GetBusyDiggin
Jr. Member
Found this today. Not sure if its an old plate or just a piece of scrap. Kinda thinking its copper due to its greenness. Could possibly be brass.
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A Stove pipe cover is ...well a beauty ring, to cover the cracks in the wall, or ceiling where the pipe or flue exits the room. http://thriftyrebelvintage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stove-pipe-frame-2.jpg A stove pipe cap is just that a cap to block off a stove pipe. http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/f6/f6457f90-8197-4130-bae6-6a7d42435adc_1000.jpg. There really is nothing on a stovepipe that resembles a mess plate. Repurposed stove pipe covers can look plate like by adding a backing to fill the hole where the pipe fits thru to make it appear plate like. https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/...e-English-16-Chimney-Flu-Stove-Pipe-Cover.jpg . Although some flue hole covers look plate like they will have holes drilled into them. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71vBHybT2PL._SY355_.jpg . If it looks like a mess plate it probably is. Civil War mess plates are turning up every where around battle fields and skirmish sites. Mine was like many others found, in such bad shape that I almost left it in the woods.How do we know its not a stove pipe cover?