Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Memphis
Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee: home of the blues. Located at 241-245 South Front Street, the W C Ellis and Sons ironworks and machine shop produced this historic cover. The building is still extant and has been converted into a multi-story residential tower sitting within its two-story enclosure. The foundry name is still legible on the facade and is as boldly written as the chamfered pronouncement of this cover’s use. The cover has a polar array of dots with vent holes occupying the 45 degree quadrants. An added Memphis insignia sits along the bottom identifying the foundry’s location.
The perfect gift for housewarmings, and anniversaries each illustration is initially hand-drawn for precision and then permanently etched into cork. The trivets are .375" thick and 7.25" in diameter with rounded edges. 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.
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
