I found this under an old house in Savannah Georgia

Dollybyers

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Hello All:

Years ago, I found this under an old house in Savannah Georgia. It is lead and weighs about 200 grams (~7 oz).

The closest thing I have found in my research is this: Lead Indian Pendant (Sergei has a great metal detecting site BTW). I am skeptical that this is what this is... but who knows.

Anyone else run into anything like this???

Thanks and have a GREAT WEEKEND!!

lead.jpg
 

creskol

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I'd be interested in learning about the architecture of the house, as well as the actual dimensions of this piece.
 

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I was thinking before you described as lead a conventional house foundation leveling wedge. I’m sure we’ll get to the bottom of this mystery.
 

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seeing the hole in it makes me think a weight , maybe for fishing or for a fishing net .

it's not plumbers lead , way to small . when I was a plumber we melted 5lb cakes of lead not little bits.
each lead joint you made up took 1 LB of lead per inch of pipe diameter. so that thing is too small for doing even the smallest joint which would be 2'' and take 2LBS.
 

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I agree with Bleemus....Window sash weight
 

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fyrffytr1

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At 7oz wouldn't that be a little light for a sash weight? Not saying it isn't but the only sash weights I have seen were cylindrical in shape.
 

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