Pioneer WATER, Resonant and Perfectly Patinated Old Cast Iron Street Water Valve Cover modeled 10" x 8 1/16" as

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

but that's about it

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

with a little water staining to the grass along the bottom

An Interpretation of the Language and Sentiment of Flowers

Pioneer WATER, Resonant and Perfectly Patinated Old Cast Iron Street Water Valve Cover modeled 10" x 8 1/16" asYou 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