likely associated with antique household mechanisms.
There are several possibilities for objects of this general type, including old curtain or drapery weights, window-sash weights, and clock weights. Antique examples of these objects can be made from cast iron or other dense metals, and some were deliberately given decorative shapes rather than being simple blocks of metal.
Vintage cast-iron drapery weights, for example, can be surprisingly large and heavy. Antique examples from the 19th century are documented as being made from iron and measuring several inches long.
There are also antique
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