Yes, a radiator. My brain had vapor-lock this AM. I've got a list of Salvage places I'm going to call on my lunch. There's quite a few of them around here, surprisingly. I guess that comes from living in a very Colonial-historical area....
Any money he could get for it is better than nothing. Although, I'm not sure that moving it down from the third floor is going to be "worth it" to me. :) That thing weighs a TON. Thanks! Deanna Schneider wrote: > Look for an architectural salvage place. I'm assuming you mean a radiator, > right? They'll usually take those. I'm not sure he'll get lots of money, as > they usually only sell for around $100. Tall, skinny ones are more popular > than low wide ones (the less space taken up the better). They're worth more > if they don't have 8 million layers of paint, and if they're ornate in some > way. > > On 3/28/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So...again I need to solicit the advice of the experts of everything >> (cf-comm): >> >> I have a friend who just bought an old house. In his bedroom is one of >> those huge old cast iron steam heaters, but it's hooked up to nothing, >> and it's really in the way. He needs to get rid of it ASAP. I thought >> I remember seeing a TV show where this company bought old cast iron >> fixtures like tubs, sinks, heaters, tanks etc. Suppsedly, IIRC, there >> is quite a market out there for these items, and one can get a decent >> amount of money for them. Anyone ever hear of this? Know of any place >> I can contact that might help me find out if it's worth anything, or we >> should just take it to the scrap heap and get a pennies for the iron? >> Being that he just moved in, and there's lots of work to do, he could >> use any extra money he can gather.... >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201843 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
