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| Crayons Easton, PA |
Crayons Winnie, TX |
Crayons & Pencil Downey, CA |
Paint Brush [gone] San Andreas, CA |
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The box of Crayons in Easton hovers over the entrance of the Crayola Factory. This crayon box has been here since 1996 when the Factory opened. There is another crayon inside. For more, see this website. [map]
The box of Crayons in Winnie is installed in front of the East Chambers Elementary School. [map] These Crayons & Pencil are installed in front of Imperial Elementary School. They have been there since at least 2011. [map] The Paint Brush was installed on the awning of the Calaveras Arts Council Gallery Store. This photo is from 2014. The Paint Brush was gone by 2018. |
| Art Ellis Supply Inc. [gone] Sacramento, CA |
Palette Fresno, CA |
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Art Ellis Supply Inc., an art supply store, opened in 1948. This sign appeared to be from the 1960s or 1970s. The store closed in 2014. The palette was gone by 2016 and the paintbrush was painted black. The sign was removed in 2017.
The Palette is installed on the roof of a building at the Big Fresno Fair. I don't know how old it is or where it came from. |
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More Crayons:
Cortland, OH More Paint Brushes:
Paint Tubes:
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| Paint Sprayer [gone] Rochester, NY |
Paper Clip Spanish Fort, AL |
Safety Pin Marietta, GA |
Rubber Stamp St. Joseph, MO |
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This Paint Sprayer was located at Lou Fico's Repair & Refinish Collision. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the building had been demolished and the Paint Sprayer was gone.
This Paper Clip is 14 feet tall. It was designed by Barry Booth and built by Casey Downing Jr. It was installed in 1993 as a symbol that the city was "open for business." The Paper Clip holds a triangular white flag with Spanish Fort's official seal. [map] This 15-foot-tall Safety Pin was installed in 2014 at Life University, a chiropractic college. According to the school's website, the safety pin "remains open as a daily reminder of our commitment to educate and care for the world by correcting nervous system interference through our chosen disciplines." This Rubber Stamp is installed on the roof of Midwest Office Supply. I believe this business was established in the late 1950s. [map] An even larger rubber stamp can be found in Cleveland, OH. |
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More Paint Sprayers:
Cocoa, FL |
| Yardstick Casey, IL |
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| This Yardstick is 32 feet long. It was installed downtown sometime after 2015. [map] |
| Gavel Olympia, WA |
Gavel Columbus, OH |
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The Gavel in Olympia was installed in 1958 when this motel opened as the Golden Gavel Motor Hotel. Around 2001, it became the Olympia Inn but this gavel which is about 5 feet long remains. [map]
The Gavel in Columbus is located next to the Ohio Supreme Court Building. The stainless-steel sculpture was created by Andrew Scott and installed in 2008. The gavel is 30 feet long and 13 feet tall. [map] |
| Gavel [gone] Springville, UT |
Gavel Marshall, IL |
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The Gavel in Springville was installed at the Gavel Store around 2006. It was about 14 feet long. The store and gavels were gone by 2023.
This 16-foot-long, red oak Gavel in Marshall was installed in 2018 at the Clark County Courthouse. [map] |
| Hammer [gone] Toledo, OH |
Pierson Building Center Eureka, CA |
Rio Rancho True Value Hardware Rio Rancho, NM |
McAllen Valley Roofing McAllen, TX |
Hammer & Saw Kearney, NE |
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This Hammer in Toledo served as a sign for Fleeger's Pro Hardware. This photo is from 2009. By 2011, the store had closed and the hammer was gone.
The Pierson Building Center was established in 1962. The business moved to this building in 1971. This 26-foot-tall sign was built in 1991. [map] The Rio Rancho True Value Hardware hammer sign has been there since at least 2007. [map] The McAllen Valley Roofing hammer sign was installed sometime between 2011 and 2015. [map] The Hammer & Saw was installed in front of RW Sorenson Construction around 2009. [map] |
| Hammer Healdsburg, CA |
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| This Hammer was created by Doug Unkrey and is installed next to the Healdsburg Community Center in 2018. The hammer was stolen later that year. The head was recovered in 2019 but the 21-foot-long, redwood handle had to be recreated. These photos are from 2022. The sculpture is on loan from the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation. [map] |
| Hammer & Nail San Francisco, CA |
Hammer Colorado Springs, CO |
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The Hammer & Nail in San Francisco are installed on top of the Roberts Hardware sign. They have been there since at least 2007. [map] This sheet metal Hammer in Colorado Springs was built in 2019 by Concrete Couch with volunteers. [map] |
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More Hammers:
Haines, AK Fort Washington, MD [gone] Brooklyn, NY Danville, VT [map] Fraco, QC |
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