"A big riveted iron pipe/smokestack (?) in a 19th century Pennsylvania cemetery"
A: "It looks like it could be a “standpipe”. They were used in municipal water systems from before the 1870’s through the early 20th century to provide a pressure head to maintain water pressure in the system. They were eventually replaced by water towers that could provide pressure as well as volume. The riveted construction would be consistent because in the 1870’s boiler companies that made riveted boilers got into the standpipe business."
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Elnora 4 year s ago
Isn't #22 really valuable? Like used in perfumes and such.
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Nancy 4 year s ago
$10K/pound if its the real thing. Have it checked though, alot of stuff looking like ambergris is also found on beaches
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Jody 4 year s ago
Elnora, It's illegal to have ambergris in your possession the US. It's not used much any more because synthetics work just as well and are a lot cheaper and no whales are exploited.
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Cathleen 4 year s ago
I'm pretty sure #29 are firing bunkers for the next invasion from the North.
They also used to have firing ports in the billboards along the highways.
They also used to have firing ports in the billboards along the highways.
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Ced 3 year s ago
Cathleen, Don't you mean #21 ?
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Ced 3 year s ago
Trina, Why do you Europeans get you panties in such a twist just because we don't conform to YOUR way of thinking? Just because we have a different way of doing things! Oh no, you can't do it different than we do. The European way is the only way. Things have to be measured in tenths not twelveths! So, tell me, which two months do you leave off your calendars? Which two hours do you leave off your watch? And, yet, you have to rely on Americans to save your @$$ when someone else threatens you! Just wondering, what do you call that little thing that we call an inchworm? A 1.6mm worm?
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Darry 4 year s ago
#18 -- It's a FAKE security system. People see the "flash" and think they are on camera. I had one in my business back in the '80's; the exact model in the picture.
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Cora 4 year s ago
The answer for #11 wasn't an answer to the question. So yeah, it looks like a commercial food tray, but what is it doing imbedded into an elevator wall?
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Andy 4 year s ago
Cora,
Ha my thought initially but realized it is being used to cover a hole...(Probably a location for a control panel in a different situation), since it fits so well
Ha my thought initially but realized it is being used to cover a hole...(Probably a location for a control panel in a different situation), since it fits so well
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Ramona 4 year s ago
Cora,
We have these in our elevators as well. There used to be a telephone mounted there to call the front desk in case the thing got stuck. Later they got obsolete because there had to be automated warning systems
We have these in our elevators as well. There used to be a telephone mounted there to call the front desk in case the thing got stuck. Later they got obsolete because there had to be automated warning systems
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Trina 4 year s ago
#17 American in Europe. Like Bambi in a submarine. This the rest of the world, dude. The metric world.
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Hobkin 4 year s ago
Quote: Trina
"American living in Poland. What are these signs with pic of cloud, bridge, and temps telling us?"
This is part of the weather station system. There is also a wind speedometer above the plaque. And I confirm that the upper temperature is air temperature and the lower temperature is the road. Warnings, for example about black ice, are also displayed there
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Patrick 4 year s ago
#23 Definitely not the one used in the Star Wars movies. And by the looks of it it is a bit small for being used as a light saber.
They also used to have firing ports in the billboards along the highways.
Ha my thought initially but realized it is being used to cover a hole...(Probably a location for a control panel in a different situation), since it fits so well
We have these in our elevators as well. There used to be a telephone mounted there to call the front desk in case the thing got stuck. Later they got obsolete because there had to be automated warning systems
This is part of the weather station system. There is also a wind speedometer above the plaque. And I confirm that the upper temperature is air temperature and the lower temperature is the road. Warnings, for example about black ice, are also displayed there