Garet Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Any idea what this is? It's next to the furnace in a 1903 duplex, which originally would have been heated by a coal-fired, gravity furnace. For scale, the yoke is probably about 15 inches across the top. Click to Enlarge 38.65 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Could it have held an old oil burner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I'd guess it supported a worm housing, that contained the worm that fed coal to the furnace from the hopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynesoper Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Looks like a tank support, but there would have been 2 of course. Older hot water storage tanks were set on those sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Could it have held an old oil burner? Highly unlikely. Oil heat was extremely rare around here and there was evidence of an old coal bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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