mail art:
destination: London postmark: 18 October 2003 |
digital museum of collecting |
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This found object was originally used by Con Edison electricians in New
York City as a temporary, tamper-proof lock on the glass electric meters.
The color code and URA numbers remain a mystery.
Hundreds of spent meter locks were collected from the floor of
electric closets in an old Garment District building. As mail
art, the plastic locks are tied to a card with phone cable
and bakery twine and stapled to another card to hide the wire (see
below).
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Protection used while painting premium quality house paint: brush,
roller, spray gun, etc. The message was scribed onto this side of
the card. The "Protection Index" image was scanned and
printed multiple times onto the envelope,
along with a list of moves from a computer chess game.
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Multiple layers of stickers, tickets and bar codes
used for this postcard, laminated below 36 lb. translucent,
perforated business card stock. More gum labels and stickers
on top. |
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