Depression Glassware
Depression Glassware doesn’t sound very enticing, but it is actually quite lovely. It came about during our country’s Great Depression. A loaf of bread cost about a nickel, and so did a […]
Entries by Black Dog Salvage
Cast Iron Georgia Syrup Kettles
Black Dog Salvage has reproduced 19th Century Cast Iron Georgia Syrup Kettles Reproduction Syrup Kettle Cast Iron Syrup Kettles were used in the early 19thCentury American south to produce sugar […]
Roanoke Valley HOME Magazine features Blue Ridge Residential
Be sure to stop by the shop to pick up the Spring 2015 issue of Roanoke Valley Home Magazine. Flip to page 40 for “Home, Re-imagined” featuring a beautiful custom […]
Season 3 Episode 13: St. Andrew’s Spire
The Dawgs help save copper elements from the St. Andrews Catholic Church spires in Roanoke, VA. The guys also bring in an expert to learn more about a large lithograph […]
Season 3 Episode 12: Fringer Cannery
Mike, Robert and the crew salvage an old iron ore mine that was converted into a cannery in the 1930s. Main items include a curved I-beam, oversized pressure-cookers, and a […]
Season 3 Episode 11: Weatherford Farmhouse
Salvage Dawgs save parts of a farmhouse in South Boston, VA. Key items include chairs, milk-painted paneling, and an arched window. Mike and Robert get to pick through some of […]
Season 3 Episode 10: Roanoke College
Black Dog Salvage saves architectural elements at Roanoke College in Salem, VA. Key items include railings, brick pavers, gothic lighting, and a safe from the 1940s. Mike and Courtney repurpose […]
Season 3 Episode 9: Hylton Victorian
Black Dog Salvage saves parts of an old Victorian-style farmhouse in Laurel Forks, VA. Mike and Robert learn how to hand throw bricks at the Old Virginia Brick Company. Tay […]
Season 3 Episode 8: Meek Farmhouse
Mike and Robert remove a two-piece staircase from a farmhouse in Marion, VA. The guys also pick through a train yard. Back at the shop, Mike builds a bar from […]
Season 3 Episode 7: Byrd Log Cabin
The Salvage Dawgs team returns to a previously salvaged house to save its original log structure. Mike and Tay learn how that wood is milled for a custom building project. […]
Season 3 Episode 6: Nehi Bottling Plant
Mike salvages large industrial doors from the old Nehi Bottling Plant in Covington, VA. Back at the shop, Robert and Tay work on a gate made from a bicycle. The […]
Season 3 Episode 5: Bowman House
Mike, Robert and the Black Dog crew salvage an early 1800s farmhouse in Mt. Jackson, VA. Key items include pocket doors, a primitive armoire and heart pine flooring. Grayson brings […]