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Allis Clamp
Allis may refer to: People * Allis (surname) Places * Allis Township, Michigan * North Allis Township, Michigan * West Allis, Wisconsin Other * Allis-Chalmers, a former manufacturer of farm equipment based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Big Allis, a giant generator in Queens, New York, commissioned by Consolidated Edison and built by Allis-Chalmers in 1965 * Allis-Chalmers Model B, popular tractor manufactured by Allis-Chalmers * Charles Allis Art Museum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Allis shad, ''Alosa alosa'', species of fish found in Europe and North Africa * Fiat Allis, manufacturer of construction equipment * Allis clamp, a vital surgical instrument used in many surgical procedures See also * Alliss * Alis (other) * Alice (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allis (surname)
Allis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Conor Allis (born 1990), Irish hurler *Edward P. Allis (businessman) (1824–1889), American businessman *Edward Phelps Allis (zoologist) (1851–1947), American zoologist *Charles David Allis (born 1951), American molecular biologist *Gilbert J. Allis (c.1879–1932), British philatelist *Janine Allis (born 1965), Australian businesswoman *John Allis (born 1942), American cyclist *Harry Allis (1928–2006), American football player *Louis Allis (1916–1994), American politician *Louis Allis (golfer) (1866–1950), American golfer *Mary Allis (1899–1987), American dealer of art and antiques *Oswald Thompson Allis (1880–1973), American theologian and academic *Thomas Allis (1788–1875), British osteologist and curator *Thomas Henry Allis (1817–1870), British entomologist *Victor Allis (born 1965), Dutch computer scientist *William Allis (1901–1999), American physicist {{surname, Allis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allis Township, Michigan
Allis Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 925. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.15%) is water. North Allis Township is adjacent to the north. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 394 households, and 289 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 521 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 1.16% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. There were 394 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.1% of all house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Allis Township, Michigan
North Allis Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 467 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.67%) is water. Allis Township is adjacent to the south. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 618 people, 258 households, and 175 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.9 per square mile (7.3/km). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 12.9 per square mile (5.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.44% White, 1.13% African American, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population. There were 258 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.1% of all h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Allis, Wisconsin
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Wisconsin, eleventh-most populous city in Wisconsin. History The name West Allis derives from Edward P. Allis (businessman), Edward P. Allis, whose Edward P. Allis Company was a large Milwaukee-area manufacturing firm in the late 19th century. In 1901, the Allis company became Allis-Chalmers. In 1902, the company built a large new manufacturing plant west of its existing plant. The locale in which the new plant was constructed was at the time called North Greenfield; prior to the 1880s, the area had been called Honey Creek. With the building of the western Allis plant, the area was incorporated as the Village of West Allis, and it became the City of West Allis in 1906. With the presence of Allis-Chalmers, the largest manufacturer in the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers was a United States, U.S. manufacturer of machinery for various Industry (economics), industries. Its business lines included list of agricultural machinery, agricultural equipment, heavy equipment, construction equipment, electricity generation, power generation and power transmission equipment, and machinery for use in industrial settings such as factory, factories, gristmill, flour mills, sawmills, textile manufacturing, textile mills, steel mills, Refining (metallurgy), refineries, mining, mines, and extractive metallurgy, ore mills. The first Allis-Chalmers Company was formed in 1901 as an consolidation (business), amalgamation of the Edward P. Allis Company (steam engines and mill equipment), Fraser & Chalmers (mining and ore milling equipment), the Gates Iron Works (rock and cement milling equipment), and the industrial business line of the Dickson Manufacturing Company (engines and compressors). It was reorganized in 1912 as the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Allis
Ravenswood Generating Station is a 2,480 megawatt power plant in Long Island City in Queens, New York City, owned and operated by LS Power/ Helix Energy Solutions Group. Originally fuelled by coal, the plant has been fueled primarily by fuel oil (no. 6) and natural gas since 1971. An early proposal included a nuclear power reactor on the site. History Ravenswood was originally built and owned by Consolidated Edison of New York Inc. (Con Edison) in 1963. The first two units constructed in 1963 were Ravenswood 10 and 20, each having a generating capacity of approximately 385 megawatts. Then, in 1965, Ravenswood 30 (commonly called " Big Allis") was commissioned with a generating capacity of nearly 981 megawatts. In the 1970s, multiple combustion turbine units were installed in a simple cycle configuration to meet peak power demands. The facility used coal fuel until 1971. Due to deregulation of the energy markets in New York State, Con Edison was required to sell all of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allis-Chalmers Model B
