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  • Jay yelling from the Scranton Lace Company bell tower; a Scranton landmark.
  • The Scranton Lace Company bell tower is now a Scranton landmark.
  • Jay hitting the bell in the Scranton Lace Company bell tower.
  • The Scranton Lace Company took great care of its workers. They had a 4 lane bowling alley in the factory for workers.
  • Dan and Jay looking a bowling shoe that they found in the old warehouse.
  • The old loom left in the factory. It would have made them tons of money through scrap metal, but won't fit in the back of Jay's truck.
  • Jay, Dan and Mark entering the Scranton Lace Company to salvage old relics that they can sell or turn into new pieces.
  • An archival photo of the looms and factory workers at the Scranton Lace Company.
  • Dan and Jay discuss how there is a collector out there who would love to buy the old bowling pins.
  • Mark, Jay and Dan taking a close look at a check printer in the offices of the Scranton Lace Company.
  • Jay looking at the safe doors in the Scranton Lace Company offices.
  • The Scranton Lace Company gymnasium full of leftover pieces of the factory and many old sewing machines.

  • Bell Tower Bellower

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    Jay yelling from the Scranton Lace Company bell tower; a Scranton landmark.

  • Abandoned Landmark

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    The Scranton Lace Company bell tower is now a Scranton landmark.

  • Bell Ringer

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    Jay hitting the bell in the Scranton Lace Company bell tower.

  • Bowling at Work

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    The Scranton Lace Company took great care of its workers. They had a 4 lane bowling alley in the factory for workers.

  • Footwear Find

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Dan and Jay looking a bowling shoe that they found in the old warehouse.

  • Leftover Loom

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    The old loom left in the factory. It would have made them tons of money through scrap metal, but won't fit in the back of Jay's truck.

  • Unlocking the Doors

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Jay, Dan and Mark entering the Scranton Lace Company to salvage old relics that they can sell or turn into new pieces.

  • Factory Workers

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    An archival photo of the looms and factory workers at the Scranton Lace Company.

  • Antique Bowling Pins

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Dan and Jay discuss how there is a collector out there who would love to buy the old bowling pins.

  • Checking It Out

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Mark, Jay and Dan taking a close look at a check printer in the offices of the Scranton Lace Company.

  • A Safe Bet

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Jay looking at the safe doors in the Scranton Lace Company offices.

  • Forgotten Factory

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    The Scranton Lace Company gymnasium full of leftover pieces of the factory and many old sewing machines.
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