Late winter, 2006. Walking along West 11th Street, I encountered this old-fashioned pressing device someone had decided to discard. Did it once have a life in an elegant home here? The brownstones form a remarkably preserved parade here.
If I had a cellphone that takes pictures, I could have let others know at a website known as Garbage Scout. It's a map of Manhattan marked to indicate where reuseable stuff can be found on the street--and how long it's been there.
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Hi Naomi,
Boy the things you can find in New York!!! I hope Ron and you had a safe trip back from the knitting retreat. I enjoyed meeting both of you and look forward to staying in touch.
I was talking to a friend in Boston today regarding the Earthues class and she suggested that I can fly into Boston and drive up with her. Tempting offer to return back to Maine so soon.
What a great week.
Beth
Posted by: Beth Britt | August 14, 2006 at 09:50 PM
Looks like a mangle..wish I lived closer - would have picked it up in a hot minute. We had one when I was a kid and I learned to iron everything on it. Today everyone looks at me funny when I ask if they've heard of a mangle iron. It was featured recently in one of the big decorating magazines. They're great for ironing flat items but my mom taught me to iron a man's shirt with it.
Posted by: Susan aka SAZ | August 16, 2006 at 04:42 AM