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Bostitch, the Glossary

Stanley Bostitch, previously and more commonly known as simply Bostitch, is an American company that specializes in the design and manufacture of fastening tools—such as staplers, staple guns, nailers, riveters, and glue guns—and fasteners—such as nails, screws, and staples.^[1]

32 relations: American Heritage (magazine), American Rifleman, Arlington, Massachusetts, Blend word, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Eponym, Fastener, Hand tool, Hot-melt adhesive, Los Angeles Times, M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, Mechanic, Nail (fastener), Nail gun, New England Small Arms, Pencil sharpener, Pneumatic tool, Power tool, Rivet, Screw, Stanley Black & Decker, Staple (fastener), Staple gun, Stapler, Subsidiary, Switzerland, Textron, The Providence Journal, Tradesperson, Walmart, Westerly, Rhode Island, World War II.
1896 establishments in Massachusetts
1966 mergers and acquisitions
1986 mergers and acquisitions
Fastening tool manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in Rhode Island
Manufacturing companies established in 1896
Office supply companies of the United States
Pneumatic tool manufacturers
Stanley Black & Decker brands

American Heritage (magazine)

American Heritage is a magazine dedicated to covering the history of the United States for a mainstream readership.

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American Rifleman

American Rifleman is a United States-based monthly shooting and firearms interest publication, owned by the National Rifle Association of America (NRA).

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Arlington, Massachusetts

Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Blend word

In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words.

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East Greenwich, Rhode Island

East Greenwich is a town and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island.

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Eponym

An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or for which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named.

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Fastener

A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.

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A hand tool is any tool that is powered by hand rather than a motor.

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Hot-melt adhesive

Hot-melt adhesive (HMA), also known as hot glue, is a form of thermoplastic adhesive that is commonly sold as solid cylindrical sticks of various diameters designed to be applied using a hot glue gun.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century.

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Mechanic

A mechanic is a skilled tradesperson who uses tools to build, maintain, or repair machinery, especially cars.

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Nail (fastener)

In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration.

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Nail gun

A nail gun, nailgun or nailer is a form of hammer used to drive nails into wood or other materials.

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New England Small Arms

New England Small Arms Corporation was a consortium of small manufacturers who coordinated their facilities for production of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles during World War II.

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Pencil sharpener

A pencil sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland a parer or topper) is a tool for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface.

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A pneumatic tool, air tool, air-powered tool or pneumatic-powered tool is a type of power tool, driven by compressed air supplied by an air compressor.

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A power tool is a tool that is actuated by an additional power source and mechanism other than the solely manual labor used with hand tools.

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Rivet

A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.

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Screw

A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head.

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Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a ''Fortune'' 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware, and a provider of security products. Bostitch and Stanley Black & Decker are Stanley Black & Decker brands and tool manufacturing companies of the United States.

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Staple (fastener)

A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining, gathering, or binding materials together.

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Staple gun

A staple gun or powered stapler is a hand-held machine used to drive heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry.

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Stapler

A stapler is a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends.

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Subsidiary

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Textron

Textron Inc. is an American industrial conglomerate based in Providence, Rhode Island.

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The Providence Journal

The Providence Journal, colloquially known as the ProJo, is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, the largest newspaper in Rhode Island, US.

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Tradesperson

A tradesperson or tradesman/woman is a skilled worker that specialises in a particular trade.

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Walmart

Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Westerly, Rhode Island

Westerly is a town on the southwestern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostitch

Bostitch, the Glossary

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1896 establishments in Massachusetts

1966 mergers and acquisitions

1986 mergers and acquisitions

Fastening tool manufacturers

Manufacturing companies based in Rhode Island

Manufacturing companies established in 1896

Office supply companies of the United States

Pneumatic tool manufacturers

Stanley Black & Decker brands

References