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 NAN
     
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
 |  |  | Wollensak, the time capsule.
< on 5/10/2007 5:34 PM >
|  | | | I did something I usually don't do. I asked permission to explore a building. This one has been calling to me for years. I knew b&e would be very risky. It's on two main street corners and in a bad neighborhood. Plus it very secure and has a for sale sign on it.
I got permission to explore this with no problem actually. The guy who owns the maintenance company who cares (or not cares) for this building loves to show it off. It was left as was when the doors closed over 30 years ago. During the time it was closed however, there was security on the premises so this accounts for some newer items. The place is so crowded with stuff that it is very difficult to get a decent picture. I also didn't want the guy to get bored so I hurried when taking these. They aren't the best but I think they show how this building looks inside.
The bulding is in the process of being sold.
Here is the info I found about the company on the internet.
"The second company to branch off from Bausch and Lomb was Wollensak. Andrew Wollensak was first employed as a machinist by Bausch and Lomb in 1882, and became a foreman the following year. He helped Edward Bausch with the design of the Iris Diaphragm shutter in 1890, and probably worked on other shutters as well. In 1899 he and his brother John decided to establish a new company for the purpose of manufacturing a line of high quality shutters which could be sold at a reasonable price. The brothers managed to obtain financial help from Stephen Rauber, former president of the Union Brewing Company in North Clinton Avenue, and the new company, Rauber and Wollensak, was established in a building at 280 Central Avenue. Mr. Rauber died in 1901, and the name of the firm was then changed to the Wollensak Optical Company. The following year Wollensak commenced the production of lenses as well as shutters. The famous 'Optimo' shutter was designed by Andrew Wollensak in 1909, and was sold extensively until 1930. The company purchased the Rochester Lens Company in 1905, thereby obtaining the right to manufacture the 'Royal' anastigmat line developed by that company.
Andrew Wollensak senior, president of the company since its foundation, died in January 1936, his brother John having died three years earlier. John left five children, of whom Andrew A. and Frank J. remained active in the business for many years, and I knew them both. In 1913 the company moved to 1415 Clinton Avenue North at Norton Street, and in 1924 to 872 Hudson Avenue. In 1938 a larger and more desirable building a few yards to the south, at 850 Hudson Avenue, fell vacant (it had been a clothing factory), and Wollensak moved into it. Unfortunately, during the past 15 years, after several changes of ownership, including Revere and 3M, the company gradually went downhill and in 1972 finally closed its doors.
Wollensak was one of Rochester's finest companies, and at their height in 1958 they had over 1200 employees. Their lenses, shutters, and other products were considered to be excellent, and during the war they made a wide variety of optical equipment for the armed forces. It is too bad that they could not manage to survive."
1. Typical sight, lots and lots of stuff
2. I thought at first these were time cards but they aren't
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6. I'd like to know what's on this tape
7. The grinder
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10. There are hundreds of travel post cards here all addressed to the same person.
11. This coke machine was sold for $8,000
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17. the time clock
18. The showcase
19. The secretary's office
[last edit 5/10/2007 5:35 PM by NAN - edited 1 times]
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shellyl
 
Location: Lenoir NC
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I have learned not sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweaty things.
| | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 1 on 5/10/2007 5:59 PM >
| | | | Sweet Nan!!! Can I be the puppy that loyally follows you about?
A mirage is not an optical illusion. It is a real phenomenon, and one can take photographs of it. The interpretation of the image, however, is up to the fantasy of the human mind.
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Jonsered
Location: Back in New Mexico where I belong
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Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
| |  |  | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 2 on 5/10/2007 6:00 PM >
| | | | Badass location! Thanks so much for the peek.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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NAN
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 3 on 5/10/2007 6:01 PM >
| | | | Sure, I am actually going back someday soon. there is more too it but I didn't want to guy to get to bored. Some rooms are pitch black and he's going to light them up for me.
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Brind
Location: Kitchener, ON
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| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 4 on 5/10/2007 6:20 PM >
| | | | 5, 16, and 19 do it for me. It's amazing what they left in that building.
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boondocksaintsgurl
| | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 5 on 5/10/2007 7:05 PM >
| | | | Great pictures, can't wait to see more!!!!
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NAN
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 6 on 5/10/2007 7:26 PM >
| | | | I forgot to add these
You can't even imagine how much stuff is in there. It's one of those pathways through junk places.
Through the darkness of future's past
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god_of_fear
Location: Osceola, Wisconsin
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| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 7 on 5/10/2007 7:42 PM >
| | | | Serve yourself.
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DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption
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I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 8 on 5/10/2007 7:58 PM >
| | | | Cool stuff.
Thank God we now have Japanese robots to do all of that hard work!
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femaledragonx
 
Location: Detroit & Everywhere Else I can dream up to go to
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| | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 9 on 5/10/2007 8:01 PM >
| | | | wow! when did you do that?
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NAN
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 10 on 5/10/2007 9:12 PM >
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wow! when did you do that? |
After work yesterday. Between all the pissing and moaning I managed to go for a hike in the woods and explore a semi abandoned building
I wouldn't want to do that here. The guy was so nice to let me go in and also someone bought it and owns all the stuff inside
Through the darkness of future's past
The magician longs to see
Once chants out between two worlds Fire, walk with me |
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zmuh11
Location: St. Louis
Gender: Male
| | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 11 on 5/10/2007 9:26 PM >
| | | | That Coke machine is amazing!
While I really like #12 Stair cases are really fun.
Very nice set and cool ass locale.
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SumoPope
Location: Cleveland
Gender: Male
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 12 on 5/10/2007 11:23 PM >
| | | | Woo.
It reminds me so much of my old job it is not even funny, the curves and lines of the those machines are remininscent of the pipe factory.
Great job!
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elbowgeek
The needle and the damage done...
| | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 13 on 5/11/2007 3:32 AM >
| | | | I had to change my shorts several times looking at those - that is one incredible exploration there.
Particularly the tape deck, being the audio geek that I am. I'd love to hear what's on that tape. I'll bet that tape deck still runs, too.
If I bought the place, I'd be tempted to keep it just as it is...
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NAN
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 14 on 5/11/2007 9:49 AM >
| | | | Thanks!
The building, contents and all sold for $85,000! Can you imagine. I would make some kind of amazing house using all the stuff as decoration.
Through the darkness of future's past
The magician longs to see
Once chants out between two worlds Fire, walk with me |
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DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption
Gender: Male
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 15 on 5/11/2007 12:18 PM >
| | | | Posted by nanguz
Thanks!
The building, contents and all sold for $85,000! Can you imagine. I would make some kind of amazing house using all the stuff as decoration.
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Holy cow!
You could totally decorate like 100 TGI Fridays with all of that stuff.
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Senseriffic
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
| | | Re: Wollensak, the time capsule.
<Reply # 16 on 5/11/2007 2:55 PM >
| | | | that's amazing! I love seeing stuff like this intact, it's very rare you see that these days.
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