[MassHistPres] FW: Old shutters

[Wilhelmsen, Jon]

The place in New Bedford is New England Demolition and Salvage.
http://nedsalvage.com/  It is quite a place - full of treasures.  The
new location in New Bedford is a large improvement over it's prior home
in Wareham.  

Jon Wilhelmsen
Plympton Historical Commission

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Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Old shutters

If they are re-usable, why replace them them?  If not, are you just  
wondering is someone would save them as artifacts?

There is a place that used to be in Bourne that I understand is now in  
a mill in New Bedford(?) that deals in old windows and shutters.  (I  
have bought shutters there.  Still not quite sure what I will do with  
them!)

I wonder if anyone could comment on the likelihood that 160 year old  
shutters would have survived if continually in use -- or if these are  
more likely later replacements.

Dennis De Witt
Brookline


On Jun 29, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Carol Seitz wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We are replacing the shutters on our house with new wooden ones  
> which were matched to the old ones. The ones that are there are  
> original to the house which was built in 1846. Is there a clearing  
> house for such items or does someone know of someone who could give  
> them a good home? I hate to see them end up in a landfill somewhere.
>
> Thanks,
> Carol Seitz
> Woburn, MA
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