✅ SOLVED Lead mystery item. Ideas?

Lenrac2

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Hi! We found this in a very very old park. It appears to be all lead, not magnetic. The 3 screw things are threaded, not just rings. The screw things can not be seen from the bottom. We are clueless. 2 are too close together I think to screw anything onto it. Any ideas? 20210611_150816.jpg20210611_150717.jpg20210611_150841.jpg
 

Interesting! Wild shot in the dark, but the screws are encased in a plaster spill. The tips have broken off over the years. Does the surface have the feel of plaster/concrete? It may explain why it's lead but not magnetic. If you hang a magnet from a piece of string, can you get the magnet to move at all?
 

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Good idea but magnet does not move. It is very hard and smooth. It is heavy and weighs 1.5 ounces. Thank you!
 

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Looks like someone was trying to patch a problem area like on a boat that became a void after the screws were removed by pouring molten lead into it.
 

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Looks like someone was trying to patch a problem area like on a boat that became a void after the screws were removed by pouring molten lead into it.

I think you are exactly right, Dug! I was thinking some sort of patch, too.
 

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Looks like someone was trying to patch a problem area like on a boat that became a void after the screws were removed by pouring molten lead into it.
We are thinking a repair sounds right. Not an area with boats but maybe something different. Thank you all!!
 

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