Prisoners Ball & Chain (Minus Chain) ?

[Cimoncez]

Prisoner's Ball & Chain (Minus Chain) ?

Hi folks. I've always been fond of digging things up. Me and my new AT Pro are now ready to rock and roll. I tested out my new machine in my friend's yard the other day and uncovered a strange object that has me and my friends wondering. It's round, made of iron, about the size of a softball, weights a whopping 6 pounds and is only 3 1/2 inches in diameter. We think it may be from a ball and chain that prisoners once wore on work projects. But what would it be doing in a back yard in New Hampshire? Anyone out there that have a similar find?

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Counterweight for a beam scale?

 

[Broken knee]

Could it be a gate weight? HH
Broken Knee

 

[Diggit]

I'm with Broken Knee. Looks like a "gate weight."

http://gardenalia-antiques.com/architecturals.html (not the EXACT shape, but they came in many shapes, Pear shape, round, oblong..)\

A "ball and chain" ball would be much larger.

 

[Cimoncez]

Thanks for your input detectives.

 

[Diggit]

Thanks for your input detectives.

Retired now, actually but you're welcome.