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| "Government Jobs",
there were a lot of them done at Lago and it must have
gone on for a long time, see what Mr. Koster says in his family history. |
| "You
know what a “government job” is? In case you do not know, it is
when time and materials are stolen from the company you work for.
A lot of that was going on at Lago. Oh yes, the big shots were in
it also. So I was picked to do most of that kind of work. I
made several nice fences and gates for the big shots and also was asked
to make iron work for some grave yards. I never asked any
questions because it was none of my business and I loved the work." |
| This brass casting of the coat of arms
of Aruba, (shown just a little smaller than its full size) is an example
of what was done at the Lago Foundry. |
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Not really a
"government job” this "token" was cast in the Lago foundry as a
souvenir. Does anyone know what it was a souvenir for? The
size of the "token", which is cast in brass, is 2.8 inches in diameter
and about .25 inches thick. I found this amongst my father's
things. I would guess it was intended as a paper weight. Dan Jensen |
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Dan,
This is a picture of my father's 'government job' completed sometime in
1962 just before he left Aruba. It is a beautiful 8 foot round table
[made with some kind of plywood] with a monel stainless pedestal base
(Dan's note, the best Lago could afford) with matching lazy-susan. In
this picture my father is enjoying a glass of wine with daughter Susan
and her husband Mike and their daughter Sherry at their retirement home
in Compass Lake, Florida. |
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