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Post# 558018   11/20/2011 at 10:14 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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A couple of weeks ago Fred and I went to Two Rivers, WI to stay in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. I knew that the Hamilton company used to make their dryers there when they were in business. Now part of the factory is used as a Wood Type Museum and the rest of the complex is used by the Thermo Fisher Scientific Company.

We just happened to stumble upon the old dryer factory driving around the town...





Post# 558019 , Reply# 1   11/20/2011 at 10:15 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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To think, the first dryers came from here!

Post# 558020 , Reply# 2   11/20/2011 at 10:16 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Post# 558021 , Reply# 3   11/20/2011 at 10:16 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Post# 558022 , Reply# 4   11/20/2011 at 10:17 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Post# 558023 , Reply# 5   11/20/2011 at 10:18 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Post# 558024 , Reply# 6   11/20/2011 at 10:18 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Post# 558025 , Reply# 7   11/20/2011 at 10:19 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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We also just happened to stumble upon the Nesco appliance factory where they produce/produced small appliances!

Post# 558027 , Reply# 8   11/20/2011 at 10:28 (4,511 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)        
Wonderful Photos!

The main Hamilton main office building is really lovely, nice to see it's being preserved and used.


Post# 558029 , Reply# 9   11/20/2011 at 10:33 (4,511 days old) by tlee618 ()        

WOW Robert, that is really interesting.  I have a feeling if you checked out the local library they might have a lot of the Hamilton History preserved.  That's what Rick and I did in New Britain for Universal.  I was pretty sure that Two Rivers was the home of Nesco too.  Love their Roasters!!  Thanks for sharing.

 

Terry


Post# 558032 , Reply# 10   11/20/2011 at 10:45 (4,511 days old) by rapidry1000 (San Francisco)        

Robert

Which Frank Lloyd Wright house did you stay at?. My partner is a devoted fan of FLW's work and has been to many of his houses he designed.


Post# 558046 , Reply# 11   11/20/2011 at 11:01 (4,511 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Hamilton!

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Robert - Thank you for sharing this looks like it is well perserved.
Peter


Post# 558067 , Reply# 12   11/20/2011 at 11:25 (4,511 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Agreed: How well-preserved and clean

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the complex and surroundings are. For me, #1 & # 6 really capture the style and character of this ancient building--almost European.

 

I like the opening shot of you too. Showered, shaved, fresh as a daisy, ready to greet the day. Thanks!


Post# 558070 , Reply# 13   11/20/2011 at 11:37 (4,511 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Which Frank Lloyd Wright house did you stay at?

Jim Fred just made this post about our stay in the Super Forum...


CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK


Post# 558072 , Reply# 14   11/20/2011 at 11:50 (4,511 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Great pictures, glad to see they found a new use for an old facility!


Post# 558096 , Reply# 15   11/20/2011 at 12:57 (4,511 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Ice cream!

Great pictures, I love that all the signs and lettering on the building is still there.


Post# 558176 , Reply# 16   11/20/2011 at 21:08 (4,511 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)        

When did Hamilton go out of business?

Post# 558300 , Reply# 17   11/21/2011 at 11:46 (4,510 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

It's nice to see a factory re-purposed into something else. Most of the time if you look at where some of the great appliances of this country were made all you see is a parking lot, empty lot of apartment buildings!

Post# 558324 , Reply# 18   11/21/2011 at 13:27 (4,510 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)        

looks like it was a "Sun-e-Day" too while you were there....**ducks and runs**



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