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Curb appeal: It's in the mail
Wayne Burwell's company sells mailboxes in the shape of guitars, fish and trains, among other items. His favorite designs, he said, are the five-foot-tall hand holding a cigar and the golf ball.
Burwell, president of Mailbox Factory Inc., based in Kirtland, Ohio, is one of several merchants offering homeowners the chance to dress up their front yards with a mailbox reflecting their style. His unusual designs make up about half of the 500 boxes he sells annually. About 100 of those sales, he said, are one-of-a-kind designs, such as the golf ball.
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