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ericbuggeln
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While visiting my family in Wilmington NC we took a tour of the Bellamy Mansion which began construction in 1859 and finished in 1861. It was built entirely by slaves and freed men of color, as they called them. It is amazing that this home was built with free labor and while not getting paid that the artisans produced such a great product.
The first two pics are of the plaster crown jigs that were ingeniously crafted. The crown they produce blows away the 3 1/2" BS i commonly put up. Thought you guys might like seeing how it used to be done, thanks, Eric