Edison Price

Monday, October 3, 2011

Drawing I did today at Edison Price Lighting in Long Island City at 22nd St. and 42nd Ave. This is a custom machine built in their factory that takes about an 1/8 to a 1/4 inch of aluminum off the outside of a certain size lighting fixture - like the one seen on resting on the bottom of the machine. These guys would figure out what exactly they needed, draw up the plans, build the whole thing and weld it together right there. They're gradually being phased out as computers and computer guided machinery are taking over, but these types of machines are all over the factory floor and they are beautiful. George Closs took me through a lot of Edison Price's history today, more specifically their recent history, and showed me exactly what a lot of these machines do. They have some very exciting contracts finishing up right now and in the works, including the World Trade Center custom lighting.

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