a weight to be perfectly plain if it was going to be visible inside a clock or used around an elegantly decorated room.
In other words, the strange appearance may actually be evidence that these objects are old rather than evidence that they are useless.
Could They Be Window Weights?
There is one more possibility worth mentioning: old window sash weights.
Traditional double-hung windows could use a pulley-and-counterweight system. A cord connected the movable window sash to a weight hidden inside the wall. When the window moved upward or downward,
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