Can anyone identify this water tower??

Anyone?

I would guess that it is home made.  It is definitely not American Flyer prewar.  

NWL

There is an AF tower similar to it; but I don't know if the details match that.

I would also say homemade. All the joints are soldered.

I agree, homemade.

Looks homemade pre war to me but nice older piece.

Thanks!  I couldn’t find anything out there like it.  I was figuring really odd or homemade 

I would tend to believe that this tower is shop made but there are parts like the formed supports with precise rivet detail that could place this as a store bought item. Also look at the flanged metal base and shaped top. Not easily done in a home workshop. My long shot guess is that this item may have been made in the WW1 era. At that time electric trains were crude looking and this item fits the bill.

I would guess it's home made.  I think we need to remember that people were a probably lot "handier" in the old days, being more accustomed to factory labor vs. office environments.

The "riveted" supports look like they were cut with shears from some kind of dimpled sheet metal.

Rusty

Home made--so treasure it as a relic of a great by-gone era when people made things for themselves, their children, and grand children! That era might come back again very soon.

My great-grandfather was a machinist at Aberdeen Proving Ground from when it was established after WW1 through 1950. My father's childhood layout had an operating ferris wheel and merry-go-round all made by "Pop Sadler." He also made fences and gates out of welding rods, a lake out of a mirror and wooden fish that he hand carved. To this day, a steel ride-on steam roller that he made for my father in 1935 (and weighs about 30 pounds) is still rolling for grandkids and great grandkids today.