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John Arnold
10-05-2012, 02:05 PM
50-60 year old home in Philadelphia burbs. The kitchen is below this thing. The top used to be hinged. Any suggestions cheerfully entertained, including those involving Santa Claus.
No clues in kitchen.
John Kogel
10-05-2012, 02:47 PM
Escape hatch for her backdoor man?
Dom D'Agostino
10-05-2012, 04:15 PM
Operable skylight?
Raymond Wand
10-05-2012, 05:06 PM
A vent to remove cooking odours/smoke.
Jerry Peck
10-05-2012, 06:23 PM
A vent to remove cooking odours/smoke.

I agree, probably from an old roof mounted exhaust fan.
Billy Stephens
10-05-2012, 07:15 PM
50-60 year old home in Philadelphia burbs.
The kitchen is below this thing.
The top used to be hinged. Any suggestions cheerfully entertained, .
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Dumb waiter shaft ( access for gears, pulleys , rope installation and maintance on the roof. )
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