"Metal part, found in my driveway, doesn’t spin."
A: "It’s a fitting that attaches to a irrigation line . Then you blow water out of the line with a air hose to get it ready for winter (blowing out the sprinklers). This is the same kind of stem that is on your car tires."
Very funny and creative Hiram!!!
I use to work at a resort in Aspen and some of those folks are just as you described.
obviously you are not rich.
Can't be. It is fixed to the wall.
I think Hiram is right.
If tis is really old, the cover should be made of tin, but sometimes it was lead. -> Check it is is tin bevor you use it