Union Foundry Co. — Embossed Cast-Iron Pipe

A short vertical section of white-painted cast iron with UNION FOUNDRY CO. embossed in sans-serif caps, reading down the pipe. The surface is pitted under the paint; the background is textured plaster or stucco. Union Foundry was one of several American foundries supplying soil pipe and municipal castings; this fragment is preserved here as found typography — a reminder of the industrial suppliers that sat behind every roastery building and boiler room, even when the brand on the wall was coffee.

Instagram 2017-10-06: Union Foundry Co