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Finds Identification and Valuation
ancient lead weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="cairnspom" data-source="post: 312200" data-attributes="member: 4645"><p>No, they were often lead, and I had the same thought (re-furbed a lot of sash windows in my time!) but it seems a little small (light) to be a sash weight, it would be a very small window! My thoughts are it is more likely to be a "heaving" weight for a ships 'log line' or depth line ...."swinging the lead" as it was an easy job compared to tacking or jibing the heavy sails frequently when close to shore.</p><p>Just my guess!</p><p></p><p>Nigel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cairnspom, post: 312200, member: 4645"] No, they were often lead, and I had the same thought (re-furbed a lot of sash windows in my time!) but it seems a little small (light) to be a sash weight, it would be a very small window! My thoughts are it is more likely to be a "heaving" weight for a ships 'log line' or depth line ...."swinging the lead" as it was an easy job compared to tacking or jibing the heavy sails frequently when close to shore. Just my guess! Nigel [/QUOTE]
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