Jerry Simon 32 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Supposedly only one of two such left in Elgin, IL Anybody know what it is? (In front of a house built in 1904.) Click to Enlarge 104.29 KB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 74 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 H P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les 77 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 interestingly it is not perpendicular with sidewalk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Simon 32 Posted January 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 H P Yep. (If you didn't know that, Bill, I'd have to smack you one.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 77 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 One mystery gets replaced with another. Maybe it's because I'm a southerner but what the heck is an H P? If I were to guess, we have some relics of some sort of post that folks would tie their horse to when visiting. Marc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Booth 6 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 .......it is indeed an HP..........have a couple here in this little town. With locally growing Mennonite and Amish communities, they're making a comeback - that should give you a clue Marc.......Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 77 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Got it. Why the strange design? Marc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Baird 27 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 ...I guess it's not strange, Mark, just style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjr6550 5 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I never got a chance to guess. Cast iron tree trunk for dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Katen 122 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Very stylish. Though I'd hate to run into it while wading through the snow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inspectorjoe 0 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 This is Dino's HP at the Flintstone residence. Click to Enlarge 152.28 KB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Amaral 7 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 A lot of those around here.. since the late forties.... The 1640's... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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