Wooden Water Main

Hi while clearing out an elderly relatives cellar recently I came across this wooden water main which is in great condition as per the photo's.

Does anyone have any experience with what these are worth and dealers who may be interested in buying it?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Chris

 

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Your local museum, city maybe, may be interested as a donation but I don't expect much value from others.

 

Wow , that's really neat.
Looks like a log with a hole in it.

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That's crazy - looks like a "leaker"

 

Without any connection to an earlier use it would have minimal value

 

Hi,
Philadelphia had these wooden pipes for water and waste back in the early 18th Century.
greg

 

New York City is still using some, here and there. As long as the water keeps flowing and the wood doesn't dry out, it keeps right on working. My late dad used to find some around the old fossil fuel, as in Edison factory badged, power plants in the state. As long as they were kept in use, they were fine.

 

There is a length of some about 3' in diameter in front of our city facilities bullding.
I think there may still be some in use here.
Such a display is why I said what I said first thing.

 

Seattle used to have wooden water mains, and Chelan WA still had some as recently as 2009:
"...wooden planks are lashed together with a coil of metal as if each section of pipe were a long, narrow barrel. Water officials say they believe that a handful of wooden water mains are still in use in South Dakota, Alaska and Pennsylvania, among other places." (Seattle Times)

 

I'll try to take a photo of Everett's today.

 

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