and Henry R. Towne Old Yale Lock Shop, Newport, New York, first location of Linus Sr.'s bank lock shop. Linus Yale (April 27, 1797 – August 8, 1858) was an American businessman, inventor, metalsmith, and politician. He was a founder of Lamson, Goodnow, and Yale, an ...

  7. Russian reset - Wikipedia

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    It was intended that this would be the Russian word for "reset" but actually was the word for "overload". [1] [2] (The correct translation would be перезагрузка ["perezagruzka"].) Additionally, the button switch was the type commonly used as an emergency stop on industrial equipment.

  8. Mory's - Wikipedia

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    Mory's, circa 1914. Another tradition is the ritualistic consumption of a "Cup," in which a party of members gather to share drinks of assorted colors and ingredients (usually containing alcohol, although a non-alcoholic "Imperial Cup" is available) from large silver trophy cups that look like handled urns and are passed amongst the gathered company.

  9. Master Lock - Wikipedia

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    Master Lock is an American company that sells padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products.Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Innovations, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith-inventor Harry Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.