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Lead w/square nail what was this?

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I've never seen this before, it looks to be home made. But what is it, and what was it used for? Found in the front yard of a 1700-1800 plantation house that had slaves. Found at 12inches deep if that helps. Thanks
 
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Large fishing/ net sinker. Was the find near a river?
 
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Possibly a loom weight? HH
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No water with in a mile.
 
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a bell dinger thinger??
 
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Also maybe a plumb bob th.webp
 
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Homemade lead weight, normally used on a steelyard weight (type of balance arm). But as its home made it could be whatever use the person wanted.
 
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Here's an image of a two-pound lead weight I made so I can measure the spine of my arrows.

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But I agree it's probably for a balance scale.
 
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