SK and I were poking around last night online, looking for a large bucket/trough/basin thing that we could use as a small pool for Ursula (22 months), when we stumbled across Dover Parkersburg: A Basic Supplier Since 1833. They had exactly what we were looking for and so much more...
This is a remarkable resource for the chicness of hot dipped steel buckets in many shapes and sizes. This is the sort of thing that Martha Stewart turned into vogue twenty years ago. You can use these for wastebaskets, ice buckets, pools, garbage cans, umbrella stands... you name it. Stroll through the website or get the catalog and imagine all the possibilities. Enjoy!
>> Dover Parkersburg
>> Hardware & Tools.com a large Dover retailer (ie. where you can buy it all)
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Comments (3)
I wanted to make folks aware that Hot Dipped Galvanized
products contain lead.
The dipping procedure uses zinc with a small amount of lead as a flow agent.
I contacted the manufacturer and this information was confirmed. Although the amount of lead is "small", the ppm threshold for potential personal harm to health--especially for children---is extremely low. I personally would not use them for plantings, pools, dog bowls, or even to water with. Because of the general environmental and human/animal hazards of lead, I think that hot-dipped galvanized products are better skipped altogether, regardless of how cool they look.
Hey! that's in my hometown. Such a nice company.
And you can get the galvanized ones that aren't dipped I think...