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August 16, 2006 7:08 PM Subscribe
Is there anyone in London, Paris, and Berlin willing to take some photos of a few locations for me?
As a grad student, I don't have the ability to jet to each of these locations to grab a few photos and I'm hoping that residents of these cities might be able to help out. You will get photo credits in my master's thesis and my eternal thanks!
I would like, just for completeness, to have photos of the sites where a company I'm researching was once located. The Standard Furniture Company of Herkimer, NY was, at one time, the largest producer of desks in the world. They had factories in London, Paris, and Berlin and I'm curious about those sites and would like to at least mention them, even though they aren't the primary focus of my work.
Here are the addresses as of 1909:
London:
Standard Desk Company, Ltd.
60 Wilson Street, Finsbury Square
Paris:
Fabrique de Bureaux a Rideau, "Standard"
23-27 Rue Titon, 113 Rue Reaumur
Berlin:
Fabrik "Standard" Bureaueinrichtungs G.M.B.H
Markus Str. 18, Berlin, O. 27
What would be great is to get a few shots of the location and to know what is there currently (business name, etc.). Maybe they are demolished completely? It's probably too much to hope that there might be some remnant of Standard's presence. I would be incredibly grateful for any assistance though!
As a grad student, I don't have the ability to jet to each of these locations to grab a few photos and I'm hoping that residents of these cities might be able to help out. You will get photo credits in my master's thesis and my eternal thanks!
I would like, just for completeness, to have photos of the sites where a company I'm researching was once located. The Standard Furniture Company of Herkimer, NY was, at one time, the largest producer of desks in the world. They had factories in London, Paris, and Berlin and I'm curious about those sites and would like to at least mention them, even though they aren't the primary focus of my work.
Here are the addresses as of 1909:
London:
Standard Desk Company, Ltd.
60 Wilson Street, Finsbury Square
Paris:
Fabrique de Bureaux a Rideau, "Standard"
23-27 Rue Titon, 113 Rue Reaumur
Berlin:
Fabrik "Standard" Bureaueinrichtungs G.M.B.H
Markus Str. 18, Berlin, O. 27
What would be great is to get a few shots of the location and to know what is there currently (business name, etc.). Maybe they are demolished completely? It's probably too much to hope that there might be some remnant of Standard's presence. I would be incredibly grateful for any assistance though!
This post was deleted for the following reason: this is not what ask metafilter is for - maybe try craigslist?
If you don't have anyone for the task in Paris by Thursday, send me an email (see profile).
posted by Dick Paris at 7:18 PM on August 16, 2006
posted by Dick Paris at 7:18 PM on August 16, 2006
You might try posting requests on flickr: Paris, Berlin, London.
posted by sixacross at 7:23 PM on August 16, 2006
posted by sixacross at 7:23 PM on August 16, 2006
Response by poster: Thanks for that link, fire&wings! Now does anyone know exactly what's going on in those buildings currently?
Also, duh Flickr... of course.
posted by stefnet at 7:42 PM on August 16, 2006
Also, duh Flickr... of course.
posted by stefnet at 7:42 PM on August 16, 2006
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posted by fire&wings at 7:15 PM on August 16, 2006