09/04/2026
We are so lucky to have a piece (or four!) of British history on display at Kentuck K**b in Southwestern, Pennsylvania.
Our iconic British Telephone Kiosks, known in the United Kingdom as Telephone Boxes are always a delightful surprise to visitors. Did you know that like the postboxes and busses were all painted red because it was thought to be the easiest color to notice at the time. Later it was proven that yellow is the first colour the human eye registers which is why taxi cabs were painted yellow instead of red!
Lord Peter Palumbo acquired the kiosks and the other eclectic pieces of the sculpture through private sales and auctions. As with all our sculptures these once functional, now forever preserved artworks are restored periodically to preserve them. First the paint is stripped back and we perform a deep clean. Then a metal base primer layer is applied, making them look ghostly! After a first and second coat it's sealed and ready.
Learn more about the design evolution, why the one we have is called the Jubilee Kiosk and history of this emblem -https://kentuckknob.com/blogs/news
