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PE Guerin
One of the benefits of the new job was a great field trip to P.E. Guerin - one of the oldest working foundries in NYC.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Brass Thingies
They make a whole bunch of things out of all sorts of metals. These go on the ends of curtain rods...
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Lemon
I'm not sure what's more impressive. That it's made by hand. Or that it's a lemon for a faucet.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
You know you want one...
Another faucet. Really. There were DOZENS of things like this - each more striking than the last...
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Drawer of doodads
The foundry is hundreds of years old, so wherever you turn, there are hand crafted goodies...
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Boxes and boxes and boxes
Paperwork
Gold dipping
These are for holding carpets in place on stairs and are in the process of being dipped in gold
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Meet Marie
Marie Antoinette is in charge. She makes sure that mice don't ruin the place.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Yellow
Went for drinks at the Standard after. (otherwise known as the Boom Boom Room) I liked the outside more than the in.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Self portrait while being mocked
My co-workers thought this was the funniest thing they'd ever seen. They don't know me that well yet.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Former Hospital
It'll be weird when St Vincent's is gone, but the color against the sky was pretty impressive.
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Uploaded on May 25, 2011
Dinner
Flower
Random flower from the really unattractive plants in my parent's window
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
Guess the youngest sibling
If you guessed that the youngest set of toes here belongs to the ones without the polish, you'd win. For the record, they're mine.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
Hi friend!
I've taken a picture of him before, but he's always worth a re-visit. My first sewing project.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
