Robinson Iron in the News: Lady Ermintrude is BACK!

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Another wonderful community, another beautiful fountain restoration! This time, Robinson iron restored the Yavapai County Courthouse Fountain in Prescott, AZ.   The fountain was, for the most part, in shambles just a short time ago. but thanks to the dedication of a few Prescott residents, the fountain (and the statue they call “Lady Ermintrude”), is back where it belongs!   …

Robinson Iron In The News: Ocean Grove, NJ Fountain to be Restored!

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Robinson Iron will soon be picking up a historic cast iron fountain in Ocean Grove, NJ for restoration. We will certainly keep everyone updated on progress through this blog, but for now please check out the article on the upcoming fountain removal HERE !   Below are several pictures from our initial visit to the site in 2011…. This fountain will look …

Robinson Iron in the News: O’ Canada….

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A few years ago, Robinson Iron created a masterpiece of a fountain for Toronto’s Berczy Park. An enormous iron beauty that been like a magnet for tourists since its installation.   Now, RIC will be fabricating another one-of-a-kind fountain in Canada… This time, in Montreal! We will, of course, be providing pictures and stories right here on our webpage along …

The Pensacola Lighthouse Projected Wins Coveted Award!

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Robinson Iron was THRILLED to learn that the recent restoration of the Pensacola Lighthouse has won the award for outstanding achievement in rehabilitation and restoration from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation! Congrats to our team and all other devoted and knowledgeable people associated with this project!   Please take a moment to check out the recent news story from …

Robinson Iron- College Tour ’18!

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Robinson Iron is always looking for a fun theme for our Facebook posts… So, we thought, ” How about pictures from various pieces we have provided for some of our great country’s universities and colleges?” After all, we have made statuary and fountains and urns and benches and gazebos and…. well, you get the idea! Some of the colleges featured …

Next Fountain to Restore Hails from Arizona!

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Robinson Iron is proud to announce that we will be working on the Yavapai County Courthouse fountain from Prescott, AZ in the coming weeks!   See a write up on the fountain and our methodology in the link below… There are also several pictures of the fountain as-is pre-restoration…   Meanwhile be sure to check out this website and our …

Client Pictures are the Best Pictures!

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Of course Robinson Iron- like every business- has professional pictures made of our various projects. It’s a must for catalogs, site posts and other various literature. But no photos mean as much to us as the photos our very happy clients send when their Robinson Iron fountains are up and running!   Like these beauties below from a customer in …

The Custom Milwaukee Street Signs Are Up!

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In a collaborative effort with Michael’s Signs in Racine, WI, Robinson Iron cast 15 custom signs for the city of Milwaukee using aluminum and iron. Robinson Iron was able to replicate an existing post (which was sent to our facility) by disassembling it and creating patterns. The sign post patterns were then sent to the foundry for casting, brought back …

Business Alabama Magazine Features Robinson Iron!

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“There were two paths looming in front of Ricky Robinson in 1973, when Robinson Iron was formed as a spinoff from Robinson Foundry, the company his father started in Alexander City shortly after World War II. In one direction there was the basic production of metal casings, repetitive foundry work that Robinson describes as “hot, dirty and labor intensive.”   …