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  2. 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.

  3. 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]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Linus Yale - Wikipedia

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    Linus Yale is the name of: Linus Yale, Sr. (1797–1858), American inventor and manufacturer of pin-tumbler locks. Linus Yale, Jr. (1821–1868), innovator in ...

  6. Talk:Reset button technique - Wikipedia

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    "Reset Button Technique" is not an actual technique, and if its definition is that it is a "plot device", contradictory to the article at present, this would not require an elaborate plot within the story to slowly work things back to their beginnings (as that's hardly comparable to a simple push of a button), a better example may be The ...

  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. Reset (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Many computers, especially older models, have user accessible "reset" buttons that assert the reset line to facilitate a system reboot in a way that cannot be trapped (i.e. prevented) by the operating system, or holding a combination of buttons on some mobile devices.

  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.