Dunlop may refer to:
Companies
* Name derived from
John Boyd Dunlop
John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) was a Scottish-born inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the first practical pneumatic tyres for his c ...
(1840–1921)
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Dunlop Rubber
Dunlop Ltd. (formerly Dunlop Rubber) was a British multinational company involved in the manufacture of various natural rubber goods. Its business was founded in 1889 by Harvey du Cros and he involved John Boyd Dunlop who had re-invented an ...
, manufacturer of tyre and rubber products from 1889 to 1985
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Dunlop Tyres
Dunlop Tyres is a brand of tyres which is managed by different companies around the world. It was founded by pneumatic tyre pioneer John Boyd Dunlop in Dublin, Ireland, in 1890.
The brand is operated by Goodyear in North America (passenger c ...
, manufacturer of tyres since 1985
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Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a British sports equipment manufacturing company established in 1910 that focuses on racquet sports, more specifically tennis, squash, padel and badminton. Products by Dunlop Sport include rackets, strings, balls, shuttlecock ...
, a brand of sporting goods
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Dunlop Sport (Australia)
Dunlop Sport (Australia) was the local subsidiary of the international sports equipment company Dunlop Sport. Focused on the tennis and golf markets, Dunlop Australia products included tennis and squash racquets, tennis balls, squash balls, golf ...
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Dunlop (brands)
Dunlop is a brand of tyre originally produced by the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company from the end of the 19th century, taking its name from John Boyd Dunlop. The brand is used for many other products made from rubber or with rubber components a ...
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Dunlop Manufacturing
Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. is a manufacturer of musical accessories, especially effects units, based in Benicia, California, United States. Founded in 1965 by Jim Dunlop Sr., the company grew from a small home operation to a large manufacturer o ...
, also known as "Jim Dunlop", a music supplies company
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Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group
Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group Ltd. was formed in 1998 from the assets of BTR Aerospace Group when they were purchased by Doughty Hanson & Co.
In 2004 the company was sold and split into two. The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, acquir ...
(currently, "Standard Aero")
Places
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Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory
Dunlop is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Dunlop is at the far north-west edge of Canberra, near the border with the state of New South Wales. Approximately north-wes ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
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, a Scottish village
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Fort Dunlop
Fort Dunlop (), is the common name of the original tyre factory and main office of Dunlop Rubber in the Erdington district of Birmingham, England. It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers. At one ...
, in Birmingham, England, once the main factory and head office of Dunlop Rubber
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Dunlop, Kolkata
Dunlop ( bn, ডানলপ) is a neighbourhood in Baranagar, North 24 Parganas district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Close to Kolkata, it is under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and Barrackp ...
, neighbourhood in
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Sahaganj
Sahaganj is a locality in Bansberia Municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Geography
Ward No. 1 of Bansberia Municipality ...
, base of Dunlop India
People
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Dunlop (surname) Dunlop is a surname, originating in Ayrshire, Scotland. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 1959), British politician
* Andy Dunlop (born 1972), Scottish guitarist
* Beveridge C. Dunlop (1879–1961), New ...
Other
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Dunlop valve
The Dunlop valve, (also called a Woods valve or an English valve) is a type of pneumatic valve stem in use—mostly on inner tubes of bicycles—in many countries, including Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, most European countries, and ...
, a valve stem still widely used on bicycle tires in many countries
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Dunlop cheese
Dunlop is a mild cheese or 'sweet-milk cheese' from Dunlop, East Ayrshire, Scotland.MacIntosh, John (1894). ''Ayrshire Nights Entertainments: A Descriptive Guide to the History, Traditions, Antiquities, etc. of the County of Ayr''. Pub. Kilmarn ...
, made in Scotland
See also
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Dunlap (disambiguation)
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