Lost Huntington: Kessler's Brass Foundry | Lost Huntington
Editorâs Note: This is the 381st in a series of articles recalling vanished Huntington scenes. HUNTINGTON â The art of brass and bronze founding is an exacting one, requiring painstaking skill and care. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, William P. Kessler spent nearly 40 years doing foundry work in plants throughout the eastern part of the United States. In 1952, when he decided to go into business for himself, he moved to Huntington and opened Kesslerâs Brass Foundry at the Duling Industrial Center at West 16th Street and Virginia Avenue. The following year the business moved int...
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