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Author Topic: Strange lump of lead for ID please.  (Read 3192 times)
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« on: February 24, 2016, 09:52:46 PM »
3 lb lump of lead. Approx 5 inches long tapering to countersunk hole, flat base. found using euroace 350 with 0 disc, approx 6 inches deep on area of pasture
That has been ploughed many years ago.thought it might be a window sash weight, but they are usually iron and don't have a flat base.
Any ideas ? Thanks in advance.

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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2016, 06:11:33 AM »
Looks like a Loom weight.. Try a Google search for them. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes depending on the textile being woven.
Nice find  Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2016, 09:09:13 AM »
Hi Val
Thanks for your reply, you've given me a possible route for a bit more research.
 I found this item near the remains of a very old farm house near Bridgend.Do you know if there was much weaving going on in South Wales ?
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2016, 05:53:31 PM »
Before the Spinning Jenny was invented every self respecting house wife (rural) spun her own thread and knew how to weave.
Look up the Spinning Jenny for dates.
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2016, 07:08:35 PM »
Could be a sounding weight, lots found on beaches. Found on pasture so maybe not.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2016, 08:25:59 PM »
Hi Greg,see where your coming from,BUT !! I don't think it's a sounding weight,maybe a bit too small !!
My guess,Hemm !! Could be a plain (but old) plum weight,they have been used for generations to ensure the trueness of walls on buildings,castles,churches etc
Nice find mate,well searched  and saved .👍
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2016, 09:48:50 PM »
Having restored very many box sash windows on national trust properties, my proffesional opinion would be that it is a sash weight from a small window or one that has cut down for something else. But that's just my opinion Cheesy
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