Help with a big chunk of rust

[bbheigle0605]

Can someone help me with this before I scrap it? Taking all the rusty stuff thats not worth keeping to the scrap yard. I dug this up at a old town on the MS River in Mississippi. Thanks in advance!

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like the top of a garden table? Tony

 

[kenstein]

My first thought is that it could be a man-hole cover. It would be very heavy if that was the case. Just guessin'.

 

[longcut]

the Glen Alan flash needs her an electrolysis set up .............

 

[BosnMate]

River boat port hole cover

 

[Breezie]

It looks like some type of garden decor; sun dial, table top, etc.


Breezie

 

[bbheigle0605]

Thanks y'all I'm clueless as to what this could be. The town was wiped out by the '27 flood. It had 2 saloons, 3 houses, 1 gin and 1 store. Dunno....

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Some type of cover for utilities. Water valve or maybe gas. Or another possibility is part of a pot belly stove the top had a round metal part you could open up for cooking.

 

[forgetaboudit]

A barrel lid?

 

[bbheigle0605]

I decided to try to clean it up a little bit bc curiosity is killing this cat! There are 2 notches on the back but now that I'm cleaning it up I noticed 2 more notches parallel from the others and possible 2 more between them. There is also lettering along the edge on the front. Still cleaning it up. Trying to make out letters.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

The way the notches are set makes me think they were feet to elevate it off of floor I have seen potted plants on something like that might be called a trivet.