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Posted: 12/8/2015 11:00:10 PM EDT

I think it is a counterweight of some kind for a large scale but I'm not having any luck finding another like it on the web. Weighs about 30Lbs.

Picked it up today at the recycler, the guy just let me take it for nothing since steel prices are so low right now. He said he was glad to have it gone, he's been tripping over it for ever.

I have no idea what I'll do with it, the handle is too small to use it as a "Kettlebell" I'll probably put it in my garage so I can trip over it for a few years. It will make a good boat anchor I guess.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:03:07 PM EDT

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Truck nut.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:04:17 PM EDT

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The left one...

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:04:46 PM EDT

[#3]

Re-usable cannonball with carry handle.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:06:03 PM EDT

[#4]

Grain scale weight?

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:06:19 PM EDT

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Truck nut.

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Oooooh pretty sure it's the right.....

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:07:02 PM EDT

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Old school kettle bell

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:07:10 PM EDT

[#7]

It was made just after 37374.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:07:56 PM EDT

[#8]

I think it is a weight made for throwing compilations.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:10:55 PM EDT

[#9]

No ones said it?

Dikfer.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:35:12 PM EDT

[#10]

throw it in a lake, see if it sinks.

if it does, it is a small round boat anchor.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:38:51 PM EDT

[#11]

Definitely a henweigh.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:43:34 PM EDT

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Practice hammer would be my guess.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:44:06 PM EDT

[#13]

Artifact, possibly of terrestrial origin.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:49:42 PM EDT

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That word-- I do not think it means what you think it means. I think the word you wanted is "competitions."

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:58:10 PM EDT

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Chain gang, that's the prisoner number

I have no idea really.

Posted: 12/8/2015 11:59:14 PM EDT

[#16]

Clapper inside a church bell.

Posted: 12/9/2015 12:06:30 AM EDT

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ding ding ding

Posted: 12/9/2015 12:08:00 AM EDT

[#18]

Does it weigh 37.375 pounds?

Posted: 12/9/2015 12:14:39 AM EDT

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I think they are called hammers. Clappers are long.

Like the bottom piece in this ...

Posted: 12/10/2015 9:47:14 AM EDT

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Well after some more research and input from others it looks like this may be a prison restraint ball from a ball and chain. It looks like there are lots of different varieties out there, and different sizes of this style.

Whatever it is, I seem to be growing more attached to it.

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:02:20 AM EDT

[#21]

chain it to your leg for a while and report back.....

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:07:46 AM EDT

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that is precisely what it is

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:13:09 AM EDT

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Well after some more research and input from others it looks like this may be a prison restraint ball from a ball and chain. It looks like there are lots of different varieties out there, and different sizes of this style.

Whatever it is, I seem to be growing more attached to it.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ia7wf5gNLhI/Vml_PMxb4FI/AAAAAAAAPSw/QMDwuWdhams/s640-Ic42/12321311_10207982010846162_8684075403167227057_n.jpg

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Yup

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:21:12 AM EDT

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We have a winner!

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:27:02 AM EDT

[#25]

Anal bead...

Are the other ones lost inside you? There's normally a chain of them.

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:30:32 AM EDT

[#26]

Weight for the gravity light.

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:46:37 AM EDT

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If the first post in a what is this thread ISNT dickfer ARFCOM has failed.....

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Posted: 12/10/2015 10:47:09 AM EDT

[#28]

Cool find

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:51:01 AM EDT

[#29]

Great, now I am going to have Social D stuck in my head.

Thanks, OP.

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:54:42 AM EDT

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If it floats it a witch and should be burned at the stake.

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:56:08 AM EDT

[#31]

I give you ten dolla

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:56:32 AM EDT

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Well after some more research and input from others it looks like this may be a prison restraint ball from a ball and chain. It looks like there are lots of different varieties out there, and different sizes of this style.

Whatever it is, I seem to be growing more attached to it.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ia7wf5gNLhI/Vml_PMxb4FI/AAAAAAAAPSw/QMDwuWdhams/s640-Ic42/12321311_10207982010846162_8684075403167227057_n.jpg

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That's your wife?

Posted: 12/10/2015 10:58:16 AM EDT

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Cool. If you have teenagers in the house, it'll come in handy.

Posted: 12/10/2015 11:24:05 AM EDT

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Posted: 12/10/2015 11:30:32 AM EDT

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List it for sale as a vintage early 1900s Crossfit Kettlebell. Some hipster with a perfectly groomed and oiled beard will pay a premium.

Posted: 12/10/2015 11:32:59 AM EDT

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Well after some more research and input from others it looks like this may be a prison restraint ball from a ball and chain. It looks like there are lots of different varieties out there, and different sizes of this style.

Whatever it is, I seem to be growing more attached to it.

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You locked in onto yourself, didn't you?

Posted: 12/10/2015 11:33:33 AM EDT

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It's a kettleball for midgets. Stop being so insensitive OP

Posted: 12/10/2015 11:34:44 AM EDT

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No, no....that's a Kingsford Patented Hamburger Smasher. We had one of those in a kitchen I worked in- it did a great job, but we had to replace the prep table every couple weeks.

Posted: 12/10/2015 11:50:36 AM EDT

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Re-usable cannonball with carry handle.

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Add some chain and a mate for this one and you have chain shot.

Posted: 12/10/2015 2:43:24 PM EDT

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Ain't worth no more than tree fiddy.

Posted: 12/10/2015 2:47:25 PM EDT

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It is a sign.

You now must watch Cool Hand Luke while wearing mirrored sunglasses.

Posted: 12/10/2015 2:56:01 PM EDT

[#42]

Vintage Kettlebell if I had to guess.

Posted: 12/10/2015 2:58:37 PM EDT

[#43]

I was married for over 28 years. It is definitely a ball and chain, minus the chain.

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