{"id":1569,"date":"2026-10-31T17:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1569"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:41:38","slug":"business-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1569","title":{"rendered":"Stories from the shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a Stories from the shop<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">Choose one short chapter. Each retains the original source notes and qualifications.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-menu\" aria-label=\"Choose a topic\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1564\"><strong>Early shop stories<\/strong><span>Expansion, customers and learning the trade.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1565\"><strong>Accidents and break-ins<\/strong><span>Separate episodes in the local newspapers.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1566\"><strong>Everyday business<\/strong><span>A dog, an elevator office and family news.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1567\"><strong>The75th anniversary<\/strong><span>An open house and an old tractor.<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People, machines, and plans for Salisbury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details family-topic-fold is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" id=\"frank-sheet-metal-story\"><summary>Frank\u2019s separate sheet-metal shop \u2014 identity unresolved<\/summary>\n\n<section id=\"frank-sheet-metal-ornamental-iron-1958\">\n<h3>\u201cYour carport can be beautiful\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>A 1958 advertisement for Frank\u2019s Sheet Metal Shop sold a little curb appeal along with its ironwork. It offered wrought- and cast-iron designs for carports, porches, patios and interiors, with ornamental columns starting at $2.25 a foot. \u201cFrank Roling, Owner\u201d appeared at the bottom, alongside the wonderfully short telephone number: 101.<\/p>\n<p>The advertisement names a separate shop; which Frank Roling owned it remains to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, August 29, 1958, page 6, Frank\u2019s Sheet Metal Shop advertisement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">\u2190 Roling family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19\">Back to the family business<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<style>.family-topic-fold{border:1px solid #d8d2c5;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 18px;margin:18px 0}.family-topic-fold>summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5}.family-topic-fold>summary:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.family-topic-fold>.family-topic-menu{margin-bottom:8px}.family-topic-fold{scroll-margin-top:24px}<\/style>\n<script>(function(){function revealTopicTarget(){var name;try{name=decodeURIComponent(window.location.hash.slice(1));}catch(e){return;}if(!name){return;}var target=document.getElementById(name);if(!target){return;}var node=target;while(node){if(node.tagName==='DETAILS'){node.open=true;}node=node.parentElement;}}revealTopicTarget();window.addEventListener('hashchange',revealTopicTarget);})();<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Stories from the shop Choose one short chapter. 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