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  • Rusted chain at the scrap yard that will be weighed and sold.
  • An antique razor at the scrap yard.
  • Peter Schrafft, Johnny Morrissey, John Morrissey, Sr. and Kathleen Morrissey outside of the warehouse.
  • Peter Schrafft driving the bulldozer.
  • Before coming to the scrap yard, Larry Barrows struggled with alcohol addiction and family troubles. Larry views John Morrissey as a mentor and inspiration in living a clean and healthy life. John has helped him to reconnect with his son and rebuild a relationship with his son's mother. John has also helped Larry and his wife adopt a boy. Larry often brags that he can tell what a metal is by how it tastes.
  • Larry Barrows plowing a heap of wires to the truck so that they can be transferred.
  • Peter Schrafft uses a crane to pick up scrap metal from a truck.
  • Silverware that was sold to the scrap yard.
  • A rusty sledge hammer at the metal scrap yard.
  • Old metal springs at the scrap yard.
  • The rusty weight for a barbell at the scrap yard.
  • John Morrissey, Sr. discussing pricing for commercial property with his real estate agent, Taber Keally, outside of the Mozzone warehouse.
  • Jaryn Conway enjoying a cocktail out at Joe Angelo's Caf with family and friends after work.
  • John Morrissey, Sr. leaning against a brick wall at Recycling Solutions (a transferring service) as Johnny Morrissey strikes a business a deal with the establishment's owner.
  • The view of from the drivers seat of the bulldozer at the scrap yard.
  • Kathleen Morrissey by some antique silverware that she later had appraised at Timeless Antiques.
  • Kathleen Morrissey and Johnny Morrissey's girlfriend, Erin, laughing at something off-screen. Erin was waiting for Johnny to finish up work so that they could go out for their four-year anniversary dinner at the Alma Nova Restaurant (owned by the Wahlberg's) in Hingham.
  • A bulldozer sifting through scrap metal.
  • Harry's truck with graffiti on it and scrap in the cab. Harry is a regular at the scrap yard and is often referred to as Yellow Man. He often jokes around with the family and dances to the music in the warehouse as he waits for his scrap to be weighed out.
  • Recycling Solutions, a transferring station that ECO Recycling does business with.
  • Johnny Morrissey and John Morrissey, Sr. showing their matching tattoos that they decided to get after fighting in an MMA tournament together.
  • Stacey Corbett during an interview. She discussed how her and John Morrissey came to meet through a mutual friend, their building project in Vermont, and the new motorcycle that she purchased that day without consulting John (he often refers to her as a speed demon), among other topics.
  • Susan Morrissey during an interview. Like her daughter, Kathleen Morrissey, Susan has a passion for antiques and works in the antique business.
  • Jaryn Conway's hands counting money in the office. She is generally the one that handles the monetal transactions with the customers through the window (between the office and the warehouse) after their scrap has been weighed out.
  • Kathleen Morrissey's hand holding ornate bronze metal antique pieces that she plans to show her mother, Susan Morrissey.
  • Kathleen Morrissey crouched down looking at one of many antique spoons that she planned to show to her mother, Susan Morrissey, who encouraged her to get them appraised at Timeless Antiques. The spoons were purchased from a customer at the scrap yard for less than 20 dollars, and were later discovered to be over 1000 dollars in value.

  • Rusted Chain

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Rusted chain at the scrap yard that will be weighed and sold.

  • Rusty Razor

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    An antique razor at the scrap yard.

  • Warehouse Workers

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Peter Schrafft, Johnny Morrissey, John Morrissey, Sr. and Kathleen Morrissey outside of the warehouse.

  • Heavy Machinery

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Peter Schrafft driving the bulldozer.

  • Larry Barrows

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Before coming to the scrap yard, Larry Barrows struggled with alcohol addiction and family troubles. Larry views John Morrissey as a mentor and inspiration in living a clean and healthy life. John has helped him to reconnect with his son and rebuild a relationship with his son's mother. John has also helped Larry and his wife adopt a boy. Larry often brags that he can tell what a metal is by how it tastes.

  • World of Wires

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Larry Barrows plowing a heap of wires to the truck so that they can be transferred.

  • Crushing Crane

    Peter Schrafft uses a crane to pick up scrap metal from a truck.

    Peter Schrafft uses a crane to pick up scrap metal from a truck.

  • Scrap Yard Silver

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Silverware that was sold to the scrap yard.

  • Hammered It's Last Day

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    A rusty sledge hammer at the metal scrap yard.

  • Springless Springs

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Old metal springs at the scrap yard.

  • The Weight of Rust

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    The rusty weight for a barbell at the scrap yard.

  • Striking a Deal

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    John Morrissey, Sr. discussing pricing for commercial property with his real estate agent, Taber Keally, outside of the Mozzone warehouse.

  • Happy Hour

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Jaryn Conway enjoying a cocktail out at Joe Angelo's Caf with family and friends after work.

  • Waiting on a Deal

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    John Morrissey, Sr. leaning against a brick wall at Recycling Solutions (a transferring service) as Johnny Morrissey strikes a business a deal with the establishment's owner.

  • Broken Windshield

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    The view of from the drivers seat of the bulldozer at the scrap yard.

  • Antique Silverware

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Kathleen Morrissey by some antique silverware that she later had appraised at Timeless Antiques.

  • Waiting Around

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Kathleen Morrissey and Johnny Morrissey's girlfriend, Erin, laughing at something off-screen. Erin was waiting for Johnny to finish up work so that they could go out for their four-year anniversary dinner at the Alma Nova Restaurant (owned by the Wahlberg's) in Hingham.

  • Shifting Through Scrap

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    A bulldozer sifting through scrap metal.

  • Graffitied Truck

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Harry's truck with graffiti on it and scrap in the cab. Harry is a regular at the scrap yard and is often referred to as Yellow Man. He often jokes around with the family and dances to the music in the warehouse as he waits for his scrap to be weighed out.

  • Recycling Solutions

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Recycling Solutions, a transferring station that ECO Recycling does business with.

  • Matching Tattoos

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Johnny Morrissey and John Morrissey, Sr. showing their matching tattoos that they decided to get after fighting in an MMA tournament together.

  • Stacey Corbett

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Stacey Corbett during an interview. She discussed how her and John Morrissey came to meet through a mutual friend, their building project in Vermont, and the new motorcycle that she purchased that day without consulting John (he often refers to her as a speed demon), among other topics.

  • Susan Morrissey

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Susan Morrissey during an interview. Like her daughter, Kathleen Morrissey, Susan has a passion for antiques and works in the antique business.

  • Counting Cash

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Jaryn Conway's hands counting money in the office. She is generally the one that handles the monetal transactions with the customers through the window (between the office and the warehouse) after their scrap has been weighed out.

  • Ornate Bronze

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Kathleen Morrissey's hand holding ornate bronze metal antique pieces that she plans to show her mother, Susan Morrissey. 

  • Silver Discovery

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels/ Jarrett Creative/ Louisa Mardirossian

    Kathleen Morrissey crouched down looking at one of many antique spoons that she planned to show to her mother, Susan Morrissey, who encouraged her to get them appraised at Timeless Antiques. The spoons were purchased from a customer at the scrap yard for less than 20 dollars, and were later discovered to be over 1000 dollars in value. 

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