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Watering Can [gone]
Mason City, IA |
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This Watering Can was installed in front of Krieger's Greenhouses & Garden Center. It was built around 1970. These photos are from 2009. Krieger's closed in 2011. By 2013, this Watering Can was gone.
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Flowerpots and Watering Can
Staunton, VA |
Watering Can
Alexandria, VA |
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Book
Staunton, VA |
Flowerpots [gone]
Waynesboro, VA |
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Book, Boot, Ballet Slippers, and Pots [gone]
Staunton, VA |
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These sculptures were all created by local artist Willie Ferguson. The Flowerpots 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. [map]
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 flowerpot. [map]
The Book is installed in front of the Staunton Public Library. [map]
The Flowerpots in Waynesboro were at the entrance to the Village Green residential community. This photo is from 2011. I'm pretty sure that these are gone now.
The Book, Boot, Ballet Slippers, and Pots were located in front Willie Ferguson's business, Ferguson Metal Fabrication. These photos are from 2008. By 2018, the sculptures were gone.
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Doctor's Bag
Newark, DE |
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The Doctor's Bag is located in front of the Apex Medical Center. This sculpture appears to be the work of Willie Ferguson. These photos are from 2009. By 2011, the Doctor's Bag had been painted black. [map]
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Spade [gone]
various locations, England |
Trowel
Indianapolis, IN |
Trowel
Carmel, IN |
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This 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 Trowels stand in front of two of Habig's Garden Center locations. [Indianapolis map]; [Carmel map]
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Fountain Pen
Washington, DC |
Fountain Pen Nib
Roseburg, OR |
Quill
Cape Girardeau, MO |
Pencil [gone]
Pittsburgh, PA |
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The Fountain Pen is part of the sign over the entrance to Fahrney's Pens. The business was founded in 1929. [map]
The Fountain Pen Nib is located at Roseburg Book & Stationery which was established in 1910. This sign and maybe the Nib are probably from the 1960s. [map]
This Quill was built from stainless steel and weathering still by Dan Perry in 2014. It is 13 feet tall and is a tribute to the First Amendment. [map]
The Pencil in Pittsburgh stood at the entrance to the Top Notch Art Centre. I believe it had been here since the late 1990s. The business closed in 2019. In 2020, the storefront was remodeled and the Pencil was gone.
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Pencil
Wytheville, VA |
Pencil
Ocala, FL |
Pencil
Mount Dora, FL |
Pencil
Pocatello, ID |
Pencil
Denver, CO |
Pencil
Vincennes, IN |
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The Pencil in Wytheville 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. The store has closed but the Pencil remains. There was a pair of scissors in front of a barber shop at one time. A paint can was installed in the 1990s a block away. [map]
The Pencil in Ocala is integrated into the sign for the Executive Plaza shopping center. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]
The Pencil in Mount Dora has supported a billboard sign for Charlie Johnson Builder since 1980. [map]
The Pencil in Pocatello was installed on the roof of Bangs Stationers. The company was established by 1945 but I don't know if they were always at this location or when the Pencil was installed. In 2009, Bangs merged with Porter's Office Products and the name on the front-facing sign was changed. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
This former smokestack in Denver was painted to look like a Pencil in 2013. [map]
The wooden Pencil in Vincennes was created by Fernando Lozano and installed next to the Knox County Public Library in 2020. [map]
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Pencil [gone]
Portland, OR |
Pencil [gone]
Columbus, OH |
Pencil
Atlanta, GA |
Pencil [gone]
Pacific Grove, CA |
Pencil
Spokane, WA |
Pencil [gone]
Centralia, WA |
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The Pencil in Portland served as a sign for the Office Supply Co. This photo is from 2008. By 2014, the Pencil was gone. For more, see this website.
The Pencil in Columbus was located at Graham Office Supply. This store has been here since 1952 but I don't know how old the revolving pencil was. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the Pencil was gone.
The Pencil in Atlanta was built in 1999. It is 14 feet tall and made of fiberglass. It was installed in front of Grady High School. It was removed in 2019 for restoration. For more, see this website.
The Pencil in Pacific Grove was located above the entrance of Alpha Stationers. It was installed sometime after 2011. This photo is from 2015. By 2018, the store had closed and the Pencil was gone.
The Pencil in Spokane is about 12 feet tall. It is installed in front of the Quinn Group, an advertising agency. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]
The Pencil in Centralia is located in front of the Freeman Center. It was built in 2012 by Steve Freeman, the owner of the tutoring business. The Pencil is 24 feet tall. It was made from recycled cedar. The tip is made of metal while the eraser is made from rubber. It was restored in 2014. This photo is from 2015. In 2018, the Pencil was removed. It will supposedly be displayed in a "nearby community" in the future.
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Pencil
Casey, IL |
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This Pencil in Casey is 32.5 feet long. It was installed downtown by 2015. [map]
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More Pen Nibs:
Tiffin, IA
More Pencils:
Ellettsville, IN [map]
West Lafayette, IN
Boston, MA
Baltimore, MD [map]
Minneapolis, MN
St. Louis, MO
Akron, OH
Cleveland, OH
Rochester, NY
Wysox, PA
Shelburne, VT
Menasha, WI
Bracebridge, ON
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