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Spliced Eyes
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Galvanized wire rope was woven back into itself to form an eye. Cord wrapped around the weave to protect it from unraveling had begun to degrade under the tropical sun.


Wire Rope   •  Cruise on the Amazon River, Peru internal link   •  (Photo posted Monday 25 October 2010)   •  (Photo taken 09:53:34 Monday 6 April 2009)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Cruise_2254BCX
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Limp Wire
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An old numbered panel once used to cue actors was found backstage at the Paramount. A wire rope whose apparent purpose was to raise and lower effects hung limply across the panel.


Wire Rope   •  Paramount Theater of Oakland internal link   •  Broadway at 21st Street, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 25 October 2010)   •  (Photo taken 18:50:12 Thursday 18 June 2009)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Paramount_5171BCX
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