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Used Manhole Covers

Manhole Cover (Manhattan DPW)
By Josep Cisquella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josep Cisquella, Spanish (1955 - ) Title: Manhole Cover (Manhattan DPW) Year: 1991
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1990s Conceptual Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Manhole Cover Prototype Folk Art, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
edge of the cap giving it a nice touch of detail. Possibly used as a manhole prototype before making
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1960s American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Wood

Manhattanhenge 2021 with Mystical Object - Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
shape of a manhole cover in the foreground echos the shape of the Manhattanhenge sun unifying heaven and
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2010s Modern Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

A Modern 21st Century "Pot Hole Pistol" Recycled Sculpture by, Andrew Crawford
Located in Englewood, NJ
(American, b.1970) of a recycled cast iron manhole cover which was cut and forged into a pistol. The
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Iron

WATER Signed Lithograph, Abstract Design, Water Utility Cover, Light Aqua Beige
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Union City, NJ
public water utility manhole cover. The rubbing was then transferred to a lithography printing plate. A
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1980s Abstract Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Karim Rashid for Leonardo Germany Limited Edition New Move Glass Vase, ca 1999
By Karim Rashid
Located in Cathedral City, CA
bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn
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1990s German Minimalist Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Blown Glass

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Wooden Mold for a Manhole Cover
Located in Woodstock, NY
manhole covers. Discovered in the oldest continuously running iron foundry in America.
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19th Century American Folk Art Used Manhole Covers

Manhole Cover
By Alexander Calder
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Please contact our gallery for best price. This color lithograph is hand signed by Alexander Calder (Pennsylvania, 1898 - New York, 1976) and is numbered from the Roman numeral editi...
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Used Manhole Covers

Used Manhole Cover
H 44.02 in W 30.01 in
Industrial Grate Table
Located in New York, NY
An industrial manhole cover comes back to life to serve as an industrial accent side table. With a
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20th Century American Used Manhole Covers

Industrial Grate Table
Industrial Grate Table
H 29.75 in Dm 28 in
John Tuccillo, cast paper, acrylic paint wall sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
metalwork and ornament of sewer grates and manhole covers. He begins by making a mold directly off the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Essex County
By Richard Hauser
Located in Florham Park, NJ
features manhole covers, the easier and often overlooked, mundane embossments of cities. We walk and we
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Early 2000s Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Photographic Paper

Essex County
H 20.5 in W 20.5 in
New York City Manhole Cover Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and steadfast side table with a top made from a New York City manhole cover and with
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20th Century American Industrial Used Manhole Covers

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Iron

New York City Manhole Cover Table
New York City Manhole Cover Table
H 27.75 in Dm 18.25 in
Manhole Cover Prototype Folk Art, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely unique wooden sewer cap prototype. Made by by various wooden cubes and blocks as well as letters and trim nailed to the front of the main ply of the cap giving it its desig...
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1960s American Used Manhole Covers

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Wood

Adjustable Manhole Tables
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Adjustable circular tables comprised of antique manhole covers, on three-legged pedestal bases
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Manhole Covers

Marcy Foundry Cast Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Essex, MA
drip pan. Signed and dated on back. Marcy foundry made many cast iron manhole covers etc in NYC. The
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1920s American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Iron

Guy Gee, Fiji (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Fiji (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, India (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, India (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, America (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, Bahamas (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Hawaii (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Hawaii (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, Edinburgh (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Costa Rica (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, London (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, London (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, Santorini (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Maldives (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, St Lucia (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Palestine (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Ireland (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Italy (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Italy (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, Isle of Man (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, Greece (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, Greece (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, France (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, Great Britain (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
from illustrated stamps, to Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, Denmark (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, Greece (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

Guy Gee, Greece (medium)
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Guy Gee, America (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

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Lithograph

Guy Gee, America (medium)
Located in Manchester, GB
Japanese manhole covers. Japanese design has been a prominent source of inspiration for Guy, it was a 1989
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2010s Contemporary Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Lithograph

NY city manhole cover table
Located in Spokane, WA
This is the most useful function for a NYC manhole cover that I have ever seen - well except for
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20th Century American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Metal

NY city manhole cover table
NY city manhole cover table
H 31 in Dm 46.5 in
Pair of Manhole Cover Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
manhole covers for the tops. Solid iron. Price is for the PAIR.
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1940s American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Metal

