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mustangtony
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These are three 1950 magazine advertisements for Wrought Iron Furniture. The first ad is from Gallo Iron Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY. The second and third ads are for Molla Cast Aluminum Furniture. Molla began in England during the late 1800's and then assembled the pieces in NY for the Hamptons area of Long Island and the sea shore area of Connecticut. He used a very neo-classic style and he introduced the cast aluminum and magnesium metal for garden use as that combination will not be oxidized by salt air.
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