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What is this sticking out of my wall?
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I've got this small thing (see attached pictures) in my wall that previous tenants have simply painted over. It's about 1 inch in diameter and has two smaller bumps on it. It also has two protruding notches on either side, one of which is visible in the upper right in the image. It feels rather hard and solid. Magnets do stick to it.
I'd like to pull it off/out of the wall, but my concern is that it might be something where it would be unsafe for me to do that or would be better left to a professional. In particular, I'm concerned it may be some old relic of the knob and tube which I know exists in my building. It could be a completely random/innocuous object, but I want to play it safe.
I've got two related questions.
- Can anyone give a guess as to what this is?
- If no one can determine what this is from the pictures, is there a way I can try to investigate this to determine if it's safe for me to pull off/out of the wall?
If it matters, the building is from the 1890's.
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I've got this small thing (see attached pictures) in my wall that previous tenants have simply painted over. It's about 1 inch in diameter and has two smaller bumps on it. It also has two protruding notches on either side, one of which is visible in the upper right in the image. It feels rather hard and solid. Magnets do stick to it.
I'd like to pull it off/out of the wall, but my concern is that it might be something where it would be unsafe for me to do that or would be better left to a professional. In particular, I'm concerned it may be some old relic of the knob and tube which I know exists in my building. It could be a completely random/innocuous object, but I want to play it safe.
I've got two related questions.
- Can anyone give a guess as to what this is?
- If no one can determine what this is from the pictures, is there a way I can try to investigate this to determine if it's safe for me to pull off/out of the wall?
If it matters, the building is from the 1890's.
walls
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Can you take a photo from the side? Also, is it magnetic?
– Mike Waters
13 hours ago
1
Added, and yes.
– zephyr
13 hours ago
2
You could start by scraping the paint off and see what you get.
– JACK
12 hours ago
1
@MikeWaters This is on one of the walls in a bedroom. About 5 feet off the floor. This room is a third floor room. I don't know enough about the history of the house to know if they had gas lighting fixtures, but it's not impossible I think.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
1
@JACK I'll try that. I was afraid to scrape, but when I can I'll do that and report back.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
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I've got this small thing (see attached pictures) in my wall that previous tenants have simply painted over. It's about 1 inch in diameter and has two smaller bumps on it. It also has two protruding notches on either side, one of which is visible in the upper right in the image. It feels rather hard and solid. Magnets do stick to it.
I'd like to pull it off/out of the wall, but my concern is that it might be something where it would be unsafe for me to do that or would be better left to a professional. In particular, I'm concerned it may be some old relic of the knob and tube which I know exists in my building. It could be a completely random/innocuous object, but I want to play it safe.
I've got two related questions.
- Can anyone give a guess as to what this is?
- If no one can determine what this is from the pictures, is there a way I can try to investigate this to determine if it's safe for me to pull off/out of the wall?
If it matters, the building is from the 1890's.
walls
asked 13 hours ago
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I've got this small thing (see attached pictures) in my wall that previous tenants have simply painted over. It's about 1 inch in diameter and has two smaller bumps on it. It also has two protruding notches on either side, one of which is visible in the upper right in the image. It feels rather hard and solid. Magnets do stick to it.
I'd like to pull it off/out of the wall, but my concern is that it might be something where it would be unsafe for me to do that or would be better left to a professional. In particular, I'm concerned it may be some old relic of the knob and tube which I know exists in my building. It could be a completely random/innocuous object, but I want to play it safe.
I've got two related questions.
- Can anyone give a guess as to what this is?
- If no one can determine what this is from the pictures, is there a way I can try to investigate this to determine if it's safe for me to pull off/out of the wall?
If it matters, the building is from the 1890's.
walls
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Can you take a photo from the side? Also, is it magnetic?
– Mike Waters
13 hours ago
1
Added, and yes.
– zephyr
13 hours ago
2
You could start by scraping the paint off and see what you get.
– JACK
12 hours ago
1
@MikeWaters This is on one of the walls in a bedroom. About 5 feet off the floor. This room is a third floor room. I don't know enough about the history of the house to know if they had gas lighting fixtures, but it's not impossible I think.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
1
@JACK I'll try that. I was afraid to scrape, but when I can I'll do that and report back.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
|
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Can you take a photo from the side? Also, is it magnetic?
