✅ SOLVED Found at a 1800s home site. Any ideas?

[SpeMcc]

Found at a 1800's home site. Any ideas?

The bottom has a little protruding 'pin' on it and it is quite heavy.

Any ideas?

 

[Chizzy]

An old plumb bob weight?

 

[Breezie]

I agree. It looks like a vintage PlumbBob.


Breezie

 

[Bruce R]

Looks like someone was turning a hammer head on a lathe, that little pip is where the piece separated when the parting tool got deep enough. I've made a few in my time. That pip would've been filed off and the piece drilled for the handle. Don't know why it wasn't finished.

 

[SpeMcc]

Looks like someone was turning a hammer head on a lathe, that little pip is where the piece separated when the parting tool got deep enough. I've made a few in my time. That pip would've been filed off and the piece drilled for the handle. Don't know why it wasn't finished.

The little pip appears to be of a different composite, would that affect your statement at all? I like your idea the best so far as you can see circular marks like what using a lathe would leave.

Edit: I take that back, it's definitely the same material.

 

[Sandman]

I don't know what it is, but the second pic is a cat...Am I right?

 

[creskol]

Looks like a walking stick tip to me.

 

[osage express]

Custom Ball Peen Hammers? Have a look at this I think it will tell you what you have.

 

[Fletch88]

It's a catweigh similar to a henweigh!

 

[SpeMcc]

I don't know what it is, but the second pic is a cat...Am I right?

Yep, she decided to see what it tasted like mid picture!