http://historic-structures.com/fl/st...eon_hotel4.php
Does this look like something to burn wood in? The components seem to be (from other sources) a
damperless flue, the flat metal plate at the back and the two electrodes/andirons at the front.
The flat Earth people are suggesting these were free energy heating devices powered by fractal antennas on the top of spires, along with a dose of historical revisionism. I find this fascinating in light of the line from 1984, "He who controls the past controls the future...."
Here is the antenna (the balls were allegedly filled with Mercury):
Pictures 1 Hotel Ponce de Leon, St Augustine Florida
This dates to around the time Tesla's AC hegemony was starting. I know it's Unicorn Corral stuff but I doubt it deserves it's own thread.