Oversized Custom Doorkeeper

One of the more enjoyable aspects to my job here at P. Graham Dunn is to see all the custom projects that go through our shop. About 3 months ago, a customer of ours had us make a doorkeeper about 4 times the size of our stock product. It was such a simple adjustment to our regular item, yet we had a lot of comments about that piece as it went through production. Paul Dunn, my brother-in-law and head of our design department, decided to make a few extra to put in our Factory Outlet room in Dalton. Since then, all of the extra doorkeepers have sold, and at least two more customers stopped in to get their own over sized doorkeeper with a custom design. I have posted a couple of pics of one of those doorkeepers that can be found at the Seville United Methodist Church in Ohio.

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A little piece of our history.

These were taken at language school in Anking, 1933-34 where Peter Dunn's father is second from the right. Also a newspaper clipping with a young Peter Dunn. Peter always says a Shoemaker sticks to his last, which means if your good at something then stay at it, work at it to make it great. Now we know where he got this...

 

 

 

Dalton Holidays Festival

Living up to its reputation as the coldest parade in the US, the Dalton Holidays Festival kicked off in winter fashion as snow fell all day long. Here are some candid photos of the P. Graham Dunn group getting ready to partake in the parade.

 

 

 

 

Mural

Each day for over the last two months, we employees at P. Graham Dunn have been watching a local artist paint one of NE Ohio's largest indoor murals. Recently the Wooster Daily Record stopped out to see what all the fuss was about. Their article is linked here:

Daily Record Mural Article

It's fun to see the reaction on the faces of our guests as they enter the lobby. From the outside our building looks rather plain, but it is a whole different world on the inside. The mural is just one of the latest additions. Visitors today will see the store decorated for Christmas inside and out. But to describe the lobby now would spoil the fun of seeing those faces!

Best in Show

P. Graham Dunn grabbed the trophy for the best booth at the 2008 Wayne County Fair. The booth had the look and feel of a good ol' Ohio autumn, and featured a laser engraving machine for personalized gifts. Lot's of people came by to see the laser in action, often picking up a personalized gift. P. Graham Dunn will be operating its booth under the Grandstand until the fair concludes on Thursday 9-12-08.

The Wayne County Fair started in 1862 and has been the area's #1 family friendly event for nearly 150 years! This year more people than ever have come out to get a taste of what Wayne County is all about. If you would like more information about the fair or Wayne County, just click the links below.

Wayne County Fair
Wayne County CVB
The Daily Record

How Great Thou Art

 

This past Saturday, July 12, we had a very wonderful and inspirational experience at our Dalton Gallery. Eight young men were in the lobby obviously very inspired with the beauty of it all. I talked to one of them and he asked me if anyone had ever sung there before. I told him it had happened a few time both here and at our old place. He asked if it would be ok if they sang and of course I said yes, thinking they would probably just sing from the two large engraved hymn plaques we have on the wall.

Well little did I know they were friends from Harrisonburg, VA and actually were two gospel quartets that had been performing in the area and were spending the day together touring the beautiful Amish country of Wayne and Holmes counties. They had heard of us and stopped to see what we were all about.

A few moments later the most beautiful acapella four part harmony of How Great Thou Art was coming from the front lobby. All eight were standing on the landing five steps below the Gallery floor singing. Then they sang another song, they were encouraged by the large group of customers that had by that time gathered at the upper railing and in the lobby below. They sang for the better part of an hour songs that inspired them personally and requests from the crowd. Needless to say if was a very inspired and spiritually moving experience for all

Harry Wilkins.

Customer Appreciation Sale

It's that time of year again when P. Graham Dunn plays host to their Customer Appreciation Sale. Stop by Wed July 30 - Aug 2 at our Dalton factory and store or Walnut Creek shop for store wide specials. In addition, we will be serving free hotdogs and lemonade from 10a to 3p each day. For more information, call 866-922-0306.