Antique Cast Iron Tassel Shaped Gate Weight 1860s the very best I've ever

the very best I've ever seen

notably at the bottom left edge of the radio

Missing the tip of an ear on one side

or for placing at the center of

no more than what it needs to be and seemingly perfectly suited to go for a float--and I find that flat expanse of chocolate brown paint weirdly but truly satisfying

Antique Cast Iron Tassel Shaped Gate Weight 1860s the very best I've everI really love this weight just as an object, looking a bit like a woman in a wide skirt, but it is also completely ready to use a weight to keep the garden gate closed, or certainly to weight all sorts of other things. Late 19th century I believe, it is marked with an MH and than what looks like a large I then K on reverse. 6 9 16" t x 2 5 8" w x 1 3 4" d and weighs about 2 pounds. Photos don't do justice to it's presence and patina; really a nice