MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

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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: 24
Latest Activity: Apr 17

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rubbings 4 Replies

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.

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Comment by Sil on June 23, 2021 at 9:10am: I prefer mail art in my postal mailbox.

So if anyone wants to make some rubbings of the texture and make some postal artwork with it, then I'm eager to receive it ;-)

This picture was taken on a school campus, the same campus as the picture in the snow.

Comment by Sil on June 23, 2021 at 9:04am: Manhole cover covered by snow...

Comment by Bradford on June 23, 2021 at 1:30am: Alan Brignull,

I thought it stood for "The Hole Within Which / Some Venture".

Comment by Irene Sosa on June 22, 2021 at 4:10pm

Comment by Alan Brignull on June 22, 2021 at 4:01pm: Tendring Hundred Water Works, Stop Valve

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on June 22, 2021 at 11:48am: In Poland, hot tropical weather ....

Comment by Diana Hale on June 21, 2021 at 7:04pm: Battery Park Book Exchange, Asheville, NC, USA

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 21, 2021 at 5:04pm: WATER TRIPLETS FROM SIGEAN

Ain't they sweet?

And here they are with their big brother or sister

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 21, 2021 at 11:53am: Tiny brass:

ΔΘ #344 : belonging to Dimos Thessaloniki, (City of Thess.)

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 21, 2021 at 11:43am: me thinks some are surveyors' markers?

They are often brass and tiny, smaller than a bottle cap.

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