– Mike Waters
13 hours ago
1
Added, and yes.
– zephyr
13 hours ago
2
You could start by scraping the paint off and see what you get.
– JACK
12 hours ago
1
@MikeWaters This is on one of the walls in a bedroom. About 5 feet off the floor. This room is a third floor room. I don't know enough about the history of the house to know if they had gas lighting fixtures, but it's not impossible I think.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
1
@JACK I'll try that. I was afraid to scrape, but when I can I'll do that and report back.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
Can you take a photo from the side? Also, is it magnetic?
– Mike Waters
13 hours ago
Can you take a photo from the side? Also, is it magnetic?
– Mike Waters
13 hours ago
1
1
Added, and yes.
– zephyr
13 hours ago
Added, and yes.
– zephyr
13 hours ago
2
2
You could start by scraping the paint off and see what you get.
– JACK
12 hours ago
You could start by scraping the paint off and see what you get.
– JACK
12 hours ago
1
1
@MikeWaters This is on one of the walls in a bedroom. About 5 feet off the floor. This room is a third floor room. I don't know enough about the history of the house to know if they had gas lighting fixtures, but it's not impossible I think.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
@MikeWaters This is on one of the walls in a bedroom. About 5 feet off the floor. This room is a third floor room. I don't know enough about the history of the house to know if they had gas lighting fixtures, but it's not impossible I think.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
1
1
@JACK I'll try that. I was afraid to scrape, but when I can I'll do that and report back.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
@JACK I'll try that. I was afraid to scrape, but when I can I'll do that and report back.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
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Given age of building, shape and "magnets stick to it" I'm going with old gas pipe.
Old gas pipe is not generally something you want to mess with, especially if your use of "tenants" implies rental rather than ownership. Hang a picture so it's covered, or something like that, and forget about it.
If you own rather than rent, and can trace and verify that the gas pipe in question is ACTUALLY, for sure, disconnected, you can remove it, but it's a fair amount of work.
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Given age of building, shape and "magnets stick to it" I'm going with old gas pipe.
Old gas pipe is not generally something you want to mess with, especially if your use of "tenants" implies rental rather than ownership. Hang a picture so it's covered, or something like that, and forget about it.
If you own rather than rent, and can trace and verify that the gas pipe in question is ACTUALLY, for sure, disconnected, you can remove it, but it's a fair amount of work.
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Given age of building, shape and "magnets stick to it" I'm going with old gas pipe.
Old gas pipe is not generally something you want to mess with, especially if your use of "tenants" implies rental rather than ownership. Hang a picture so it's covered, or something like that, and forget about it.
If you own rather than rent, and can trace and verify that the gas pipe in question is ACTUALLY, for sure, disconnected, you can remove it, but it's a fair amount of work.
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Given age of building, shape and "magnets stick to it" I'm going with old gas pipe.
Old gas pipe is not generally something you want to mess with, especially if your use of "tenants" implies rental rather than ownership. Hang a picture so it's covered, or something like that, and forget about it.
If you own rather than rent, and can trace and verify that the gas pipe in question is ACTUALLY, for sure, disconnected, you can remove it, but it's a fair amount of work.
answered 11 hours ago
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Given age of building, shape and "magnets stick to it" I'm going with old gas pipe.
Old gas pipe is not generally something you want to mess with, especially if your use of "tenants" implies rental rather than ownership. Hang a picture so it's covered, or something like that, and forget about it.
If you own rather than rent, and can trace and verify that the gas pipe in question is ACTUALLY, for sure, disconnected, you can remove it, but it's a fair amount of work.
answered 11 hours ago
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Can you take a photo from the side? Also, is it magnetic?
– Mike Waters
13 hours ago
1
Added, and yes.
– zephyr
13 hours ago
2
You could start by scraping the paint off and see what you get.
– JACK
12 hours ago
1
@MikeWaters This is on one of the walls in a bedroom. About 5 feet off the floor. This room is a third floor room. I don't know enough about the history of the house to know if they had gas lighting fixtures, but it's not impossible I think.
– zephyr
12 hours ago
1
@JACK I'll try that. I was afraid to scrape, but when I can I'll do that and report back.
– zephyr
12 hours ago