Antique Iron Tassel-Shaped Gate Weight bathroom accessories there was no way I

there was no way I could resist--though I'm not the least bit good solving them

with the iron giving it substantial weight

and I've gone back and forth on whether it a straight photo or a trick one--and am still not entirely sure

this is a perfect piece to add to the everyday mix

Tuesday Aug

Antique Iron Tassel-Shaped Gate Weight bathroom accessories there was no way II think old cast iron gate weights are excellent objects and a fun thing to collect, with a lot of variety to tassel shaped ones of this sort; I believe this one probably 3rd quarter 19th century. A weight like this would have been hung from from a chain, most commonly on a garden gate, functioning as a counterweight to make the gate close on its own. The transformation of the form of a silk curtain tassel into a solid iron one makes it feel like