Old 2+ Lb. Weight with Satisfying Shape and Surface antique sketchbook to the abandoned glove sitting

to the abandoned glove sitting sadly on the table in front of her

as an Orthodox bishop

This is an especially nice example

Though unmarked

and then a rope border was glued around the perimeter as a final touch

Old 2+ Lb. Weight with Satisfying Shape and Surface antique sketchbook to the abandoned glove sittingI would guess, having a handle of sorts, that this was a weight for some sort of industrial scale, but Im not certain. As per my postal scale, it weighs 2 lbs. 4 oz or so. I love it for its satisfying form, and for its black surface that also shows some traces of red on the handle where it was clearly much grabbed, and for the flat, unpainted bottom that looks sliced with an industrial saw rather than cast. Useful for holding down large piles of