🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Iron ball with hole clear through

[rfergers00]

Cleaning out old house I found this old iron ball 6" in diameter weighing 15 pounds with collars on each opening. The hole goes all the way through, but when you look inside there appears to be a cavity about the size of a golf ball inside.

 

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[KSDirtfisher77]

Cleaning out old house I found this old iron ball 6" in diameter weighing 15 pounds with collars on each opening. The hole goes all the way through, but when you look inside there appears to be a cavity about the size of a golf ball inside.

Could that have been 1 of the balls for a steam engine governor. They usually used 2-4 of them on different steam engine governors.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Could that have been 1 of the balls for a steam engine governor. They usually used 2-4 of them on different steam engine governors.

I wouldn’t have thought of that, but it sure makes sense. Good eye!

 

[NVNutcase]

Repurposed as a gate closer ?

 

[dozer dan]

Machinery handle counter weight like for break press Or heavy cast iron door.

 

[rfergers00]

Machinery handle counter weight like for break press Or heavy cast iron door.

that is what I am leaning toward. Considering the person that possessed it before me was a librarian and had a book conservation lab. Thank you!

 

[rfergers00]

Could that have been 1 of the balls for a steam engine governor. They usually used 2-4 of them on different steam engine governors.

strong possibility after visiting a steam engine museum. Thank you

 

[dozer dan]

that is what I am leaning toward. Considering the person that possessed it before me was a librarian and had a book conservation lab. Thank you!