What is it ?

[jeff of pa]

white Lead



has Holes for String or ?
Though I'm not 100% sure they go all the way Through.
I tried to push a Wire through it Wont go.
update: all the Holes go 1/4 inch in & Stop.
and the whole thing is just Slightly larger then a Penny
approx. 13/16" - 7/8" across

 

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[Bruce R]

Dare you try a knife on it ? Pot metal corrodes in much the same way but lead will cut, pot metal not so good.

 

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[jeff of pa]

in the light


Obverse

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Reverse

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it can't be for one of Bam Bam's Match Box cars .
If it was, it wouldn't have the side holes

 

[jeff of pa]

most I'll do without Knowing what it is. tarnish shell Flaked off & metal Shines Bright like Lead

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[Bruce R]

A hub, 4 iron spokes, a lead outer rim, like a wagon wheel.

 

[jeff of pa]

A hub, 4 iron spokes, a lead outer rim, like a wagon wheel.

I see where your Going But...

pretty Primitive if it is.
and as I said Not unique so not a fathers repair job on a kids toy.
or personal craft project from a century ago.

and like a Tinker Toy should have 8 to 12 for Sturdiness.


Hopefully more pop up to Confirm exact matches.

 

[Bruce R]

Ya know what Jeff ? We really should have an "unsolved" forum, like the "cold case files " ? That cool pin from last week and the button with the pigeons on it today really bug me

 

[jeff of pa]

also appears to have a slight Seam type appearance.



could this mean it was poured in a mold ?

 

[Bruce R]

Hard to say as to a mold line, though I have seen some pretty crude molds. I'm getting the impression of a squashed roundball with holes drilled in it. One thing though, in your pic it looks like there's a green layer in the corrosion, reminds me of stuff I pull out of the ground up at 624 .

 

[jeff of pa]

in spots around the center area where the White is Chipped,
there appears to be a hint of green tarnishing



at this point no idea if the spot I dug it could have ever been on fire,
or if this experienced fire, or a hammer

 

[1320]

Lead button? Lead nail cap?

 

[1320]

Bale/cloth seal? Boxcar seal?

 

[jeff of pa]

Bale/cloth seal? Boxcar seal?

an odd one if it is, but I wouldn't rule that out

 

[Bruce R]

I was working on a cat loader yesterday and I noticed on the injector pump a series of screws with safety wire tying them together, where the wire came together there was a lead gizmo crimped on, similar to yours.

 

[nsdq]

Counter weight for grandfather clocks goes inside the brass tubes with the chain, the removed areas of lead to tune the weight .

 

[Boatlode]

Counter weight for grandfather clocks goes inside the brass tubes with the chain, the removed areas of lead to tune the weight .

I was thinking some kind of counterweight. The fact that the holes in the sides don't go through suggests that they are not mechanical holes for assembly, but simply material removal for weight.

 

[nsdq]

Yeppers that is what i said

I was thinking some kind of counterweight. The fact that the holes in the sides don't go through suggests that they are not mechanical holes for assembly, but simply material removal for weight.

 

[WHADIFIND]

How about a base stone for starting a fire with a bow and piece of wood?