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English: Cork blocking or the paring down of large sheets of bark before shaping into wine stoppers or other household goods. From Pittsburgh area cork factory (Armstrong Cork Co.) in early 1900s.
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Source Armstrong Cork Company. "Cork: being the story of the origin of cork, the processes employed in its manufacture and its varied uses in the world today." 1909.
Author Google Books (http://www.google.com/books?id=iZZAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA23&dq=pittsburgh+cork+cutting&lr=&as_brr=1&cd=7#v=onepage&q=pittsburgh%20cork%20cutting&f=false)

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