Manhole Cover Coasters: Moscow
Manhole Cover Coasters: Moscow
The heart of Russia, Moscow was built on the banks of the Moskva River and on the backs of its people since its founding in 1147. These four covers can be found in the center of Moscow. The five-sided beauty can be found in a courtyard of a lovely cafe and is also in trivet form. The CCCP cover obviously dates from the Soviet era with its star emblem, grappler axe and anchor. These covers were particular to the People's Commissariat of Railways, or NKPS until 1946. The MKC cover is from the 1940s with the emblem of the Moscow Cable Network (Mosenergo.) Interestingly this cover has a spy-related history where the CIA tapped a line in the early 80s. The cover with the word sewerage dates from the early 1930’s and can be found in Red Square, with detritus in its cavities like a cigarette butt and a Stoli bottle cap.
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.