Little lead wheel

Gene Mean

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This was on an old farm site. Any idea what it is? Weighs 27 grams.
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Gene
 

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I've heard of a tool that is used to remove jammed musket balls. It screws in so they can be pulled out. It looks like one of those jammed balls was repurposed, maybe into a fishing weight. That's juat a guess, though.
I checked, worming is the name of the tool/process.
 

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Fossils

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It's definitely the right size for a fishing weight. The jammed musket ball theory sounds pretty cool.
 

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Looks like a spindle whorl. For making yarn.
 

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