"Sold American"

"Sold American," was the famous saying of famed tobacco auctioneer, L.A. "Speed" Riggs, who became the voice of the American Tobacco Company and Lucky Strike in the late 1800's / early 1900's.  In its heyday, American Tobacco was producing 80% of the tobacco products used in the United States.  It was one of the founding 12 members of the Dow Jones in 1896 but became infamous due to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

We were lucky enough to salvage the massive heart pine timbers from one of the warehouses in downtown Louisville, KY.  The timbers are all extremely dense heart pine with growth rings almost too tight to count.  Mostly 11” x 17” x 22’, they are producing perfectly clear quarter sawn boards as well as awesome wide plank flooring not usually available in such a premium grade.