Originally Posted by rick@laysons
Wild azz guess.....

Any history of any steam powered machinery or equipment in your local area?

Looks like it could have been a flange that was installed in a steam line so that a pressure gauge could be installed.....



I wondered about that possibility. While it became a manufacturing town, my property was a large farm. That is why I mentioned the house had never had steam heat (or any heat, until my parents bought it).