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From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 6:55:01 PM    Jody35150   Posts: 115 Joined: 2/13/2010 From: Sylacauga, Alabama Status: offline This unattractive toilet seat sat atop a huge & even more unattractive castiron toilet. The 'Eagle Iron Works' of Sylacauga was destroyed in 1932 by a tornado. Since I found this one from my hometown, I've found six more from different cities around Alabama. All the castiron center-pieces are slightly different, some being rather decorative. Bottle collecting is in my blood, but I cannot resist these historical oddities. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 6:55:51 PM    Jody35150   Posts: 115 Joined: 2/13/2010 From: Sylacauga, Alabama Status: offline And another... Attachment (1) (in reply to Jody35150) Post #: 2

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 6:58:36 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 11897 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: offline Interesting!! All I can say is, it's a good thing you don't get cold winters down there..  Getting frozen to an iron toilet would result in a call for help I would NOT want to make! (in reply to Jody35150) Post #: 3

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 7:16:26 PM    TJSJHART Posts: 1209 Joined: 9/10/2007 From: Arizona Status: online very cool never seen  a cast iron tiolet seat , and yeah gettin frozen to it could be painful,,but then think  if it was in a out house in the middle of the arizona desert ... no one would attempt to put lotion on it _____________________________ .N.R.A. LIFER (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 4

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 7:28:39 PM    stumpknocker   Posts: 293 Joined: 1/6/2010 Status: offline Those are awesome, even better being hometown finds. I have never seen any like that before. I’m one for the hometown historical oddities as well. Thanks for sharing. < Message edited by stumpknocker -- 2/23/2010 7:29:14 PM > (in reply to TJSJHART) Post #: 5

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 8:08:57 PM    bostaurus   Posts: 2078 Joined: 2/17/2009 From: Madison, Wisconsin Status: offline Don't have to worry too much about freezing to the seat in Alabama. We have friend who was with a Ranger outfit and stationed up in Alaska. Many of their training missions they were out in the Alaska wilderness for days or weeks during any time of the year. The military would put porta-johns out around the camps. During a winter training, the porta-johns were set up but in a big over site the seats were metal. The Sgt warned everyone, what ever you do don't sit down. Of course there had to be one. They tried all they could do to release him. In the end (no pun intended) they had to unbolt the seat, carry him to a helicopter, and air lift him to the hospital. They did get it off but he ended up with a nice scar and, according to our friend, he endured a lot of ribbing when he got back to the unit. _____________________________ Always looking for veterinary bottles, American and foreign. (in reply to stumpknocker) Post #: 6

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 8:26:22 PM    Oldihtractor Posts: 1179 Joined: 9/9/2008 From: Alloway NJ Status: offline That Is a great piece of Iron.. Now I have something else to look for.. Like I need to collect anything else.. But I love Iron as much as Glass.. Thanks for posting !! _____________________________ Collector Of :Pontiled Embossed Mineral/Soda Waters, NJ Milks, NJ towns: Alloway, Belmar, Bridgeton,Freehold, Neptune, And Dr. D Jayne's (in reply to bostaurus) Post #: 7

RE: From the outhouse - 2/23/2010 10:29:30 PM    cobaltbot Posts: 3876 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline who da thunk it!  Thanks for showing those. _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to Oldihtractor) Post #: 8

RE: From the outhouse - 2/24/2010 9:08:04 AM    Jody35150   Posts: 115 Joined: 2/13/2010 From: Sylacauga, Alabama Status: offline Although some of the toilet lids were solid castiron, the seat itself was wood. Sorry for the misunderstanding, but thanks for the interest. Attachment (1) (in reply to Jody35150) Post #: 9

RE: From the outhouse - 3/1/2010 2:51:43 PM    alicehollis37   Posts: 46 Joined: 2/20/2010 Status: offline Wow, i think these are cool. I live in Ragland, Al and ive never seen these kind before. Its hard to leave anything behind when it all seems like treasure. _____________________________ alice (in reply to Jody35150) Post #: 10

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