What is this?

Rich_43

This was found in the basement of a house built in 1693. This is a better picture. It shows Open, Closed & Check positions.

Steamhead

Clothesline reel?

JUGHNE

How about a picture of it on edge (90 rotation).
It is familiar somehow.....I'll go look in my garage .

Gordy

Vent for a Weber barbecue

Rich_43

This is a picture of the other side. What doesn't show in either picture are the words Open, Closed & Check.

Rich_43

Fred

Seems like I vaguely recall seeing a similar vent on the old wood burning kitchen stoves. Maybe the oven???

ChrisJ

It says "Open" "Check" "Closed" on it, but what does it say on the back rim?

I see writing on it

To me, it looks fairly modern, 1920s or newer?

Rich_43

ChrisJ said:

It says "Open" "Check" "Closed" on it, but what does it say on the back rim?

I see writing on it

To me, it looks fairly modern, 1920s or newer?

I can see numbers but I can't make out what the other writing says.

Fred

http://antiquestoves.net/dir/antique-stoves-for-heating/baseburner-cylinder-stoves/red-cloud-d14-antique-stove-detail

ChrisJ

Fred said:

http://antiquestoves.net/dir/antique-stoves-for-heating/baseburner-cylinder-stoves/red-cloud-d14-antique-stove-detail

Where do you see that on that stove !?

Fred

ChrisJ said:

Fred said:

http://antiquestoves.net/dir/antique-stoves-for-heating/baseburner-cylinder-stoves/red-cloud-d14-antique-stove-detail

Where do you see that on that stove !?

That's a very similar vent/damper in the middle of the top door. Here's another one: http://antiquestoves.net/dir/antique-stoves-for-heating/baseburner-cylinder-stoves/kernan-globe-112-antique-stove-detail

ChrisJ

Fred said:

ChrisJ said:

Fred said:

http://antiquestoves.net/dir/antique-stoves-for-heating/baseburner-cylinder-stoves/red-cloud-d14-antique-stove-detail

Where do you see that on that stove !?

That's a very similar vent/damper in the middle of the top door. Here's another one: http://antiquestoves.net/dir/antique-stoves-for-heating/baseburner-cylinder-stoves/kernan-globe-112-antique-stove-detail

The dampers on pretty much any pot belly stove look like that.

I don't think the item the OP has is a damper.

Fred

@ChrisJ Here is one on a kitchen stove flue. http://antiquestoves.net/dir/buy-a-cook-stove/antique-stoves-wood-and-coal/othello-antique-cook-stove-detail
I can't say what it is but I do think it is a damper off of an old stove of some type???

ChrisJ

Not the same, but maybe close?

Rich_43

ChrisJ said:

Not the same, but maybe close?

Looks very close to me. Thank you.

JUGHNE

The material looks too thin to be a damper for any fire flue, IMO.

But maybe a damper/air vent for the baking oven side of a wood burning cook stove or a roaster/broaster type pan.

Things built in the 20's & 30's even proclaimed "Made in the USA", even if there was no import completion for most items.

ChrisJ

JUGHNE said:

The material looks too thin to be a damper for any fire flue, IMO.

But maybe a damper/air vent for the baking oven side of a wood burning cook stove or a roaster/broaster type pan.

Things built in the 20's & 30's even proclaimed "Made in the USA", even if there was no import completion for most items.

It looks like a remote control for a damper, not a damper it self.

JUGHNE

That is why I asked for the 90 degree edge picture, to see if a chain would fit into the pulley (if it is one).

(ChrisJ, if it is a remote control, I can't see where to put the batteries. )

Rich_43

> @JUGHNE said:
> That is why I asked for the 90 degree edge picture, to see if a chain would fit into the pulley (if it is one).
>
> (ChrisJ, if it is a remote control, I can't see where to put the batteries. )

Sorry, I didn't intentionally ignore your request for a picture of the edge. I'm just not near the object any longer.
Thank you for your help.