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Offline Carl Wagner

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Not a clue
« on: October 11, 2013, 06:09:40 PM »
Cigarette pack for size reference. Any ideas?
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Offline oldgoaly

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Re: Not a clue
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2013, 07:32:21 PM »
rather ornate casting! I'm going to guess a air shutter for a parlor stove, a nice high end one from the 1890's

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Re: Not a clue
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2013, 02:16:07 PM »
+1, what OG said.  It looks like it has a coarse and fine adjustment.  Pretty fancy for a stove air vent.

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