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the nineteenth century. The term American system of manufacturing was sometimes applied to them at the time, in distinction from earlier methods. Within a few decades such methods were in use in various countries, so American system is now a term of historical reference rather than current industrial nomenclature.

First use

Evidence of the use of interchangeable parts can be traced back over two thousand years to Carthage in the First Punic War.

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