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Title: Cast Iron Aquarium
Post by: aaronf on September 08, 2017, 12:52:04 pm
Hello,I just recently bought a house and the seller left what it looks to be a cast iron fish tank. 
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Post by: mart on September 09, 2017, 06:56:14 pm
Never heard of such because of the rust factor !!   Water and cast iron do not go well together !!  Can you post a pic ??
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Post by: ghopper1924 on September 10, 2017, 01:42:24 am
I have seen pictures of Victorian fish tanks, but not many!
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Post by: cogar on September 10, 2017, 05:42:25 am
Back in the 70’s when living in upstate NY …. I acquired a large Victorian style cast iron yard pool or birdbath. And the only one I could find on Google Images that is remotely similar to the one I had is this one, to wit: 

 (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/75/43/1b7543ccb370fb544d35b63e91c9e4db.jpg)

Now as best my memory serves me, the one I had was like 8 feet in diameter, probably 7/8 inches deep, with a slightly curved 6” wide decorative rim encircling the top edge and four (4) cast iron frogs perched evenly spaced around the rim.

It was an extremely heavy (700 to 1,000 lbs) and “tricky” to move, but I managed to get it moved to “my ponderosa” without incident, placed it in my yard and enjoyed it for a few years.
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Post by: KC on September 10, 2017, 01:06:37 pm
Ohhhhhhhhhh, I would love one of these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The quest is on!
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Post by: mart on September 10, 2017, 01:45:26 pm
Me too !!
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Post by: talesofthesevenseas on September 13, 2017, 07:23:19 pm
Now that is cool!
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Post by: valmont325 on September 13, 2017, 08:06:12 pm
http://www.williewildlifesculptures.com.au/designs/birdbath-bowls/

(http://freshpatio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frog-metal-bird-bath.jpg]http://freshpatio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frog-metal-bird-bath.jpg)