Pioneer WATER, Resonant and Perfectly Patinated Old Cast Iron Street Water Valve Cover modeled but that's about it

but that's about it

10" x 8 1/16" as mounted (original mount)

with extra long toe and great hand-carved vine design wrapping the sides and heel

and think they've very good as a group

with a bit of minor loss around the edges

Pioneer WATER, Resonant and Perfectly Patinated Old Cast Iron Street Water Valve Cover modeled but that's about itYou 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