5’ x 8’ x 8’ Laminated steel on plywood with polyester and fiberglass under panels.
Funding was needed to exhibit/display the Enviro-plug at the New England Industrial Show. in Boston. To fund the travel and show expenses, stock certificates in “Seipel Manufacturing” were sold at art exhibitions, art conferences etc. The cost was $5.00 for Preferred Stock and $2.00 for Common Stock. (pictured center Joseph “Joe” Seipel, President and right, Wm. “Bill” Rowe, Vice President and Fiscal Consultant”)
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Seipel Manufacturing had “borrowed” the Rinehart MFA Program’s truck and repainted the doors with the company logo for the trip from Baltimore to Boston for the New England Industrial Show.
She worked with the team to entice “business men” to the booth. She was also the company photographer.
Purchasing the Enviro-plug was considered by a Vermont civic employee as a possible creek blocker or “portable dam” holding back water for ice skating in the winter. Then by sliding the side panels inward with the revolutionary “Seipel slide-a-matic steel and channel adjusting system” the Enviro-plug could be made narrower in spring allowing water to flow around it freely after the thaw..
Inspired by the entire Enviro-plug story, John Kerr said he could get a full scale boycott of the Enviro-plug because of the damage this machine would impose on the environment. He quickly developed a document ostensibly developed by the “Deer Island Ad Hoc Committee” condemning the Enviro-plug. During the exhibition he as well as some passers by, he recruited on the spot, passed out brochures to boycott the Enviro-pug and booth #1310.
Recruits passing out boycott brochures. John had talked them into helping stop the devastation that the Gully-plug would cause.
This is their team doing and interview for TV news. (So as to not draw attention to our situation, we told other convention exhibitors that this was part of our advertising and PR approach.)
On the second night of the Industrial Show, we confided to two fellow exhibitors that this was an art piece and not a real company. After some initial shock they found the entire process intriguing and humorous and paid for the Seipel teams meals, drinks and rooms for the rest of the show.
All stockholders were invited to the first “annual” stock holders meeting at the Penthouse of the Baltimore Playboy Club. The meeting included a long financial report from Wm. “Bill: Rowe. VP and Fiscal Consultant. He indicated that future prospects for monetary advancement were limited but optimistic. Also, introductions included the major stock holders, the youngest stockholder and older stockholder. The evening was topped off with the Boston travelogue going through the images made by our photographer and “Courtesy Girl”, Anita. Music at the meeting was performed by Bizati with David Byrne and Marc Kehoe.
One of the Bunny’s said it was as one of the most fun parties they had ever hosted.
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