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Simply Amish's First Licensing Agreement Prompted The Purchase of a Keg of Railroad Spikes

LAS VEGAS-With good reason,Simply Amish's first licensing agreement prompted the purchase of a keg of railroad spikes.

The company is introducing a B&O Railroad Museum product line,according to Kevin Kauffman,co-founder and owner of the Arcola,Ill.-based domestic solid wood case goods producer,which shows here in space C-1184.

"(The spikes)were actually primered when we bought them.But we painted them and they look nice.But they're actual spikes.They've got stampings on them and they're kind of cool,"Kauffman said.

The spikes now serve as one of the recurring construction elements in the B&O line,along with planking and items that take architectural inspiration from a railway trestle bridge.

The 11-piece introduction includes two occasional groups and a desk modeled on a piece seen in B&O Museum photography,brought up to date for use with today's laptop computers.

The B&O Railroad was one of the first commercial long distance lines in the world,organized and built in the late 1820s.It ceased to exist as a railroad entity after several mergers in 1987,according to the B&O Railroad Museum's website.

The B&O established a transportation museum in 1953.It became a nonprofit enterprise in 1990 and later became affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.

The museum,located in the Mount Clare Station and roundhouse in Baltimore,is a U.S.National Historic Landmark.It has a 40-acre campus that preserves a broad array of railroad relics and historically important locomotives,among other items.

Simply Amish is preparing a catalog and has previewed the line with some dealers.Kauffman said the B&O Museum will promote the line within its organization as well.

The pieces have a look similar to the industrial style seen in many case goods introductions of recent years,he said.

While the items will be shown in a bourbon finish on rustic cherry wood,with stable knots and character cracks,the company will build to order within Simply Amish's customization abilities.

"We tried within the design to not make it too over the top,so it'll appeal to just about anyone.Especially with the industrial look being so hot right now it actually fits right in with that,mixing metal with some rustic wood,"Kauffman said.

A cocktail table will retail for$1,300.Simply Amish plans to extend the product line to dining and bedroom categories.

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