The Combustion Engineering; unit, produced by its National Tank Company division, separates oil from gas and water tin the floor of the sea and then transfers the oil and gas by pipeline to storage ??
"In 40 years, nothing has changed," he says, adding that the ceilings are still tin, the floor is still checkerboard linoleum and the wrought-iron scale, which stops weighing in at 100 pounds, still works.
The floors are covered in ancient Renaissance majolicas, decorated (tin-glazed floor tiles) and some suites have an internal, Arabic-style lemon orchard.
Mr. Dolle found a typical tin-ceiling floor-through loft when he and his partners bought the former manufacturing tenement in 1989.
The pressed-tin ceiling and tile floor remain, resulting in a deafening noise level, especially on busy nights.
Sound Tiled floor, tin ceiling, hungry throngs: what do you think?
SOUND LEVEL Tiled floor, tin ceiling, hungry throngs: what do you think?
Brasserie Mollière 15-17 North Main Southt South Norwalk (203) 855-7660 GOOD THE SPACE Large dining room with pressed tin ceiling, wood floor, colored glass panels; ample private dining room in rear; separate bar to the right of main dining room.
There are two antique fireplaces; a standing clock from England circa 1884; Italian glass panels from the late 19th century, delicately painted with roses; a player piano from 1890s Belgium; porcelain "carpets" inlaid in the original wood-plank floor; tin ceilings; and wood panels from Hope Castle in Castleblayney, Mr. McCole's hometown.
