Arnold Howard on thu 26 feb 04
>From: "Juneau"
> As my new kiln arrived, I had to chuckle when I read the posts about
>"kiln naming." I always name my favorite things and had debated over a
>number of possibilities for the new L&L.
Paragon is starting to name kilns too. Instead of model numbers like TnF-82,
we are naming kilns the Dragon, Viking, Iguana, Caldera, and Pearl.
The guy who came up with Dragon and Viking wanted names that sounded strong.
An engineer at Paragon came up with Caldera, because it means volcano. I
believe it was one of the factory employees who came up with Iguana. That
was chosen because the kiln is a front-loader, but smaller than the Dragon,
another front-loader. So Iguana seemed fitting.
At a meeting, we were trying to come up with a name for glass kilns. Someone
opened a dictionary, and we chose Fusion as a name for a new kiln series.
Last Christmas at the office party, we had a contest. Whoever could name the
newest glass kiln would receive a prize. (I believe the prize was a free
dinner.) The receptionist came up with Pearl and won the dinner. She chose
Pearl because the kiln is a clam-shell design and is used for fusing glass.
Do you prefer kilns with real names, or kilns with model numbers? Or does it
matter?
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net
David Hendley on thu 26 feb 04
Arnold, I like the new names for Paragon kilns. Meaningful names are much
better than numbers.
I have always loved the names of the Vermont Castings woodstoves:
The Defiant, The Vigilant, the Intrepid. I also like that the date is molded
right in the metal casting. I have a 1977 Vigilant.
If Paragon had hired a marketing consultant, the "Pearl" name would have
cost the chef's salary for a year, rather than a dinner.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> Paragon is starting to name kilns too. Instead of model numbers like
TnF-82,
> we are naming kilns the Dragon, Viking, Iguana, Caldera, and Pearl.
william schran on fri 27 feb 04
Arnold wrote:>Do you prefer kilns with real names, or kilns with
model numbers? Or does it
matter?<
I like the idea of numbers in the name that relate to the kiln size -
2927= 29" wide x 27" high - know immediately how to direct my
students to kiln purchases.
Couldn't give a hoot about a name - folks who want will personalize
their kiln, wheel, car with what ever name will make the machine less
of a machine to them.
Bill
Gail Heilmann on fri 27 feb 04
From: Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net
>>Do you prefer kilns with real names, or kilns with model numbers? Or does it
>matter?
I prefer names all the way! As an artist, I am visually oriented so
Dragon, Iguana, etc. pop an image and an association into my mind instantly.
Numbers simply don't stick!
gail heilmann in the black hills of south dakota (64 degrees yesterday and
snow coming tomorrow)
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