Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Bismarck
Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Bismarck
Home to just over 70,000 North Dakotans, Bismark is the state’s capital and was founded in 1872. Located on the eastern bank of the Missouri River, across from Mandan where this old cover was most likely cast. That town takes its name from the Mandan tribe who occupied this region for centuries and called the area “Place of the Tall Willows in the native tongue Hidatsa. Despite that history, the city was named after Otto Von Bismarck, Chancellor of Deutschland from 1871-1890, perhaps in an effort to attract German immigrants to the region. Most of these covers are nearly worn away and are being replaced or asphalted over; an apt metaphor for the region’s history.
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
