• Indira Cast Iron Rain Gauge on white background
  • A cast iron rain gauge with a twisting leaf and perched bird design, with a glass measuring tube and a black base, placed on soil with grass and a bird in the background.
  • Close up of Indira Cast Iron Rain Gauge on white background
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Ten Thousand Villages

Indira Cast Iron Rain Gauge

Indira Cast Iron Rain Gauge

$18.99
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Take the guesswork out of gardening with the Indira Cast Iron Rain Gauge, which collects and measures rainfall so you can tell just how much water your plants have received. A functional tool is made decorative with a twisting leaf and perched bird design handcrafted from iron by artisans in India working with Noah's Ark.

Materials: Iron, glass

Dimensions: 11"H x 1.5" in diameter, glass tube measures approximately 6"H (and measures up to 5 inches of rainwater)

Maker Group: Noah's Ark International Exports

Noah's Ark International Exports is a fair trade handicraft marketing organization in Moradabad, India. Noah's Ark provides benefits such as education and medical treatment for artisans and their families. As artisan businesses become more self-sufficient, Noah's Ark takes on new families. Since the company's inception, about 20 artisan workshops have become independent. Noah's Ark started in 1986, in one room of a family house in Moradabad. Businessman Samuel Masih observed that exporters and middlemen were taking advantage of handicraft artisans. He started Noah's Ark to promote these artisans and their crafts.
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