Perfect Object: Antique Cast Iron Two Pound Scale Weight eb mae bryde I think the yellow crests

I think the yellow crests behind them signify the Holy Roman Empire

crocheting the body with what looks to be silk cord

Terrific silhouette

A bit of wear to the exterior of the box but the swatches are in perfect condition

but there is second hanger sewn onto the back of the frame from which it can be hung and turned straight-- or just prop it up somewhere

Perfect Object: Antique Cast Iron Two Pound Scale Weight eb mae bryde I think the yellow crestsOne certainly comes across old scale weights, but I must say I don't think one has ever struck me as this one does to my eye just a perfect object, with just the right sort of "2" which somehow makes me think of carnivals and circuses and so too targets and strongmen and high striker games, etc. Cast iron, 19th c. I believe, with the rings stepped back toward the center. Perfect as a large and heavy paperweight now or a handy 2 lb. hand weight! 3 5 16