Xyphius@lemmy.ca to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoFound in the floor of my basement, about 10 inches down. House was built in 1954.lemmy.caimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up171arrow-down1imageFound in the floor of my basement, about 10 inches down. House was built in 1954.lemmy.caXyphius@lemmy.ca to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareredacted_name@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoWhat are/were the names of the local water, electricity, gas companies? Either that or a prototype slime monster trap…
minus-squareXyphius@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoit’s changed over the years. I’ll check what it was back in the 50’s
minus-squareathos77@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoCan you try that thing where you put a sheet of paper over the letters and gently rub a pencil sideways over it, see if you get any more details on the letters?
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoRubbings. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbing_(art)
What are/were the names of the local water, electricity, gas companies?
Either that or a prototype slime monster trap…
it’s changed over the years. I’ll check what it was back in the 50’s
Can you try that thing where you put a sheet of paper over the letters and gently rub a pencil sideways over it, see if you get any more details on the letters?
Rubbings. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbing_(art)