What's This?

[kurt]

Found this in a garage next to the old oil tank mounting pipes. It looks like an old well stem, but it's small, about 3 1/2". There's a threaded pipe coming off the side like a conduit connection.

Any ideas? In the establishing shot, it's at the upper right hand corner.

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[Les]

first thought is it is a well head.

[Steven Hockstein]

I saw one of these in an old Superman episode. It is obviously an access door for the Mole Men.

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[kurt]

It is obviously an access door for the Mole Men.

We were worried that might be it.

[Steven Hockstein]

As an aside: Note the canister vacuum with the funnel attached being used as a prop.

[GMedich]

Rusty metal thingamajigy on garage floor - inspected.

[Leighton Jantz]

Umm... just a question, is it actually cemented in the floor or is it loose? It kind of looks like the back of the housing for an old exterior light we had back on the farm.

[kurt]

Cemented in place. It's identical to a well stem except it's so small.

[GMedich]

Being on the floor as it is, my first thought was that it might have served a vehicle lift mechanism of some sort. The problem is the age of it.

I don't recall seeing anything other than mechanical lift systems in older garages.

[Steven Hockstein]

Could it be associated with some type of underground fuel storage tank/gas pump for the vehicles? Something similar to a manual water well pump but used for gas?

Did you recommend a tank sweep?

[Les]

As an aside: Note the canister vacuum with the funnel attached being used as a prop.

I used to comb thrift shops buying all those Electrolux units. Lots of noise, but were good little suckers!

[Chad Fabry]

It looks too old, but it conceivably could be a test well.

[kurt]

Could it be associated with some type of underground fuel storage tank/gas pump for the vehicles? Something similar to a manual water well pump but used for gas?

Did you recommend a tank sweep?

Yeah. That's the concern...next to where an old fuel storage tank sat, small for a well stem, hmmmm... Maybe a test well, but it looks too old.

I put it in the report for further analysis, tank check, etc.

[mlparham]

I suspect some type of waste disposal.

[Jim Baird]

I have seen well casings as small as 2".

[Marc]

I have seen well casings as small as 2".

That's what mine is.

Marc

[kurt]

I might lean toward well casing then; I've never seen a well casing <4". This was in a 1956 house out in a suburb that was way on the periphery back then....could've easily been on a private well. The tank sweep came up empty.

[John Kogel]

I might lean toward well casing then; I've never seen a well casing <4". This was in a 1956 house out in a suburb that was way on the periphery back then....could've easily been on a private well. The tank sweep came up empty.

I'd say it could be a well head.

Altho 1956 is the right era for Mole men.

Too narrow for the Hoovermobile, but maybe an airshaft?