What's this?

[doghouse]

What is this piece of old metal? Looks like some kind of clamp or plug to stop up a hole in a container or something like that. Found it in Southwestern Mills County on the top bank of the Colorado river.

[jimmy o]

Looks like a part to a old firehydrant.

[BoneDigger]

Not sure what it started out as, but somebody probably adapted it to use as an anchor.

Todd

[Todd-ty729]

Sure is nice to see a pic with green grass in the background!

It does look like a plug of some type! I have no idea of what it is used for!

[dadogg]

I spent 20 yrs in the Navy as a boiler tech and it looks like a handhole plug for an old boiler. The oval piece goes up in the boiler header with a gasket and the yoke piece is tightened.

[doghouse]

Anybody else have any info or guesses?

[dgh]

Looks like an old rusted piece of valve

[texaset]

I spent 20 yrs in the Navy as a boiler tech and it looks like a handhole plug for an old boiler. The oval piece goes up in the boiler header with a gasket and the yoke piece is tightened.

I believe your right

[gargetter]

I believe your right

x2

[BigThicketBoy]

x2

I concur

[Cuz]

Arrow head?

[BOWMAN1836]

Rusty bolt and wing nut . Duh

[Mike Murphey]

handhole plug from a boiler...

[jrfan]

Vale plug. We have some kinda like it at the water treatment plant. The top yoke part it tightened and the bottom flat part goes up/or down to open or plug the floor drain in the mixing basin drains.

[br549redneck]

inspection hole cover for a tank or boiler a gasket fits around the inside flange of the oval part.