well stumped again

[treasurehunter00]

hi pappy , went out this morning for a while and found this plate thing and just can't figure out what is is, this came from a spot we have found civil war relics before, it measures about 10 1/4 inches across and has had a silver finish and looks to be copper base, very ornate trim around the outside, dang thing was very deep neally 2 ft, thanks for any help........jack

[PAPPY]

It's a hub cap off a Civil War vehicle???LOL..LOL. NOPE it's a chimney flue cover. When us older folk's took down the old wood burning stove in the spring time we used these to cover the flu hole in the wall inside the house where the stove pipe was located.Kept the hole covered until stove time again and looked pretty good on the wall too...Probably from around the mid. 1800's to the mid 1900's. Still use the today but they are not made like the one you located...GOOD FIND....PAPPY

[treasurehunter00]

Thanks pappy, we just never took down our stove just too darn lazy i guess, lol, but the ones we used had the clip on the inside and fit inside and covered up the hole, infact got one now , i will attact our type we used, sometimes just a old coffee can was used , we was poor folks , we still are, lol, shoot we used hoot owls for roosters and possums for watch dogs...........thanks...................jack

[PAPPY]

YEP, I USED A RACOON FOR A WATCH DOG AND WE HAD BUZZARDS FOR CHICKENS......THE OLDER ONES ( IF YOU WILL LOOK AT THE OUTSIDE RIM) FIT RIGHT OVER THE STOVE PIPE JUNCTION AGAINST THE WALL AND AT ONE TIME HAD A SMALL ADJUSTABLE WIRE ON THE BACK TO HOLD IT IN PLACE...

[morestuff!]

Neat find.. and two feet down! Bet that left a hole!

Pappy: I was going to make the smart alleck guess of a parade hubcap for a carriage.. You're too quick witted.. beat me to it!LOL

[treasurehunter00]

Well i really thought it was a CS frisbee, and i used a shovel to remove this one and i had a good hole but covered it back to keep the varmits from falling in, lol....jack