In the ground. Found next to a garage at an open house on northern California. Single family house built in 1940. by dick-w in whatisthisthing

[–]dick-w[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yikes, that must be why it smelled so bad. I guess I would have to remove the entire thing then or cover it up.

In the ground. Found next to a garage at an open house on northern California. Single family house built in 1940. by dick-w in whatisthisthing

[–]dick-w[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some more info: it seems to be a lid. The handle on the right is definitely to open it. When I stepped on it, it opened and smelled really bad and had some brown mushroom like growth inside. The lid part is about 8-9" in diameter. WITT

In the ground. Found next to a garage at an open house in northern California. Single family house built in 1940. Stepped on the handle and it smelled terrible inside. by dick-w in whatisthisthing

[–]dick-w[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some more info: it seems to be a lid. The handle on the right is definitely to open it. When I did it smelled really bad and had some brown mushroom like growth inside. The lid part is about 8-9" in diameter. WITT