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James Gibb and his family started hitting champagne corks across the table with cigar lids in 1889, and the game of table tennis was born.
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Tools & Equipment > Emergency Services
On 16th November, 1841, An early design of a life preserver (life jacket) was patented... Read more »
On 10th February, 1863, Alanson Crane patented the fire extinguisher... Read more »
On 30th May, 1871, James Boyd patented his rubber lined fire engine hose... Read more »
On 26th March, 1872, Thomas J. Martin patented an unusual Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers.... Read more »
On 21st April, 1878, The first U.S. fireman’s sliding pole was installed... Read more »
On 7th May, 1878, Joseph R. Winters patented his improvement in fire escape ladders... Read more »
On 8th April, 1879, An Improved Fire-Escape Ladder was patented by J. Winters... Read more »
On 23rd December, 1906, The first surf life-saving reel was demonstrated... Read more »
On 16th February, 1968, The US first began using 911 as an emergency telephone number... Read more »
On 10th February, 1976, A combination smoke and heat detector alarm was patented... Read more »
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