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Strange fences

David Pescovitz at 11:02 am Wed, Sep 3, 2008

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The above fence sculpture comes from Dark Roasted Blend's picks of "Some of the World's Strangest Fences." Also included, a very long fence decorated with bras in New Zealand, a fence outfitted with a domed dog window, and many other oddities. Strange fences (Dark Roasted Blend)

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  • travelina

    I like the fence made of skis, and also the one made of colored pencils.

  • santellana

    good fences make good neighbors; thats why I live next to a pawnshop.

  • mappo

    That fence is made of wall.

  • Ugly Canuck

    Are there two different kinds of fences: one to keep things in, one to keep things out?

  • greensteam

    I can also reccommend the musical fence at
    http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om13750.html

    and there is loads of other great stuff at the same site, including many instruments that would really have to count as Steampunkish.

  • nanuq

    Strange fences make strange neighbours.

  • byronba

    Neat collection!

    The minutes I saw the last picture in the set (the mattress-thingy) I was instantly reminded of this from Percy Bysshe Shelley:

    My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
    Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!

  • hohum

    @4, FOTC FTW!

    I heard that the bra fence got taken down? That’s a shame, I would’ve liked to have seen that. I’m not sure if it’s still there, but they used to have an awesomely gigantic ball made of bras at the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore.

  • El Mariachi

    “I’m just reading about the toothbrush fence — they’re up to fifty!”

  • FutureNerd

    #6 NANUQ: ya beat me to it! Let’s be friends.

    #8 HOHUM: the bra fence got taken down? So does that mean…