Le Corbusier, Manhole Cover for the City of Chandigarh
By Le Corbusier
Located in BREST, FR
Le Corbusier, manhole cover for the city of Chandigarh, India. Reproduction of the plan of
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1950s Indian Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Iron

New York City Vintage Manhole Cover & Chrome Base End Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
Vintage New York City Department of Public Works iron manhole cover handcrafted into a table. This
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20th Century American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Iron, Chrome

Industrial Antique British Iron Manhole Cover and Drain Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
This patinated iron piece is actually a manhole cover and drain that makes a fantastic side table
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Early 1900s English Industrial Used Manhole Covers

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Iron

MANHOLE Casting Mold 1930's
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is an early MANHOLE cover mold for creating urban manhole covers. Pretty cool object
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1930s American Used Manhole Covers

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Wood

Hand Carved Wooden Manhole Template
Located in San Francisco, CA
A brilliant piece of history ! Hand carved wooden manhole cover mold. It's set up for suspension on
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1940s American Folk Art Used Manhole Covers

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Wood

Collection of Four Iron Water Access Covers
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare and stunning collection (taking up far less room than manhole covers). Very decorative.
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Early 20th Century American Used Manhole Covers

19th Century Iron Archetectural Element
Located in New York, NY
19th century manhole cover or grate mounted on custom stand. A fascinating piece piece of sculpture.
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19th Century American Used Manhole Covers

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Iron

Set of 5 foundry patterns
Located in Boston, MA
Set of 5 wooden foundry wheel patterns & molds used to set patterns for cast iron wheels. Manhole
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20th Century American Used Manhole Covers

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Wood

Large Industrial Iron and Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
This rectangular iron table brings to mind...manhole covers, subway gratings, inner cities
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20th Century Industrial Used Manhole Covers

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Iron

Gold and Natural Colored Diamond Circular Geometric Pendant Extra Large Sized
Located in New York, NY
. Inspired by the geometric design of manhole covers, it is a Josef C original design. The pendant is
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2010s American Modern Used Manhole Covers

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Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, 14k Gold

Pierre Jeanneret Teak Kneehole Desk from Chandigarh, India
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Denver, CO
lampposts and manhole covers around the city. Le Corbusier left midway through the project and Jeanneret
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Used Manhole Covers

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Teak

Pierre Jeanneret Teak Kneehole Desk from Chandigarh, India
Pierre Jeanneret Teak Kneehole Desk from Chandigarh, India
H 28.25 in W 48.5 in D 32.5 in L 28.25 in
Pierre Jeanneret Caned Teak Easy Armchair from Chandigarh, India
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Denver, CO
manhole covers around the city. Le Corbusier left midway through the project and Jeanneret was
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Cane, Teak

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Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior. This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop window. It has some minor user traces...
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1960s French Art Deco Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Plaster

Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Skee Ball Machine, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original 1950s Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Skee Ball Machine. Fully mechanical. No need to plug in! You roll the ball and when it enters one of the score holes, a metal piece twists a ...
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1950s American Used Manhole Covers

Materials

Metal

Pair of Vintage Carnival Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool pair of vintage carnival fun house mirrors. Both are convex mirrors in a black wood frame. Mirrors are made of Lucite not glass. Sold as a pair excellent vintage condition....
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1960s English Used Manhole Covers

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Wood

Pair of Vintage Carnival Mirrors
Pair of Vintage Carnival Mirrors
H 31 in W 17.75 in D 3 in
Fireman's Life Saving Machine, 1907 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although it may resemble a trampoline, this is an extremely rare fire safety net designed to catch those leaping from burning buildings. The net was patented in 1887 by Thomas F. Bro...
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Early 1900s American Used Manhole Covers

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Metal

Wooden Boot Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique wooden boot sculpture. Various woods/patinas give the boot texture, color and depth. Just under 2 feet wide. Additional details include, four eyelets with laces, a thick leath...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Used Manhole Covers

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Wood

Wooden Boot Folk Art Sculpture
Wooden Boot Folk Art Sculpture
H 16.25 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
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Used Manhole Covers For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of used manhole covers available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct used manhole covers — often made from wood, iron and metal — can elevate any home. Used manhole covers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Used manhole covers are generally popular furniture pieces, but industrial style is often sought at 1stDibs. Pierre Alechinsky, Josep Cisquella and Mitchell Funk each produced beautiful used manhole covers that are worth considering.

How Much are Used Manhole Covers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $487, while they’re typically $275 on the low end and $12,500 highest priced.