Manhole Cover Coasters: Pittsburgh
Manhole Cover Coasters: Pittsburgh
The Steel City, Pittsburgh was founded at the confluence of three rivers: The Monongahela, Allegheny & Ohio. The former originates in West Virginia and meets the Allegheny at the Point where Fort Duquesne was founded in 1754. The 130-mile-long Allegheny sometimes receives baseballs from Pirate’s stadium. The Ohio River is forged from these two rivers and flows to six other states providing drinking water for over 3 million people…hope they treat it beforehand. These rivers provided transport for coal which fired the many steel plants and foundries for decades. These covers can be found in many places throughout the city and are examples of the unique aesthetic in Pennsylvania’s second city. Cheers, Yinz!
Make a stand by adding a display stand
Tombino replicates manhole covers from around the world into functional art in the form of coasters, trivets and magnets. Each illustration is initially hand-drawn for precision and then permanently etched into cork. These make the perfect birthday or holiday gift. Each coaster is .25" thick and 4" in diameter. The engraving method has incredible detail and tactility. Fabricated from sustainable Portuguese cork. Designed and packaged in Philadelphia, PA USA.
Cork is a natural material, thus rare aberrations within the etching can occur, but at this scale good luck noticing.
As each one is made to order please allow three business days for delivery.
“We all have three cities: the one in which we grew up, the one where we live and the one in which we wished we live."-Alan Furst
A custom display rack can be ordered too. See the individual trivets and magnets as well.
