Tuesday, March 10, 2020

A man I know saw a Frank Furness mantel a Freight Elevator of the Phila Architectural Salvage Building

He paid the asking price, $650 or $700, took it down in the elevator to the main floor, and hoisted it on his shoulder and walked to his car. The sides stayed attached. The mantel is very like one of the best in the Physick House in Cape May, pretty plainly by Daniel Pabst. (I did not see a good picture just now.) I admire anyone who sees a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and acts then.
This is a simple one but with some of the same features. The Physick one is better.

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