Any ideas what this would have been?

[troutbum70 857]

Here is a picture of what we would think is made from balsa wood. This and 8 pieces of lead shaped the same as this piece of wood was found in an old shed by a fellow parishioner, now the lead does have a flat piece of metal out each end with one end having the metal without curved at the end like it was meant to hook on to something. Any thoughts?

[ebinmaine 67,271]

Haven't the foggiest but I'm going to follow along to see if somebody comes up with an answer

[SylvanLakeWH 25,490]

[Darb1964 1,042]

Plum bob, or counter weight for something. The wood piece is the mould.

[RubyCon1 63]

It's what the cat leaves on the carpet if we over sleep and don't let him outside in the morning

[Stormin 9,981]

45 minutes ago, Darb1964 said:

Plum bob, or counter weight for something. The wood piece is the mould.

 

I agree.

[troutbum70 857]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Haven't the foggiest but I'm going to follow along to see if somebody comes up with an answer

Ok EB come along for the ride and bring a snack and drink.

[troutbum70 857]

1 minute ago, Stormin said:

 

I agree.

Well Stormin that is also our thoughts, the wood piece of which he found 2 of them is the mould. And there is 9 of the lead and also all we could think of was a plum bob or because there is few of them a counter weight for some thing. The people that had lived on the property from around the turn of the century were farmers.

[troutbum70 857]

53 minutes ago, Darb1964 said:

Plum bob, or counter weight for something. The wood piece is the mould.

Darb our thoughts as well plum bob or counter weight, but counter weight for what?

[ebinmaine 67,271]

10 minutes ago, troutbum63 said:

Ok EB come along for the ride and bring a snack and drink.

Deal...

[Darb1964 1,042]

Counter weight for an animal cage door, let them out during the day, close them in at night. Without going in the cage.

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Dont know but if you paint it red and

mount it on your tractor could be a great

conversation piece!

Edited August 4, 2020 by The Tuul Crib

[Stormin 9,981]

How about weights to hold down netting over a hay stack or similar? Or to hold down a fishing net?

[ranger 1,746]

3 hours ago, Stormin said:

How about weights to hold down netting over a hay stack or similar? Or to hold down a fishing net?

Maybe attached around the edges of a fishing net to keep it spread out when thrown into the lake or river ? Or, if they were farmers, 🚜, and any farmers that I know, are a bit “careful” when it comes to spending the hard earned, 👛. Perhaps they were homemade ‘earrings’ for his wife. 🧖‍♀️.

 

 

[Stormin 9,981]

6 hours ago, ranger said:

 Perhaps they were homemade ‘earrings’ for his wife. 🧖‍♀️.

 

I think that'll be stretching things, Doug.

[ranger 1,746]

1 hour ago, Stormin said:

 

I think that'll be stretching things, Doug.

Could start a new trend Norm 🤪

[troutbum70 857]

I am pretty sure my wife would not like them for earrings hi hi. My friend has had a number of people look at these things with no clue.

[953 nut 55,074]

13 hours ago, ranger said:

Maybe attached around the edges of a fishing net to keep it spread out when thrown into the lake or river ?

That is my thought too. When I was a kid we would spread a weighted net at the end of our pond and attract fish with some ground up breakfast cereal. Once we had several good size fish over the net we would haule it in and throw back the smaller fish. Don't remember ever making our own weights but they were nothing fancy.

[troutbum70 857]

It is possible that is what they were used for, but we keep thinking they had to serve a greater purpose.