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What is the ring on the side of this fireplace for?

The fireplace in the apartment I am hoping to move to has a ring embedded in the side, inside the firebox. What is that ring for? It appears to be QUITE strong.

Update:

It's not a knob, and it's certainly not a shut off. It's IN the fireplace, on the side of the place where the burning wood goes.

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Maybe years ago it was a gas fireplace and that was a turn off valve. See if it turns.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is hard to guess without seeing it but if this is really old construction I imagine it was put there to hang something close to the fire, but not in the fire... like an old fashioned iron, a pot, or wet socks.

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