Here are the pics let me know if you want to see anything else :lol:
it is 27 inches high and the base is 54 inches and the top opening is over 40? inches

the measurements are confusing. I do not understand how it can be 27" tall (high) are you measuring various parts of the pot? Or it is mammoth in size. That "bowl" on the top is 40" across?

Help?????? I could understand it being 27" from the porch floor to the top ....but the other measurements are not making sense to me. Maybe try using other words? Sorry I am so dense today.

From the interior at the bottom I can see that it is clay. At the top, the interior seems to show signs of some oxidation. whatever you do, do not use any paint remover on it. But it is a most unusual design. most of the ones around here are cement. Very interesting. Is some of the paint coming off?

I am mystified.

I do not know how to post photos and had planned to send you photos directly. I will see what I can do later. I will need to have some shade to take photos so I can see in my viewfinder. I do use a digital camera so I can load it in my computer.

Thanks for your helpfulness.

June

June as you answer underneath m it shows file attachments . Click on browse , look where the pics are stored on your computer . DO NOT preview.. after you add the pics just hit send :lol:

Ok maybe these will help you understand better :wink:

i am sending one photo. Thanks for your help.

Mine is 25" tall. Can you see the colors of the oxidation from the air?

June

Thanks so much. It is a very intriguing design. I am glad I found ti and now you know what you have. It would be most interesting to find out exactly where it came from. that is probably out of the question. It is still part of American History.

Thanks for sharing with me.

June

And people pay good money for these things ? :lol:

See I learn something new here every day :thumbup:

What is a chimney pot? Looks like a bird bath base to me. :shock:

Here are 2 links you might like to see. they are mostly found in areas where working class Europeans settled well over 100 years ago. Cincinnati had a very large community and it is there on the old houses and other buildings that the chimney pots have been found. As building are torn down, the chimney pots have been salvaged and have become collectible items. After all, they are antiques. Mine is on my walkway to my front door, usually with a flower pot on top. I had a double vented pot that was stolen one year just before Christmas. I twas worth money on the street to someone buying drugs.

June in Cincinnati

http://www.oldhousejournal.com/magaz...ney_pots.shtml

http://activerain.com/blogsview/1297965/chimney-pots

Here in the U.K., most house had coal fires with chimney pots in all shapes and sizes, similar to these on every house built pre 70's or there about!! We also use them for ornaments in gardens :-D