The Allis-Chalmers model B was a small agricultural tractor produced by the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing company from 1937 to 1957. With over 125,000 units produced, the model B became one of the best selling and longest-produced tractors for Allis-Chalmers. The B came in several different variations including the Asparagus B, Potato Special, and the IB industrial tractor, and gave rise to the larger Allis-Chalmers Model C. The Model B was styled by Brooks Stevens, an industrial designer and graphic designer. Description and production In the early 1930s, Allis-Chalmers tractor division manager Harry Merritt's study of farm census figures showed that-they have a lot of potential in the field and even in the yard, of the nearly seven million farms in America, some four million were of or less. Furthermore, the million or so tractors used on American farms were generally unsuitably large for such acreage. Although the Fordson tractor and then the first-generation row-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Allis Art Museum
The Charles Allis Art Museum is a museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Charles Allis House. Allis Mansion history The Charles Allis Art Museum was originally the home of Milwaukee native Charles Allis and his wife, Sarah. Charles, the son of Edward P. Allis, was the first president of the Allis-Chalmers Corporation. Charles and Sarah Ball were married in 1877. Both were very active in the Milwaukee community. He was one of the organizers of the Milwaukee Arts Society, a trustee at the Layton Art Gallery and was on the boards of many other arts and business institutions. The year he died, 1918, Charles was serving as chairman of the Milwaukee County Council of Defense. Both he and his wife were patrons of the arts and were responsible for many acts of charity beyond the world of art. As a result of their keen collecting instincts, the couple amassed a unique art collection with the intention of bequeathing their mansion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allis Shad
The allis shad (''Alosa alosa'') is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the Alosidae, Alosidae family. It is an Fish migration, anadromous fish which migrates into fresh water to spawn. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the western Baltic Sea and the western Mediterranean Sea. In appearance it resembles an Atlantic herring but has a distinctive dark spot behind the gill cover and sometimes a row of up to six spots behind this. It sometimes Hybrid (biology), hybridises with the twait shad (''A. fallax''). This fish becomes mature when three or more years old and migrates to estuaries, later swimming up rivers to spawn. Populations of this fish have declined due to overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction. Conservation of this species is covered by Appendix III of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Bern Convention and Appendix II and V of the Habitats Directive, European Community Habitats Directive. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiat Allis
Fiatallis (1983 to early 2000s, Fiat-Allis 1974 to 1982), was a brand of heavy equipment (also called construction equipment, earthmoving equipment, or engineering vehicles), such as loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, scrapers, and graders. It began in January 1974, when Allis-Chalmers's construction equipment business was reorganized into a joint venture with Fiat SpA,.. which bought a 65% majority stake at the outset. Allis-Chalmers's construction equipment business was often unprofitable during the 1950s and 1960s. It faced stiff competition from companies such as Caterpillar, Case, International Harvester, Euclid, John Deere, Fiat MMT, and several others. The 1974 formation of a new company, Fiat-Allis Construction Machinery Inc., was essentially a divestment for Allis-Chalmers so that capital could be redirected to their other more profitable divisions. In December 1980, Fiat-Allis Construction Machinery Inc. announced they would be closing the former Tractomotive wheel load ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allis Clamp
Allis may refer to: People * Allis (surname) Places * Allis Township, Michigan * North Allis Township, Michigan * West Allis, Wisconsin Other * Allis-Chalmers, a former manufacturer of farm equipment based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Big Allis, a giant generator in Queens, New York, commissioned by Consolidated Edison and built by Allis-Chalmers in 1965 * Allis-Chalmers Model B, popular tractor manufactured by Allis-Chalmers * Charles Allis Art Museum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Allis shad, ''Alosa alosa'', species of fish found in Europe and North Africa * Fiat Allis, manufacturer of construction equipment * Allis clamp, a vital surgical instrument used in many surgical procedures See also * Alliss * Alis (other) * Alice (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliss
Alliss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Percy Alliss (1897–1975), English golfer *Peter Alliss (1931–2020), English golfer, son of Percy ** Peter Alliss Masters, children's charity founded by Peter Alliss See also * ALLISS, a type of shortwave radio antennae * Allis (other) * Alis (other) Alis may refer to: People * Alis (given name) * Román Alís (1931–2006), Spanish composer * Abdulla Aliş (1908–1944), Soviet writer Places * Alis, Greece * Alis District, Yauyos, Lima, Peru Other uses * Alis (film), ''Alis'' (film), ... * Alice (other) {{surname, Alliss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
