Pioneer WATER, Resonant and Perfectly Patinated Old Cast Iron Street Water Valve Cover modeled with a little water staining

with a little water staining to the grass along the bottom

and think they've very good as a group

and a couple of tiny tassels at top to boot (ha

8 1/4" t x 3 3/4" w x 1 5/8" d and in very good vintage condition

with a bit of minor loss around the edges

Pioneer WATER, Resonant and Perfectly Patinated Old Cast Iron Street Water Valve Cover modeled with a little water stainingYou know I love found language (and what a resonant phrase here), and sometimes a great old cast iron object too. And I find the the graphic punch and clarity of the lettering on this just completely satisfying. This would have functioned as a street water valve access cover for a municipal water system, I believe. I found it in mid coast Maine and have since found one other example out there of this particular Pioneer Water cover, but in nothing like