Xyphius to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFound in the floor of my basement, about 10 inches down. House was built in 1954.imagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1imageFound in the floor of my basement, about 10 inches down. House was built in 1954.Xyphius to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareredacted_namelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoWhat are/were the names of the local water, electricity, gas companies? Either that or a prototype slime monster trap…
minus-squareXyphiusOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoit’s changed over the years. I’ll check what it was back in the 50’s
minus-squareathos77@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year 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-up8arrow-down1·1 year 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)