During installation in 1992, the first sculpture fell and had to be replaced.
Hammering Man's arm "hammers" silently and smoothly four times per minute 24 hours a day. It runs on a 3-hp electric motor set on an automatic timer. Hammering Man rests his arm every year on Labor Day.
The sculpture was fabricated by Lippincott, Inc., North Haven, Connecticut and installed by Fabrication Specialities, Seattle. |

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One of the totem poles in downtown Seattle, just behind the Tree of Life shown above. This is a park area - Victor Steinbeck Park - and people were relaxing everywhere, so the two RV Gypsies could not get a better photo of the totem pole. |

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Karen Duquette and her sister, Ilse Blahak |
The Seattle Space Needle |

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Pike Place Market |

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Pike Place Market is one of the oldest in the country, with over 200 shops and restaurants. Lee wanted to go here to see the fish fly through the air (and he did - as shown below). Shoppers can buy fresh seafood and fruit or have a snack. The Market is open every day of the year, but merchants set their own hours. Parking is available at 1531 Western Avenue just down the hill from Victor Steinbeck Park. |
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BELOW: The Pike Place Fish Market, founded in 1930, is an open air fish market located in Seattle, Washington's Pike Place Market, at the corner of Pike Street and Pike Place. It is known for their tradition of fishmongers throwing fish that customers have purchased, before they are wrapped. After nearing bankruptcy in 1986, the fish market owner and employees decided to become "world famous", changing their way of doing business by introducing their flying fish, games, and customer performances. Four years later, they were featured repeatedly in the national media and television shows. The store is now a popular tourist destination in Seattle, attracting up to 10,000 daily visitors, and is often billed as world-famous. |

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The Pike Place Fish Market is best known for their habit of hurling customers' orders across the shopping area. A typical routine will involve a customer ordering a fish, with their fishmongers calling out the order, which is loudly shouted back by all the other staff, at which point the original fishmonger will throw the customer's fish behind the counter for wrapping. Initially, the shouted repeating of the ordered fish began as a prank on one employee, but was enjoyed by customers, so it became a tradition. While working, the staff continually yell to each other and chant in unison while they throw ordered fish. At times, the fish market staff will throw a foam fish into the crowd to scare bystanders, or select a customer from the crowds to participate in the fish toss. |

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A popular feature at the Pike Place Fish Market is the monkfish, which sometimes, thanks to a hidden line, is made to "snap" at customers. In 1991, CNN named the Pike Place Fish Market as one of the three most fun places to work in America. |
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Because Lee loves chocolate, Ilse bought Lee a shirt from here to thank him for everything he does for her when she vacations with Lee and her sister, Karen. How thoughtful of Ilse. (Note: Lee gets comments on the shirt whenever he wears it, but nobody has ever handed him chocolate). |

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While Ilse Blahak was buying the shirt, the two RV Gypsies enjoyed the store next store. |
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At another store, Lee Duquette tried on an elephant hat. |

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Below: Painting on a building and a dummy with a guitar on the balcony. |

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