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Windmill Weight?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:21 am
by topcop491
There were two of this ball shaped items on a recent auction. They were claiming to be windmill weights. Maybe a regulator weight?
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Re: Windmill Weight?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:08 am
by Wayne
The big Railroad windmills had weights kinda like that for regulating the vane.
Re: Windmill Weight?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:44 am
by CTXmiller
Not to highjack your post, but I saw this alleged acorn windmill weight and was curious if 1) it is a windmill weight and 2) if so, what mill?
Re: Windmill Weight?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:15 am
by Wayne
Somebody had book it seems about windmill weights.
Re: Windmill Weight?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:54 am
by Bryon
I vote that it is not a windmill weight. It attaches at the top. I bet it is a weight that was used to keep a gate closed.