1820s York, PA house

[gforce1972]

Today's finds. A braided hair large cent that I can't get a date off of, a 1946 wheat and we uncovered this pipe head. It appears to say "GAS DRIP". House dates back to 1820s. Any ideas what this might be? Is it hopeless to get a date off this cent? Already been in several peroxide baths.













Gary

 

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[vpnavy]

Anything you pull out of the ground is a nice find gforce1972. Did you pull the pipe out of the ground? If not, considering it says gas - I would get the heck away from it!

 

[AU Seeker]

Gas Drip..., this maybe an explanation...Natural-gas condensate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[h=2]Drip gas [edit][/h]Drip gas is another name for natural-gas condensate, a naturally occurring form of gasoline found near many oil and natural gas wells, in natural gas pipelines, and as a byproduct of natural gas extraction. It is also known as "condensate", "natural gasoline", "casing head gas", "raw gas", "white gas" and "liquid gold".[SUP][8][/SUP][SUP][9][/SUP] Drip gas is defined in the United States Code of Federal Regulations as consisting ofbutane, pentane, and hexane hydrocarbons. Within set ranges of distillation, drip gas may be extracted and used to denature fuel alcohol.[SUP][10][/SUP] Drip gas is also used as a cleaner and solvent as well as a lantern and stove fuel.
[h=2]Historical use in vehicles [edit][/h]

The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (February 2013)

Some very early internal combustion engines—such as the first types made by Karl Benz, and early Wright brothers aircraft engines—used natural gasoline, which could be either drip gas or a similar range of hydrocarbons distilled from crude oil. Natural gasoline has an octane rating of about 30 to 50, sufficient for the low-compression engines of the early 20th century. By 1930, improved engines and higher compression ratios required higher-octane, refined gasolines to produce power without knocking or detonation.
Beginning in the Great Depression, drip gas was used as a replacement for commercial gasoline by people in oil-producing areas. "In the days of simple engines in automobiles and farm tractors it was not uncommon for anyone having access to a condensate well to fill his tank with 'drip,'" according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Sometimes it worked fine. "At other times it might cause thundering backfires and clouds of foul-smelling smoke."[SUP][11][/SUP]
Woody Guthrie's autobiographical novel Seeds of Man begins with Woody and his uncle Jeff tapping a natural gas pipeline for drip gas. The gas also has a mention in Badlands, the Terrence Malick movie.[SUP][12][/SUP]
It was sold commercially at gas stations and hardware stores in North America until the early 1950s. The White gas sold today is a similar product but is produced at refineries with the benzene removed.[SUP][13][/SUP]
In 1975, the New Mexico State Police's drip gas detail – three men in pickup trucks – began patrolling oil and gas fields, catching thieves and recovering barrels of stolen gas. The detail stopped its work in 1987.[SUP][14][/SUP]
The use of drip gas in cars and trucks is now illegal in many states. It is also harmful to modern engines due to its low octane rating, high heat of combustion and lack of additives. It has a distinctive smell when used as a fuel, which allowed police to catch people using drip gas illegally

 

[AU Seeker]

Gas Drip..., this maybe an explanation...auto fuel??

Natural-gas condensate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Drip gas

Drip gas is another name for natural-gas condensate, a naturally occurring form of gasoline found near many oil and natural gas wells, in natural gas pipelines, and as a byproduct of natural gas extraction. It is also known as "condensate", "natural gasoline", "casing head gas", "raw gas", "white gas" and "liquid gold".[SUP][8][/SUP][SUP][9][/SUP] Drip gas is defined in the United States Code of Federal Regulations as consisting ofbutane, pentane, and hexane hydrocarbons. Within set ranges of distillation, drip gas may be extracted and used to denature fuel alcohol.[SUP][10][/SUP] Drip gas is also used as a cleaner and solvent as well as a lantern and stove fuel.

Historical use in vehicles

The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (February 2013)

Some very early internal combustion engines—such as the first types made by Karl Benz, and early Wright brothers aircraft engines—used natural gasoline, which could be either drip gas or a similar range of hydrocarbons distilled from crude oil. Natural gasoline has an octane rating of about 30 to 50, sufficient for the low-compression engines of the early 20th century. By 1930, improved engines and higher compression ratios required higher-octane, refined gasolines to produce power without knocking or detonation.
Beginning in the Great Depression, drip gas was used as a replacement for commercial gasoline by people in oil-producing areas. "In the days of simple engines in automobiles and farm tractors it was not uncommon for anyone having access to a condensate well to fill his tank with 'drip,'" according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Sometimes it worked fine. "At other times it might cause thundering backfires and clouds of foul-smelling smoke."[SUP][11][/SUP]
Woody Guthrie's autobiographical novel Seeds of Man begins with Woody and his uncle Jeff tapping a natural gas pipeline for drip gas. The gas also has a mention in Badlands, the Terrence Malick movie.[SUP][12][/SUP]
It was sold commercially at gas stations and hardware stores in North America until the early 1950s. The White gas sold today is a similar product but is produced at refineries with the benzene removed.[SUP][13][/SUP]
In 1975, the New Mexico State Police's drip gas detail – three men in pickup trucks – began patrolling oil and gas fields, catching thieves and recovering barrels of stolen gas. The detail stopped its work in 1987.[SUP][14][/SUP]
The use of drip gas in cars and trucks is now illegal in many states. It is also harmful to modern engines due to its low octane rating, high heat of combustion and lack of additives. It has a distinctive smell when used as a fuel, which allowed police to catch people using drip gas illegally

 

[gforce1972]

Thanks. We are sure it isn't active. But we were careful nonetheless. There's no taking this thing out of the ground. This is above the level of the gas pipe almost to grade. There is no cap and it is 9" in diameter and the service line is only 1.5". The gas line is at least 24" below this pipe.

Gary

 

[creskol]

Could it be from a carbide drip gas lighting system for the house?

 

[gunntekk1]

could be an old well pipe

 

[gforce1972]

Could it be from a carbide drip gas lighting system for the house?

No idea what that is. So maybe...