Does anyone know what this is?
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That looks elegantly homemade, I assume its some kind of a grate, or perhaps half of an andiron set?
Have you tried using Google Lens? I've used it to identity obscure tools, spare parts etc. If this item is commercially made, and there's a similar image of it anywhere on the internet, Google will probably recognize it.
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Have you tried using Google Lens? I've used it to identity obscure tools, spare parts etc. If this item is commercially made, and there's a similar image of it anywhere on the internet, Google will probably recognize it.
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Whatever it is, I don't think it's been used for it's intended purpose.
- The legs don't look like they were designed to be legs. They look more like those wall brackets you use to support shelving, but bent at a funny angle
- if it's an ethanol burner, then it's missing some pieces because the ends of the tube are open so any liquid you pour in would run out the ends
- Judging from the smoke stains, looks like someone lit a fire underneath it. Don't know what purpose that would serve, maybe to hang something above the fire??
- The legs don't look like they were designed to be legs. They look more like those wall brackets you use to support shelving, but bent at a funny angle
- if it's an ethanol burner, then it's missing some pieces because the ends of the tube are open so any liquid you pour in would run out the ends
- Judging from the smoke stains, looks like someone lit a fire underneath it. Don't know what purpose that would serve, maybe to hang something above the fire??
@gthomas785 Thanks for sharing your comments. This thing was placed inside of the fireplace (instead of a grate) and I couldn't figure out what it is or how it was used. Was tempted to ask the seller but didn't want the trouble of communicating through my agent and her agent. Anyway, I have since bought a grate and will just store this item in the basement and likely never look at it again~
Almost looks to me like a chunk of a corner shelving unit. Maybe they chucked it in there to burn wooden shelves out? Definitely doesn't seem to be a part you need or should even have in the fireplace. Is it actually stainless steel? If aluminum, it would melt pretty quick in a 'real' fire.
@Corey you piqued my curiosity, so I snapped a few more photos from different angles. I can see it possibly being part of a shelf unit.
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I'm wondering if this is a home made log prop. You could position logs standing up like a teepee. Help to get air under the logs so they burn hotter? As mentioned before, if it's aluminum it will melt. Steel or iron would hold up.
Strange! I'd probably go to the trouble of asking just to satisfy my curiosity.
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