Post #621239 by John the Mainlander on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 11:43 AM

I unearthed (literally had to dig it out of the ground) a mainlander fountain (missing the basins/bowls, base and box) a few months ago in the Northwest Chicago Suburbs. The owner didn't know where it came from but it has been outside in his backyard for years. On a related note, I finally (after asking to purchase for many years) acquired an absolutely pristine Mainlander fountain with the base, box and all basins/bowls from a local store in Rockford yesterday afternoon. I swear, my hometown of Rockford was a Witco mecca (check out what I discovered in an earlier post on this thread a couple years ago). I will be posting photos shortly of the fountains. Does anyone have a set of basins/bowls for sale or trade? Interestingly enough, the two fountains, while identical in subject matter, are different in height and width. I guess the poles that Witco used were not necessarily uniform for these fountains? Or were there multiple sizes for the mainlander?