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What is it? Your guess is better than mine.

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the_donut
the_donut Member Posts: 374
edited March 2018 in THE MAIN WALL
Any guesses on what this tool was used for? Background: found this in a late 19th century apartment near a drain.

Edit: didn’t realize this posted to radiant, thought I was posting to main. My mistake.

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  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,513
    Reminds me of a split pipe hanger.
    Lag screw that looks too short.
    Would maybe have to maybe slip pipe thru after screwing in or slip ring over pipe then spread to tighten on ball??

    If a hanger, it looks to be a PIA and glad to not to have to use them. ;)
  • the_donut
    the_donut Member Posts: 374
    It is clay tile sized.
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,583
    Looks like a hanger to me
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,203
    It is. The ball joint allows some movement.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 26,837
    I have some in the basement of the main place I care for... still holding up pipes.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • the_donut
    the_donut Member Posts: 374
    Good to know. Thank you gents.

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