Ron, A 1 or 2 liner – - I think I wrote a book
In the late 50’s and early 60’s I worked my way through School for find Arts, repairing art works from Europe and Africa that had been damaged in shipping for dealers here in the States, along with a few sales of my own art in a couple galleries locally. (Starving artiest you know.) Then won a national lottery along with a lot of other guys, (I was drafted) started out as an Army Medic, 6 years later I was teaching medical and surgical technology and was a Military Administrator to a Civilian Hospital. After that stint, I had to find a way to make a living again, so I tried my luck at acting with a summer theater group, lots of plays, stories, Shakespeare and the like, but not much money. Finally they decided to try some musicals, Fiddler on the Roof was popular then, and we all tried out for a part. Well after a day and half of hearing all of us singing our heads off. (They made me the lighting guy) thus ended my theater days. Next got a real job and went in to Plumbing and Heating, finally started earning enough for decent living, and opened a wholesale jobbing house for the building trades. After 15 years of sales and paper work I was bored out of my head. Cabinetry that’s it I decided to become a cabinet maker, built kitchens, baths, entertainment centers, drafting tables, you name it after another 15years, cabinets and furniture was coming out of my ears. Luckily I had snuck in sometime to go to school for electronics and started designing passive sonic and inferred alarm components, some still being use today. That and with a back ground in plumbing, heating, and building lead to designing a computer based operating system to control the environment in new homes or commercial building for Numen Computer co. in Ann Arbor, Mi.. Also found time to learn Gold and Silver Smithing, and joint the Gem Carvers Faciters, Lapidary Guild. After building a couple of new homes and rising a family with my wife Barb, --- finally 15 years ago I was able to get back to my first love Fine Art and Antiquities. We have a 28000 sq. ft. environment controlled building with 3 shops and 3 studios, 16 and 24 ft ceilings so the 10 ton crane that can run the length of the building (We get some heavy art). We have air ride climate controlled tucks that pickup and deliver art all the country. I guess our, what you might call expertise is in the restoration, display, and storage of Fine Art, antiques, and Antiquities from all over the world. -- First Emperor Chin’s Terracotta Soldiers from China, Bronze oil lamps from King Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem, Glass and Gold Jewelry, and all manner of antiquities from the Old Kingdoms of Egypt, Weapons and Uniforms form the Napoleonic Wars. Plus art works of all the Masters through the centuries down to the present, and everything in between. And yes we do have vaults and a ton of state of the art security. So you could say I’ve had 40 or 50 years of on the job training to love and enjoy the work we do, and teach our apprentices the expertise to do the same.
Ken
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