Muffler Man - Casino Pier
by Colleen Kammerer
Title
Muffler Man - Casino Pier
Artist
Colleen Kammerer
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Muffler Man -Casino Pier | Photograph by Colleen Kammerer ~
Muffler Men (or Muffler Man) are large moulded fiberglass sculptures that are placed as advertising icons, roadside attractions or for decorative purposes, predominantly in the United States. Standing approximately 18-25 feet tall, the first figure was a Paul Bunyan character designed to hold an axe. Variations of that figure were widely used to hold full-sized car mufflers, tires, or other items promoting various roadside businesses. Thousands of the oversize figures were scattered across the US in a little over a decade at a typical cost of $1000-$2800. When businesses closed or were sold, often the figures would be repainted and adapted to represent different characters and were relocated to new places. Some of the Muffler Men have become natives, Vikings, football players and sports mascots, country bumpkins, cooks and chefs, cowboys, soldiers, sea pirates and even astronauts!
While the fiberglass figures are no longer manufactured, many still exist throughout the US. This one Looms above the game booths, among a labyrinth of boardwalk concessions stands. He stands guard at the Roof Top mini golf - Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey. After surviving Hurricane Sandy, he now proudly holds the American Flag.
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August 4th, 2014
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