Mayor Gillespie, City Planner Joel Duke, and Mayor’s Executive Assistant Teresa Lee traveled to Robinson Iron in Alex City to check in on our Musgrove Fountain. This trip resulted in a tour of the facility by Luke Robinson. At the beginning of the album, you’ll see some items they have on display. The Robinson family is very proud of their business and the work they have done.
Moving on, you’ll see components of our fountain in various stages of refurbishment. There are some other interesting pieces they are working on, which they were kind enough to let us photograph. There is a machine they use that creates 3D pieces for them, molds and patterns, a water laser they use on flat pieces (better than a traditional laser because there is no “hot zone”) and their collection of scrap iron.
There are photos of the base of our fountain (black) where they are applying the antique finish. This formula was created by Luke Robinson’s grandmother. He was very proud to tell us so. He also imparted that our base is the first they fabricated of its kind and they don’t make them like that anymore.
The fountain should be completely refurbished next week. We’ll make an announcement soon about the return date and event associated with it.
