found this at the park...
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zander10
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my bad. this is in the wrong forum!
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RelicHound
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its a fishin sinker 
its the same kind i use for catfishing in heavy current
its the same kind i use for catfishing in heavy current
zander10
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no it aint!:tumble:
okay cool!
i have not walked the fishin' section since i was a kid. i never saw one like that.
plus fishing is the last thing one would think of here in southern nevada!
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yeah if i didnt fish id think it was an odd item as well.
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It is a dress hem ballast, these were sewed into the hems of ladies dresses back in the late 1800's to keep the summer breezes from embarrassing them in public places. The more religious a woman was the larger the ballasts she would sew into her hems. A great piece of Americana!
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worth much more as an antique dress hem.
zander10
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i hate to shoot down a legend however the park where i found it is only about ten years old.
i thought it might be hem balast from a cocktail waitress dress or something like that. i am more confident that it is a fishing sinker even though the nearest fishing hole is about 40 miles from here (lake mead). (plus noone fishes in lake mead)
perhaps they use fishing sinkers in those skirts. i know chanel uses chain.
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It's definitely a fishing weight. I've used them before.
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Ed in KC
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It looks to me like a pendulum for dowsing/hyptnotizing.
