Posted by juDy jEts0n |
2/8/2005 5:06 PM | remove |
Wow, something that's actually made to last more than it's limited manufacturer's warranty. Damn the plastic revolution.
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Posted by SoupMeister |
2/10/2005 8:56 AM | remove |
There's a lot of marble in Greece. Some of it is really cheap (especially near this area, it's full of marble quarries). They made their panels out of it up until the mid-50s, maybe later. Not only will they last longer than the manufacturer's warranty (though technically there was no 'manufacturer', local electricians would make these to order), if it comes off the wall it'll kill whoever's under it. Even this smallish panel is extremely heavy.
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Posted by IIVQ |
3/22/2005 2:17 PM | remove |
In Norway (uer.ca/locations/viewgal.asp?picid=83891) they use marble for electrical conduits as well!
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Posted by SoupMeister |
3/22/2005 9:27 PM | remove |
Now I wonder if there's much marble in Norway ('cause otherwise it's a bit of an extravagance to mount electricity panels on it).
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Posted by Armchair Traveller |
4/21/2005 6:36 AM | remove |
Well, given that large slabs of marble were used for toilet stall walls in Toronto, Canada; it probably couldn't have been that expensive.
Stream of conciousness: the marble which was once the cubicle walls at the long defunct Eaton's College Street store got a new life as the top of the bar of a trendy Bloor Street West bar/restaurant.
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Posted by SoupMeister |
4/21/2005 1:49 PM | remove |
I suppose there are different varieties of marble.
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Posted by airmyles13 |
4/19/2008 3:53 PM | remove |
Funny story... the marble panels in the Chancellery in Berlin during the rule of Nazi Germany were taken out, post-war, and were installed on the walls of a number of Berlin subway stations. (completely unrelated I know, save for the marble reference)
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