Privy info needed

[pynchinflint]

Had the opportunity to snap some pictures of this old outhouse on a friends piece of property this morning. He is wanting to rescue this little gem and maybe reconstruct a building around it.

We are wondering if anyone could help with the age of this or even better if someone would have a picture from a catalog of the pot before it was planted in concrete. We're thinking that there may be some sort of flange on the bottom of it to hold it in the concrete. I'll also post this in the bottles section. Thanks for any help you could give us.

 

[Tony in SC]

Now that is Realy Uptown!! The outhouses that I remember as a kid did not have lids, Tony

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Pynchinflint, the Opelika Foundry Company is still in business ...so why not give them a phonecall and ask them your questions about the item's time=period. You could also ask if they have an email adress, so you could send them your photos. (The thing is pretty hard to describe with the necessary accurate details over the telephone.)

Opelika Foundry Company
One Williamson Avenue
Opelika AL
334 749-2015

 

[NOLA_Ken]

that's just too cool!!

 

[kenley]

Looks to me like someone "liberated" the door from a furnice or boiler.
Pretty good!

 

[mick56]

I'm thinking it looks like the cover for a coal chute, that would have been in a basement wall.

 

[pynchinflint]

Thanks for the information guys.

Cannonballguy...that was my first thought but had heard that they were out of business for about 15yrs. I'll give them a try!

Kenly and Mick56...now that is something that never crossed our minds. Looks like there is a lot more to research.

 

[Kenosha Kid]

Nice. Guess you had to be really careful back then ... making sure the lid was up ... or you'd be in for a rude awakening with that handle.

 

[stefen]

Grew up with a 2-holed till age 15.....

Never seen one like that...

I'm siding with the coal chute...although we just had a 2 x 2 opening with a board-on-board door

 

[Noodle]

Never give up on a redneck! ha! That seat looks like splinter-city... got some age on it! Cute....

 

[flip flop]

Regardless of what that lid is....that is one cool crapper!!

 

[planejet42]

To me, it looks like late 1800's, early 1900's

 

[Hill Billy]

That's a War Eagle Crapper
Go Auburn!

 

[creskol]

As unique and funky as that is, that should qualify for banner! That is just neat as the dickens. I grew up on a farm with a single holer, and didn't have a seat at all! Thanks for sharing that with us!

 

[FISHEYE]

Did you check the crapper hole for treasure yet?People hid their valuables in them years ago.Wear gloves and a gas mask.

 

[xasp61]

I could use two of those lids. would make a nice addition to grandpa's "Plan B" out house. 100 yrs old and is still there.

 

[Old_Okie]

Live in Opelika for about 5 years in the 80's. Very nice folks. Good memories.