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Fantastic video from the unveiling of the Philadelphia City Hall West Portal Gates post installation. There is an incredible back story to these 27′ wonders! Take a look…. http://http://philadelphia.suntimes.com/phi-politics-government/7/96/196174/unveiling-ceremony-for-city-halls-west-portal-gate
Robinson Iron has always prided itself on being a family company. Family in a literal sense as there are more than a few owners with that surname now, but even more accurately “family” in a figurative manner. Many employees at Robinson have been with the company several years- if not several decades. Contrary to the old adage, that familiarity has never …
Just a quick reminder for anyone who checks this site to “like” Robinson Iron on Facebook…. We update our status a little more often there with news and tidbits along with progress photos of current jobs. Here’s how to get there: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robinson-Iron-Corporation/189672669965?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Thanks!
Back in 2004, the Village of Sherburne, NY’s Mayor William Acee (who is STILL the Mayor today, by the way!) contacted Luke Robinson of Robinson Iron to discuss potentially restoring the village’s original cast iron fountain. Sherburne had a few pieces left from the original, but they had certainly seen better days. Missing some or all original pieces is pretty …
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/much-can-be-reused-on-centennial-fountain/article_96b435b6-a9a2-11e4-b1f8-23f3ad4ab927.html
Great former newsletter article on a little bit of the history of cast iron fountains from our own Wayne Fuller…. https://iron.cunninghamadv.com/OldSite/newsletters/pages/nl_residential_fountains.html
The Mobile Point lighthouse has been in storage at Robinson Iron for some time now…. Fortunately, things are looking up for the historic piece to go back to south Alabama soon! Read up on the Mobile Point lighthouse below in the great article by John Sharp of al.com….. FORT MORGAN, Alabama – Something is missing at Fort Morgan, something …
In the mid-2000’s, Robinson Iron supplied a unique Florentine Fountain for a development in Boston, MA called Maverick Landing. Fountains are typically successfully used as a focal point for various developments. (See their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maverick-Landing/231551816856460). This particular fountain was modified to 2 tiers instead of the usual 3. Sometimes it is best to shorten- or heighten- …
More than 110 years ago, Shippensburg University received a gift from the class of 1896: A glorious cast iron fountain. Since that time, the piece has been the most photographed locale on the Pennsylvania school’s campus…and rightfully so as I must say the university did a wonderful job of maintaining the fountain for all those years! The historic postcards …
We love telling our stories and writing our blogs here at ROBINSON IRON, but occasionally the stories are written for us! So often newspapers capture all that needs to be said about the various work we do all over the country and they do so with the local touch that really brings the story to life. Case in point, …
