There must be billions of them in the world. We pass them every day. We walk on them. We do not take any notice of them. They are heavy, and usually made of cast iron. They come in many different shapes, sizes and patterns. Look, and you will find them everywhere.
What are they? MANHOLE COVERS, that provide access to local service systems such as water, electricity, gas, and telecommunications.
Post photos of any interesting ones you find here.
Location: Sigean, France
Members: 27
Latest Activity: 12 hours ago
i noticed 2 on a short walk and wished I had brought my small art supply bag as it contains 2 bare crayons red and black to make "rubbings" of embossed , interesting surfaces. This is near home so…Continue
Started by Stephanie Lentz Morrison. Last reply by Stephanie Lentz Morrison Sep 2, 2023.
Comment
Dear Ilya, in Poland you can still see such artefacts in many places. They are a remnant of when in the 19th century, until 1918, Poland was ruled by three states: Russia, Prussia and Ausrto-Hungary. In western Poland there are, for example, such elements with German inscriptions.
My sincere greetings in these difficult times.
Raphael
Дорогой Илья, в Польше во многих местах еще можно увидеть такие артефакты. Они являются пережитком того времени, когда в 19 веке, до 1918 года, Польшей управляли три государства: Россия, Пруссия и Австро-Венгрия. В западной Польше, например, есть такие предметы с немецкими надписями. Мои искренние поздравления в это трудное время.
Traveller Mikhail Timofeev saw in Poland, in Łódź, near Księży Młyn, on Fabryczna Street, a manhole with a Russian inscription:
Zell Brothers Construction Office, 1910.
The manhole has been in place for over a century! Photo by Michal Timofeev.
Want to support the IUOMA with a financial gift via PayPal?
The money will be used to keep the IUOMA-platform alive. Current donations keep platform online till 1-july-2025. If you want to donate to get IUOMA-publications into archives and museums please mention this with your donation. It will then be used to send some hardcopy books into museums and archives. You can order books yourself too at the IUOMA-Bookshop. That will sponsor the IUOMA as well.
IMPORTANT: please use the friends/family option with donation on Paypal. That makes transaction fee the lowest
This IUOMA platform on NING has no advertisings, so the funding is completely depending on donations.
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
Bewaren
http://www.iuoma.org
IUOMA on Facebook
http://www.mail-art.de
http://www.mailart.be
Mail-Art on Wikipedia
Bookstore IUOMA
www.fluxus.org
Drawings Ruud Janssen
Mail Art Blog by Jayne
Fluxlist Europe
Privacy Revolution
fluxlist.blogspot.com/
TAM Rubberstamp Archive
MAIL-ART Projects
mail art addresses
Artistampworld
panmodern.com
MIMA-Italy
artistampmuseum
Papersizes Info
IUOMA Logo's
Mail Artists Index
Mailart Adressen
Maries Mailbox Blog
http://mailartarchive.com/
Mail-Interviews
http://www.crosses.net/
Ryosuke Cohen
goopmailart
http://heebeejeebeeland.blogspot.nl/
Your link here? Send me a message.
© 2024 Created by Ruud Janssen. Powered by
You need to be a member of MANHOLE COVER LOVERS to add comments!