Cockatoo Island - all about the rust - 5

SO this week I am posting rusty thingies I found during my wanderings around Cockatoo Island.

It's a bubbler! Luckily I had my own water bottle with me!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful find , rust and edit ! --love it ! fav

[Debs Stott]

Hmmm, although it makes a great photo opp, I would not drink from that!

[Sam]

Oh those bubblers - we used to have them at school!

[Sheralee S]

I think it's probably passed it's use by date but makes a great photo.

[Lou Ann]

Well let me just say I'm thankful you had your very own water bottle. Oh dear, this looks ominous, smile.

[Annie D]

@gigiflower yes yes - there are still bubblers around and I love them hahahaha

[Bill Fenske]

Fabulous rust.
I'm surprised you use the term bubbler. It's use is rare in the U.S. Mostly in south east and south central Wisconsin. The Kohler company in Kohler, WI (about 55 miles north of Milwaukee) built the first ones in the US and had a valve known as a bubbler valve, so the name bubbler was attached to the drinking fountains. Most of the US and even most of WI call them drinking fountains or water fountains.

[Dyan Stevens]

Great gritty picture, though when I first saw it all I could think of was tetanus!. ;)

[Annie D]

@bill_fe haha thanks for the info Bill - I have called them bubblers since I was a kid...it suits well as the water water bubbles and gurgles when you use them ☺

[David]

Oh I have missed all this lovely rust! All good but this one is a bit special. Fav