Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works — 1939
This industrial metal structure — possibly in use at a Texas oil refinery? — looks pleasingly futuristic. The winding exterior staircase is a nice touch.
Industry
Comfort Furniture Company: Vibrating, Artistic, and Indestructible — 1905
Vibrating furniture was a thing in 1905. This Detroit company doesn’t seem to have lasted very long, but its trimmed-in-fringe product was a featured exhibit at the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial. Read more….
“The Ghastly Radiance of the Mercury Tubes” — 1907
Camera setup for an early industrial film about the Larkin Factories in Buffalo, New York. More on the film inside.
