24 pound ball.

[Brian C.]

Here is my 24 pound ball with a loop leaded in. It came from an old distillery site that was not in use after the 1850s time period, it is a neat peace for people to speculate on what it may have been used for.HH

 

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[Paleopilot]

View attachment 722106View attachment 722107Here is my 24 pound ball with a loop leaded in. It came from an old distillery site that was not in use after the 1850s time period, it is a neat peace for people to speculate on what it may have been used for.HH

Very cool! Prison "shackle ball?"

 

[Brian C.]

Thanks. I was wondering if that was what it was, the port near by was used from the early 1800s, maybe they brought slaves or prisoners threw the port, just a guess. HH

 

[VBCurt]

That is really cool. Two thumbs up . I want to find stuff like that. HH

 

[NGE]

could be a door counter weight, or for and old large gate. You know, thread rope thru pulley, attach rope to ball, suspend above ground. Attach loose end to gate or door to help open easier......nge

 

[Paleopilot]

Hard to tell from the pics, is the eye welded on the ball with an arc welder? Or brazed on with a torch? Can you get a pic of the top?

 

[NGE]

he did mention that it was leaded on....nge

 

[Paleopilot]

he did mention that it was leaded on....nge

Thanks, I missed that. It's probably not a shackel ball then.

 

[Brian C.]

No, it is a blacksmith peace, just one peace.