Hardware City
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Hardware City is the nickname of New Britain, Connecticut, historically known for its prominent hardware manufacturing industry.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hardware Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | city ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
hardware manufacturing
ⓘ
tool manufacturing ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany |
Fafnir Bearing Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North & Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | city nickname ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole | symbol of manufacturing-based local economy ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major center of hardware production in the United States ⓘ |
| linkedTo | industrial history of New Britain, Connecticut ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | prominent hardware manufacturing industry ⓘ |
| refersTo | New Britain, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| usedAsMarketingSlogan | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New Britain, Connecticut