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Pitchfork
Ames, IA
 Plow
Gothenburg, NE
 Watering Can
Mason City, IA
This Pitchfork is installed at Custom Steel Service. It was created in 2003.

This Plow is located in front of the Sod House Museum. It was built in 1988 by Merle Block. The plow is 22 feet long and 10 feet tall.

This Watering Can is installed in front of Krieger's Greenhouses & Garden Center. It was built around 1970.

Giant Flower Pots and Watering Can
Staunton, VA
 Giant Watering Can
Alexandria, VA
Giant Book
Staunton, VA
 Giant Flower Pots
Waynesboro, VA
Giant Book, Book, Ballet Slippers & Pots
Staunton, VA
These sculptures were all created by local artist Willie Ferguson. The Giant Flower Pots and Watering Can were built in the 1990s. They 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 Watering Can is approximately 18 feet tall and 20 feet wide.

The Watering Can in Alexandria was most likely created by Ferguson as well. It is located at "Holly Woods and Vines", a garden center, and functions as a fountain, perpetually watering its companion flower pot.

The Giant Book is installed in front of the Staunton Public Library.

The Giant Flowerpots in Waynesboro are at the entrance to the Village Green residential community.

The Book, Boot, Ballet Slippers and Pots are located in front Willie Ferguson's business (Ferguson Metal Fabrication).

For more, see this website.

Doctor's Bag
Newark, DE
 Dragonbrush
Columbus, OH
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.

This Dragonbrush sculpture was created in 2005 and installed at the Bourgeois Family Dental Center. For more, see this website.

Glasses
Garden City, MI
 Glasses
Xenia, OH
 Glasses
Southbridge, MA
 Buddy Holly's Glasses
Lubbock, TX
The Garden City Glasses are installed on top of the sign for Prestige Eyewear. They are about five feet long.

The Xenia Glasses are part of the sign for Lowell C. Eicher's optometry office.

The Southbridge Glasses are 19 feet tall. They were installed in the park of the town square in 2010. The sculpture is a tribute to the optical heritage of the area and the former American Optical complex across the street. For more, see this website.

This steel sculpture of Buddy Holly's Glasses was installed in front of the Buddy Holly Center in 2002. It was created by Steve Teeters. Holly was born in Lubbock.

Spool of Thread
Los Angeles, CA
 Needle & Button
New York, NY
 Needle & Button
Kansas City, MO
 Aggie Ring
College Station, TX
 Bonded Rings
College Station, TX
This Spool of Thread is installed in the Fashion District downtown. It appears to be about 10 feet 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 New York City Needle & Button were built in 1995 as part of the Fashion Center Information Kiosk. The sculpture has a 31 foot long needle and the world's largest button. For more, see this website.

The Kansas City Needle & Button is located in the city's former garment district. The needle is 19 feet tall and was installed in 2002.

This Aggie Ring is 12 feet tall and made of bronze. It is located at Texas A&M University. The sculpture was created by Blue Genie Art Industries and installed in 2009. For more, see this website.

The Bonded Rings sculpture is located near the giant Aggie Ring. It was created in 1994 by Benjamin Knox.

Spade [gone]
various locations, England
 Trowel
Indianapolis, IN
 Trowel
Indianapolis, IN
This giant Spade was 10 1/2 feet tall and was created in 2005. It toured around England as a promotional device for Joseph Bentley Garden Tools. It was then sold on eBay. [photos thanks to Ian Cross]

These giant Trowels stand in front of both Habig's Garden Center locations.

Fountain Pen
Washington, DC
 Pencil
Pittsburgh, PA
 Big Pencil
Wytheville, VA
 Pencil
Portland, OR
 Pencil
Columbus, OH
 Pencil
Atlanta, GA
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 Pittsburgh Pencil stands at the entrance to the Top Notch Art Centre. I believe it has been here since the late 1990s.

The Wytheville Pencil is made of steel and is 30 feet 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. There was a giant pair of scissors in front of a barber shop at one time. A giant paint can was installed in the 1990s a block away.

The Portland Pencil functions as the sign for the Office Supply Co. For more, see this website.

The Columbus Pencil is located at Graham Office Supply. This store has been here since 1952 but I don't know how old the revolving pencil is.

The Atlanta Pencil is installed in front of Grady High School.

Crayons
Easton, PA
 Crayons
Winnie, TX
 Art Ellis Supply Inc.
Sacramento, CA
 Paint Sprayer
Rochester, NY
The giant box of Crayons in Easton hovers 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.

The giant box of Crayons in Winnie is installed in front of the East Chambers Elementary School.

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.

This giant Paint Sprayer is located at Lou Fico's Repair & Refinish Collision.

Rubber Stamp
St. Joseph, MO
 Igloo Cooler
Katy, TX
This Rubber Stamp is installed on the roof of Midwest Office Supply. I believe this business was established in the late 1950s.

An even larger rubber stamp can be found in Cleveland, OH.

The Igloo Cooler is used as a security guard office in the parking lot at Igloo Products' headquarters.

Gavel
Olympia, WA
 Gavel
Columbus, OH
 Hammer [gone]
Toledo, OH
 Hammer & Saw
Kearney, NE
 Pliers with Bug
Vining, MN
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 feet 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 feet long and 13 feet tall. For more, see this website.

This giant Hammer served as a sign for Fleeger's Pro Hardware. This photo is from 2009. By 2011, the store had closed and the hammer was gone.

The Hammer & Saw are installed in front of RW Sorenson Construction.

This pair of Pliers with Bug was created by Ken Nyberg from scrap iron. The sculpture is 14 feet tall. It is located at Nyberg Park.

Water Bottle
Houston, TX
 Water Cooler
Harlingen, TX
 Rod & Reel
Port Isabel, TX
 Life Preserver
Superior, WI
This giant Water Bottle is a cleverly-designed water vending machine.

This giant Water Cooler functions as a Culligan water vending machine.

This Rod & Reel was built in 1999. It is over 71 feet tall and has a functional four foot reel.

This giant Life Preserver is located at an ICO (Inter City Oil) gas station. The station was closed when this photo was taken in 2011.

Dreamcatcher
Meteor City, AZ
 Dreamcatcher
Grants, NM
The Dreamcatcher in Meteor City is believed to be largest in the world. It is about 12 feet in diameter. It has been here at the Meteor City Trading Post since at least 2002. The first photo above is from 2006. By 2007, the sign and the flags were missing. The second photo is from 2012. [first photo thanks Glenda Campbell]

The Dreamcatcher in Grants is located between the Asian Supper Buffet and the Days Inn.

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