10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANILLA ROPE»
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Manilla rope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Manilla rope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ...
148 tiller ropes are almost invariably made of Manilla rope, a white and very
strong; rope, which wears well. The thickness of the rope depends on the vessel ;
the small one is 2J in circumference ; does not remember to have seen one
above 3 ...
Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey, 1832
inch best Manilla rope .... .. 07 per pound. 500 do. 5-inch best Manilla rope .... ..
07 per pound. 500 do. 42-inch best Manilla rope .... .. 07 per pound. 500 do. 4§-
inch best Manilla rope .... .. 07 per pound. 500 do. 4-inch best Manilla rope .
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INDEX TO THE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
5 L-inch best Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500 do. 5-inch best Manilla rope 07 per
pound. 500 do. 4J-inch best Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500 do. 4^-inch best
Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500 do. 4-inch best Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500
do.
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Congressional Serial Set
... Manilla rope 645 rest Hos. & Ch - 5,240 bu. at 46c. - 1 at 85c. _ Value 700 - .! at
85c. - .'.,104 lbs. wool and pelts 15,806 Massachusetts 3 at 83 c. Sold in Boston.
These sheep are of the mixed breed, kept for the meat. g.S f real estate, build- 1 ...
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United States Congressional serial set
5 ' -inch best Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500 do. 5-inch best Manilla rope 07 per
pound. 500 do. 4f-inch best Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500 do. 4^-inch best
Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500 do. 4-inch best Manilla rope 07 per pound. 500
do.
"You will perceive by the annexed prices and weights, how very much cheaper
and lighter it is than Europe rope, but I should mention that the Manilla rope has
hitherto been brought to Trinconialie in H.M. ships, and no expense of freight ...
Agricultural & Horticultural Society of India, 1841
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The conspiracy trial for the murder of the president - Vol. 3
By the Cojjrt : Q. Do you know of what material this rope is made ? A. I think it is
called Manilla rope, if I am not mistaken. Q. Did you say. that, from its color, you
knew it had been used? A. Yes : from its color, I think it has been used. When
ropes ...
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Whitewashing America: Material Culture and Race in the ...
In Moby Dick, Ishmael reads race into an everyday rope: comparing the
traditional tar-covered hemp rope with the newly popular Manilla rope, he claims
that “there is an aesthetics in all things" (238). Manilla rope "is much more
handsome and ...
Bridget T. Heneghan, 2003
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The Ascent of the Matterhorn
The latter weighs 79 ozs. per 100 feet; but I prefer the Manilla rope, because itis
more handy to handle. Both ofthese ropes will sustain 168 lbs. falling 10feet, or
196 lbs. falling8 feet, and they break with adead weight oftwo tons.204 In 1865we
...
1" in diameter, and 30 fathoms long. One end is fastened to the anchor-ring by a
mooring-knot, and the other end to the mooring-becket by a sheet-bend. Mooring
-Bcckcl. — The mooring-becket is of Manilla rope, 1" degree in diameter, and ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANILLA ROPE»
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Manilla rope is used in the context of the following news items.
Death sentence: How the ropes used in EXECUTION are tested …
A Manilla rope one inch in diameter shall be used for executions. At least two such ropes in serviceable condition shall be maintained at every ... «Daily Bhaskar, May 15»
Banish the Ugly Beige Carpet: Check Out These Cool Cat Trees
Mountain Cat Trees makes gorgeous rustic style cat towers and other products using natural white cedar and sisal or manilla rope. These are ... «Catster, Jan 15»
Afloat: Not so old man and the sea
He had a one-half interest in a Chesapeake 20, cedar planking over steam bent oak frames, cotton canvas sails, manilla rope rigging and ... «Shelter Island Reporter, Jun 14»
Murder most foul! in Nanaimo
It was held underwater by a strong manilla rope tied round the victim's waist and attached to a flat stone weighing almost 100 pounds. Although ... «Cowichan Valley Citizen, Jan 14»
Why Does Our Culture Embrace Only Starbucks (and Flasks …
Of late years the Manilla rope has in the American fishery almost entirely superseded hemp as a material for whale-lines; for, though not so ... «Cannabis Culture, Sep 13»
The New Black
(2) This 3/4-inch manilla rope was used as a high anchor point back in 1980. Photo by the author. Another example is a bus extrication drill in ... «FireEngineering.com, Jun 13»
Ancient Chagrin Falls mill headed for national recognition
During World War I, the company was deemed necessary to the nation's welfare because it made manilla rope paper bags, used to hold large ... «Plain Dealer, Apr 12»
