Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Bromeliads for novices and addicts. April-May 2011, 1 by dalfyre

dalfyre wrote:
Nev - if you want to know what happens when you have no power for a month just visit the eastern suburbs of ChCh.
After the Feb 22 earthquake they were without power, water & sewerage.
Some suburbs may never be inhabited again.
I was hoping for a few more guesses on the plant stand but will tell you what it is...
it's a sleeve valve - formerly inside a Bristol Hercules engine, the kind the powers the Bristol Freighter...
or Bristol Frightener as it was affectionately known.
49,999 rivets flying in formation :)
My hubby plans to have it chromed eventually, I think it looks ok as a plant stand as it.
When he finally noticed that bil had taken up residence he was a little taken aback, not quite what he had in mind for Sammy the sleeve valve.
I'm going to post that pic on the aviation forum & see what reaction I get.