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OTHER GIANT STUFF (page 3) |
Pitchfork
Ames, IA |
Watering Can
Mason City, IA |
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This Pitchfork is installed at Custom Steel Service. It was created in 2003.
This Watering Can is installed in front of Krieger's Greenhouses & Garden Center. It was built around 1970.
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Giant Flower Pots and Watering Can
Staunton, VA |
Giant Watering Can
Alexandria, VA |
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Giant Book
Staunton, VA |
Giant Boot
Staunton, VA |
Giant Ballet Slippers and Pots
Staunton, VA |
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The Staunton Giant Flower Pots and Watering Can were created in the 1990s by local artist Willie Ferguson. His other large sculptures in Staunton include a giant open book in front of the library and a large plow near the
Valley Feed Company.
The Staunton Watering Can is approximately 18' tall and 20' wide. The can and pots were created in honor of Barbara Hunter Grant who is a prominent local citizen who serves on various boards and donates to many causes.
The Alexandria Watering Can was most likely created by Ferguson as well. It stands at "Holly Woods and Vines" (a garden center) and functions as a fountain, perpetually watering its companion flower pot.
The Book, Boot, and Ballet Slippers and Pots are located in front Willie Ferguson's business (Ferguson Metal Fabrication).
For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Doctor's Bag
Newark, DE |
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The Giant Doctor's Bag is located in front of the Apex Medical Center. This sculpture looks like it might also be the work of Willie Ferguson.
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Glasses
Garden City, MI |
Glasses
Xenia, OH |
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The Garden City Glasses are installed on top of the sign for Prestige Eyewear. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]
The Xenia Glasses are part of the sign for Lowell C. Eicher's optometry office.
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Giant Spade
various locations, England |
Giant Trowel
Indianapolis, IN |
Giant Trowel
Indianapolis, IN |
Giant Meat Cleaver
Topeka, KS |
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The Giant Spade is 10 1/2' tall and was created in 2005. It tours around England as a promotional device for Joseph Bentley Garden Tools and will be auctioned off on eBay. [photos thanks to Ian Cross]
These Giant Trowels stand in front of both Habig's Garden Center locations.
The Giant Meat Cleaver was originally displayed on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka. [photo thanks Glenda Campbell]
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Giant Spool of Thread
Los Angeles, CA |
Giant Needle & Button
New York, NY |
Giant Pencil
Pittsburgh, PA |
Giant Fountain Pen
Washington, DC |
The Big Pencil
Wytheville, VA |
Giant Pencil
Portland, OR |
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This Giant Spool of Thread is installed in the Fashion District downtown. It appears to be about 10' tall. A Giant Needle accompanied it originally but it was either gone or I did not notice it. They were created by Reverend Gadget. For more, see his website.
The Giant Needle & Button were built in 1995 as part of the Fashion Center (Garment District) Information Kiosk. The Oldenburg inspired sculpture has a 31' long needle and the world's largest button. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The Pittsburgh Pencil stands at the entrance to the Top Notch Art Centre. I believe it has been here since the late 1990s.
The Giant Fountain Pen is part of the sign over the entrance to Fahrney's Pens. The business was founded in 1929. For more, see their website.
The Wytheville Pencil is made of steel and is 30' tall. It was created in the late 1950s. The owner of Wytheville Office Supply wanted to set an example and get other businesses to build oversized things but they never did, with a couple exceptions. There was a giant pair of Scissors in front of a barber shop at one time.
The Portland Pencil functions as the sign for the Office Supply Co. For more, see this website.
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Art Ellis Supply Inc.
Sacramento, CA |
Giant Crayons
Easton, PA |
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The Art Ellis Supply Inc., an art supply store, has been here since 1948. Their storefront features a giant paintbrush and artist's palette. For more, see their website.
The Giant Crayons hover over the entrance of the Crayola Factory. This crayon box has been here since 1996 when the Factory opened. There is another giant crayon inside. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
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Giant Gavel
Olympia, WA |
Giant Gavel
Columbus, OH |
Giant
Hammer
Toledo, OH |
Giant
Water Bottle
Houston, TX |
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The Olympia Gavel was installed in 1958 when this motel opened as the Golden Gavel Motor Hotel. Around 2001, it became the Olympia Inn but this gavel which is about 5' long remains.
The Columbus Gavel is located next to the Ohio Supreme Court Building. The stainless steel sculpture was created by Andrew Scott and installed in 2008. The gavel is 30' long and 13' tall. For more, see this website.
This Giant Hammer serves as a sign for Fleeger's Pro Hardware.
The Giant Water Bottle is a cleverly-designed water vending machine.
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