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Strange wind caps

Post in 'The Perfect Picture' started by webbie, Nov 23, 2005.

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  1. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,937 posts
    Western Mass.
    Anyone ever see any wind caps like these? They are clay, but appear to be on copper vents in this case - at the top of a MT in Vermont, so I assume they do the job for wind!

    (note: this post is also for confirming that pics will now display as thumnails, hopefully keeping the board a bit cleaner).

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  2. Willhound New Member

    joined: Nov 20, 2005
    441 posts
    Northern Ontario, Canada
    Hi Craig

    I've seen caps like these, but in Europe (Germany and Austria to be exact), but the one's I saw looked to be mostly attached to the top of masonry chimneys. Of course, there could have been clay tile, or copper/steel liner pipe that I couldn't see from a speeding train ;-)
    Willhound, Nov 23, 2005
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  3. ERPARKER New Member

    joined: Nov 23, 2005
    48 posts
    Arlington, VA
    These look similar to chimney caps I've seen on Nantucket. Try doing a web search for "Terra Cotta Chimney Caps". Apparently there are a number of manufacturers, though I didn't see an example of one exactly like this.
    Eric

    "Chopping wood & waiting for my Lopi Declaration to be installed."
    ERPARKER, Nov 23, 2005
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  4. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
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    begreen, Nov 24, 2005
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