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Bic Cristal
1950
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Trinitron
Sony
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Zippo
George G. Blaisdell · 1932
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Akzidenz-Grotesk
Berthold Type Foundry · 1896
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Anglepoise lamp
George Carwardine · 1933
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Ballpoint pen
László Bíró · 1888
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Swiss Army knife
Karl Elsener