Can anyone tell me what this is?

[Rioranger]

New to metal detecting

 

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[Tpmetal]

hem weight for a dress or curtian? mid 1800s?

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Hem Weight for the bottom of a dress

Edit: ha posted at same time, What TPmetal said

 

[Tpmetal]

I had to go back and edit the date haha

 

[BosnMate]

Yep, hem weight.

 

[cudamark]

Assuming it's lead, yes, and hem weight.

 

[Icewing]

I have one very similar that's tombac or something (not lead).
Is yours lead or a brass like metal.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/525660-button.html

 

[maxpower]

curtain weight, used to dig those out of the curtains in middle school