Dominic Del Re, born in Bola, Italy, has been driving his knife-grinder truck around Brooklyn since the late 80's. I was still missing a lot of things English when I first met him, and loved the opportunity to talk football (soccer). Even back then he said the job was brutal to his hearing.
The truck is a lovely sight to behold, with its hand-painted lawnmower, knife, scissors, ice-skates, shears & hatchet. You can read a 1997 profile of Mr. Del Re here.
3 comments:
I love all the hand-painted blades!
Love these photos and the article about him was great. I love people that realize their jobs are killing them and move on.
Love, love, love the paintings!
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