found at a cellar hole not sure what it is

[keystone82]

weighs about 20 pounds solid lead

 

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[tamrock]

I think it's a counter weight for something, big window, a gate, barn door I found two big lead weights like that, but the had a cylinder shape. Definitely worth its weight in lead.

 

[smokeythecat]

It looks like one of those things in a monster movie that hatches tons of baby monsters which destroy the movie set they were working on.

 

[bradyboy]

Holy crap. is this for real?
Looks like a spider coming out of a sac

 

[bradyboy]

my image was for you smokey

 

[Tpmetal]

Hey, it was fun running into you guys at that cellar hole. It's looks like maybe a slave ankle chain and ball. Like this because of the shape. Forged iron slave shackle with ball and chain, definitely 19th century, from a Civil War collectio I thunk you found evidence of the underground rail road in this area. Unless it wad s counterweight for something. Never sen window weights this shape so it would have been from something else I think. That is if it's not a ball from as ankle chain.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

N.Y. was #1 slave state at one time...but that looks like a home made boat anchor .
Gary

 

[Doubter in MD]

N.Y. was #1 slave state at one time...but that looks like a home made boat anchor .
Gary

I think you're right, or at least it was possibly used as a boat anchor at one point. In the one picture the encrustations look like barnacles.

 

[Retired Fire]

Could it be a cotton scale counter weight?

 

[Tpmetal]

N.Y. was #1 slave state at one time...but that looks like a home made boat anchor .
Gary

This hole was so far from any water that's not possible. Especially any water for a boat

 

[Tpmetal]

Could it be a cotton scale counter weight?

No cotton grown in western ny here

 

[johnnyblaze]

I would have to say counterweight for something like a coop door or animal hatch/door..It's to crude and odd shaped to be cast for a slave ankle chain..Plus if it was a lead ankle weight it could be easily melted away for escape..But it is a cool find!

~Blaze~