[MassHistPres] What are they?

[Garrett Laws]

Dennis,

https://www.reggioregister.com/

They are in Leominster and a quick scan of their web site shows a vent that
they make at 30" X 30" so I'm going to guess that the large ones are also
vent surrounds but probably commercial and possibly for wall mounted
returns.

Many Thanks,
Garrett Laws

www.copperandslate.net
The Copper & Slate Company, Inc.
Fine Roofing and Historic Carpentry
238 Calvary Street,
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 893-1916

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On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 12:32 PM Dennis De Witt via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> Thanks all — that sounds like a near consensus.  But even the very big
> ones?
>
> Dennis De Witt
>
> On Jul 25, 2023, at 9:43 AM, Jeffrey Gonyeau <jeffrey.gonyeau at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Yes--that is what they are. They are set into the wood floor and then a
> cast iron grill/louver assembly rests in a rabbet on the interior edge of
> the frame.
>
> J.
>
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> On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 9:19 AM George Shaw via MassHistPres <
> masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
>
>> Most likely to support grates for heating ducts when the go through a
>> wall or floor.
>> George Shaw
>> Harmony Woodworking (retired)
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 8:34 AM Dennis De Witt via MassHistPres <
>> masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Below are photos of unidentified stone “frames” —  for lack of a better
>>> term.  (Possibly soapstone?)  They are in a N.H. barn that was owned 100+
>>> years ago by a man who did slate roofing and sheet metal work.
>>>
>>> We are hoping someone can identify their purpose.
>>>
>>> BTW there is also some roofing slate of that era.
>>>
>>> The barn is being cleaned out
>>>
>>> Dennis De Witt
>>> Brookline
>>>
>>> Very heavy many different sizes.  The closeup is the smallest size-
>>> maybe 8x10 or 10x12”
>>>
>>>
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