Does anyone know what these are?

[jlh0801]

I think maybe buttons. They are a soft metal with an E stamped on the

 

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[ticm]

They are commonly referred to as hem weights.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Depending on the shape, they are dress-hem or coat-tail or curtain weights. Clothing weights tend to be circular. Curtain weights tend to be square or square-ish. The bar across the hole in the center is to permit sewing the weight onto the cloth. They've been used for at least two centuries.

Yours, with an E on them, are from the 20th-century.

 

[jlh0801]

Thank you so much! Do you know what the metal is?

 

[ticm]

Thank you so much! Do you know what the metal is?

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