Iron weight id?

[mojjax]

it is marked HI and the number 86

Seems too bulky for a clock weight , too fat for a window weight ....scale counter weight ?? not sure .

mojjax

 

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[trikikiwi]

Hi, Kia ora Mojjax
Looks more industrial than agricultural or domestic.
The very friendly HI on it could be IH

I googled "old iron weight HI 86"
and at No. 3
Philadelphia City Paper
"At 86, Great- Grandmother, ____ ____ keeps pumping iron...After 13 years of weight training, ______ is more than taking care of herself."

All I can say is .. Go Girl!

back to the subject in hand, google also threw up this site, which might hold a clue
http://home.clara.net/brianp/namesej.html

Cheers, Mike

 

[trikikiwi]

IH
International Harvester
can't get more agricultural than that.
I retract my previous first statement

I've had the pleasure of driving many a tractor, but I still can't see where the weight might fit in.
Cheers, Mike

 

[CodyCat Borat]

Maybe some sort of fishing weight!!

 

[Bluezman]

Possibly a downrigger weight.

Bluezman

 

[PBK]

Try this site:

http://www.scales-and-weights.com/

 

[silverswede]

Yep, PBK, I recognize it from the old farm days. Ours was used on weighing grain and feed sacks but think in the south they used for cotton, etc. Heres a picture from good old eBay.

 

[Monty]

I remember seeing similar weights on the old scales at the feed store when my dad had cattle and bought bulk feed. Monty

 

[eagle77]

I remember seeing similar weights on the old scales at the feed store when my dad had cattle and bought bulk feed. Monty

I knew I'd seen it somewhere, but until I read Monty's post couldn't recall...thanks Monty. Brought back some good ole memories

 

[Old Dog]

Good job PBK!!

http://www.scales-and-weights.com/scales/scaleidx.htm

That is the same as one my wife has in her collection. The weight is slightly different but these can be dated to pre revolutionary US.
OD

 

[dg39]

Yep, PBK, I recognize it from the old farm days. Ours was used on weighing grain and feed sacks but think in the south they used for cotton, etc. Heres a picture from good old eBay.

Right. I have several different types in the museum. Used down here for produce and mainly pecan's.
I remember my great uncle kept one in his pickup and would travel around using it to buy pecans.
DG