Post #596129 by TikiTomD on Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:18 AM

Ran across these Barney West articles in the archives...

The Tuscaloosa News June 27, 1957

The Telegraph-Herald September 27, 1960

And here is an article that seems a duplicate without photo of Bigbrotiki's post on page 2 of this thread, included here for ease in reading...

The Portsmouth Times December 3, 1965

Wonder if the Mai-Kai is considering a claim on Barney's 100-year guarantee? The giant "Barney" that collapsed in the Mai-Kai gardens on June 9, 2009 had survived the corrosive Florida environment, including hurricanes and a multitude of wood-eating organisms, for more than 50 years... quite a demonstration of durability! Likely there is a Florida exclusion in the warranty fine print...

-Tom