✅ SOLVED Heavy iron ... something

[robertk]

I found this behemoth the other day at a site dating to the late 1800s/early 1900s and am curious if anyone knows what it was used for. There are no obvious holes or handle attachment points. It's about an inch thick and weighs exactly 4000 grams (4.4 pounds). The slightly raised lip is only on one side, the other side is completely flat.

Any thoughts?

 

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[creskol]

A cast iron griddle? At the 3 o'clock position, it appears to be broken.

 

[robertk]

A cast iron griddle? At the 3 o'clock position, it appears to be broken.

Could be, I guess. Seems awful heavy for that, but then things back then were heavier in general. I'm not sure whether that's a break at 3:00 or not -- it seems pretty similar (though more worn) to the edges and the 7 and 9 o'clock positions, with the slight flattening of the curve there?

 

[creskol]

Could be, I guess. Seems awful heavy for that, but then things back then were heavier in general. I'm not sure whether that's a break at 3:00 or not -- it seems pretty similar (though more worn) to the edges and the 7 and 9 o'clock positions, with the slight flattening of the curve there?

Some of those old waffle irons and griddles used in a fireplace were massive.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Some of those old waffle irons and griddles used in a fireplace were massive.

I agree with Creskol. Here’s a modern day equivalent. It is 3.9 LBs. At first the 2 kilo weight struck me. That could be indicative of a precise metric weight, however it would have weighed more if not broken on the edges.

 

[robertk]

At first the 2 kilo weight struck me

Yeah that seemed odd to me too, but then, were they even using metric weights in 1900?