Posted 4 years ago
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Both these discovered in the attic of the 'clean out house'. When I found the 1st (single) one, I thought 'maybe some kind of "rodent-proof" eave vent for a house or something?" and set it aside. Later I noticed what looked like two more smaller ones -- once they were retrieved it turns out they are hinged together. (why???) The single one is 10-1/2" W x 32-1/2" L, the other two are both 11-1/2"W x 17-1/2" L, 35" L total. The metal 'mesh material' framed in each strikes me as the (stainless steel) kinda stuff sometimes used for industrial (-ish) air filters, and is indeed kinda dirtier on one side of each as if they'd been used somewhere/somehow where at least a little normal 'airflow' thru them was normal/typical. Neither seems to have any other marks/evidence to suggest they've ever been actually 'mounted' to anything else either.
ANYBODY GOTS A CLUE what they really MIGHT be??? They'll make for cool "primitives" wall decoration somewhere just fine as they are I suppose, but it'd sure be fun to know what they're really supposed to be for -- somebody somewhere went to *way* too much effort making them in the first place, so there *must* have been some actual reason...??? GUESSES WELCOME, too!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
They look like the filters in my range hood exhaust.
Indeed the 'mesh' material looks just like that (my vent-a-hood too?!) and I think I've also seen it it commercial kitchen equipment filters, etc. etc. However -- though "dusty", these don't seem "greasy" in the slightest...??
These look homemade and fashioned after what was called filter-ator air filters. They were used in windows, basement vents and attic vents.
They do look like stove grease vents!!!
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The frames are wood, wood burns. I doubt you would see wood framed filters over or near anything that generates heat.
They could be well above stoves!! in a home!!
Just vents!!
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THANKS SO MUCH to Watchsearcher, fhrjr2, & yougottahavestuff for your comments -- also to yougottahavestuff, fortapache, Newfld, Brunswick, vetraio50, Irishcollector., & iggy for the <love it> button punches!!
I'm still rather at a loss to try to guess what these things were made for. Agreeing mostly with fhrjr2 that they seem more likely to be a sort of old 'screen' for a window/building/air vent of some kind instead of a 'kitchen exhaust filter', only because (again) they don't seem like they are or ever have been notably "greasy".
I'll be looking fwd to seeing what happens on the next nice day (tomorrow, maybe?) we get, so I can take more than just a dusting brush to them. (which is all they got for the pics here) With a little water, soap, and a scrub brush, they might get *prettier* at least, if I still remain at a loss for what they actually *are*...??
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