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MANHOLE COVERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PERMANENTLY ETCHED INTO FUNCTIONAL ART. HAND-DRAWN & HANDMADE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA USA FROM SUSTAINABLE PORTUGUESE CORK WITH UP-CYCLED PACKAGING. EACH COASTER SET HAS FOUR UNIQUE DESIGNS. FROM AALBORG TO ZURICH CHOOSE FROM OVER 350 TOMBINO ILLUSTRATIONS. FIND YOUR CITY! EACH MANHOLE COVER IS DOCUMENTED ON-SITE WITH RUBBINGS & PHOTOGRAPHY, THEN HAND-DRAWN (SOMETIMES PAINSTAKINGLY!) & TRANSFERRED TO A DIGITAL FILE FOR PRECISION, PROPORTION & TO MATCH TYPEFACES. AN ETCHING FILE IS THEN GENERATED TO SCALE WHICH IS THEN BROUGHT TO AN AMAZING LASER ENGRAVER THAT BURNS THE IMAGE PERMANENTLY INTO THE SUBSTRATE CREATING DEPTH & TACTILITY. THE PRODUCTS ARE THEN INSPECTED, PACKAGED, GIVEN UNIQUE LABELS & THEN BANDED. EACH COASTER IS 4” IN DIAMETER (100MM) AND .25” THICK (6MM.) CORK IS THE PERFECT COASTER MATERIAL: WATER-RESISTANT & LESS LIKELY TO CLING TO THE BOTTOM OF GLASSES. WHO BUYS THESE? TOURISTS AS THESE ARE PERFECT SOUVENIRS & ARE LIGHTWEIGHT. HOLIDAY SHOPPERS TOO AS THESE MAKE PERFECT GIFTS. HOUSEWARMING, BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY GIFTS. SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING IS PART OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS PROVIDING A CENTERED TEMPLATE FOR ETCHING. CONTENT STICKERS DISPLAY THE SET DESIGNS IN GRAPHIC FORMAT FOR CUSTOMER EVALUATION. BILINGUAL APPLICATIONS WHERE APPLICABLE. REUSABLE BLACK RUBBER BANDS HOLD THE SETS TOGETHER AT A PRECISE REGISTRATION POINT & ARE EASILY REMOVED FOR CUSTOMER INTERACTION WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE PACKAGING. RETAIL RACK INCLUDED Read their story