Old bird bath

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Is it cast iron then? Those can have some value. congrats.
 

No. It appears to be concrete with rebar around the rim.
 

Wow,did you have to use a bulldozer? :icon_thumleft:
 

Haha nope! Just 2 shovels and a lot of sweat!
 

That or maybe part of a fountain? Cool find.

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You know @ first I was gonna tell you that i was not trying too downplay you're find or anything but it probably wasnt a bird bath (not trying too tell you in the buzz kill kinda way) Having dug quite a few Victorian type bird baths around old house sites but all the vintage bird baths i have dug have not been in-ground.

I guess I can say this is the first In-ground bird bath I have seen anyone dig outta the ground (In-ground meaning whenever it was used it was put into the ground and not like most bird baths you see)..... but you know the more i look @ this I honestly can say that is probably def a In-ground bird bath! hey congrats kewl find and clean it off maybe you can find some markings! kewl stuff :occasion14:
 

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??? but nice find
 

wow u are crazy haha, i would prolly have left it down there after seeing the shape/size or it but iam Always curios when i leave big targets, what it may or may not have been.
must have taken a long time to get up.
 

I can't stand not moving large finds, have to find out if there is anything underneath. The house I live in the original owner passed away unexpectedly back in the 50's. So I'm playing in the back yard and find a large metal plate under the lawn. I absolutely knew I found the guys stash, dug it up, checked again, got a strong hit, and trust me, the dirt flew. Nothing but water valves to a long ago abandoned water line to the garage. The story of my life.
 

wow u are crazy haha, i would prolly have left it down there after seeing the shape/size or it but iam Always curios when i leave big targets, what it may or may not have been.
must have taken a long time to get up.

Haha I know! It took quite a bit of effort to get that bad boy out.
 

Cool find , When :laughing7: you have finished digging over my vegie patch, I will make you a funny shaped plug for the drain hole.

tinpan
 

Clean it up, patch it up and reuse it... Great find girl :-)
 

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