Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are mints produced by Wm Santus & Co. Ltd. in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England since 1898. Despite their name, the mints are not truly spherical but oblate spheroids. The ingredients of Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are: pure cane sugar, oil of peppermint and cream of tartar and are described on the tin as "suitable for vegans". The words "Gluten Free" are also on the tin lid. The early mint balls were made by William Santus' wife, Ellen, before production moved to a factory near Wigan Wallgate railway station in 1919. The packaging,
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne manufactured the family of French 7.5 mm rifles, from the MAS 36 through the FSA MAS 49/56, then later the FAMAS (which uses the 5.56×45mm NATO round) . In 2001, the production was ceased and the site was re-established in residential, commercial and research sites. Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne The Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS, Saint-Étienne Arms Manufacturer in English) was a French state-owned manufacturing company located in the town of Saint-Étienne. It has since been merged into the state-owned Nexter defence conglomerate. Saint-Étienne was well known as a center of swords and knives manufacturing beginning in the Middle Ages.