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incredibly heavy loads. the hardened black rubber swivel casters remain in excellent working condition. the angled steel was fabricated by the acme steel co., chicago, il. the acme flexible clasp co. was founded in chicago in 1884. in 1899, the company merged with the quincy hardware manufacturing co. of quincy, illinois, a manufacturer of barbed steel staples led by james e. macmurray. the new company, based in chicago, changed its name to the acme steel goods co. in 1907; in 1925, it became acme steel co. by the mid-1930s (during the great depression), acme employed about 1,400 chicago-area residents. a new plant opened in riverdale, illinois, in 1918; by the end of the 1950s, when annual sales of well over $100 million placed acme among the top 300 industrial corporations in the united states, the move from chicago to riverdale was complete. in 1964, acme merged with the interlake iron corp., a cleveland-based company that owned plants in chicago, to form the interlake steel corp. 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neck from flash burn, ultraviolet light, sparks, infrared light, and heat emitted from arc welding. the helmets are necessary to prevent arc eye, a painful condition where the cornea is inflamed. all welding helmets include a window covered with a filter called a lens shade, through which the welder can see to work. in older helmets, the window may be made of tinted glass, tinted plastic, or perhaps a variable-density filter made from a pair of polarized lenses. surface wear consistent with age. similar helmets in stock.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669636813098,"sku":"UR-13689-12","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120502-011m_2.jpg?v=1760327677"},{"product_id":"hard-to-find-oversized-c-1919-30-vintage-american-factory-office-freestanding-diamond-metal-mesh-trash-can","title":"hard to find oversized c. 1919-30 vintage american factory office 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presupposition that the fire suppression ability of carbon tetrachloride relied on oxygen removal.) in 1911, they patented a small, portable extinguisher that used the chemical. this consisted of a brass or chrome container with an integrated handpump, which was used to expel a jet of liquid towards the fire. another type of carbon-tetrachloride extinguisher was the fire grenade. this consisted of a glass sphere filled with carbon tetrachloride, that was intended to be hurled at the base of a fire. carbon tetrachloride was suitable for liquid and electrical fires and the extinguishers were fitted to motor vehicles. carbon-tetrachloride extinguishers were withdrawn in the 1950's because of the chemical's toxicity–exposure to high concentrations damages the nervous system and internal organs. the fire extinguisher was fabricated by or for the butler brothers. george and edward butler founded a wholesale mail-order company in boston in 1877. butler bros. opened a chicago warehouse in 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