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263472 Mike Rock <mikerock@m...> 2017‑10‑10 Re: Cast iron sash weights
Great for holding down duck decoys, or better, goose decoys :)

On 10/9/2017 5:43 PM, Erik Levin via OldTools wrote:
> After entirely too much time digging through the archives without finding an
answer, I will pose the general question:
>
> Any good uses for old sash weights?
>
> I have a large enough collection that I can't even slide the crate without  a
Johnson bar, and, if there is a use, I would prefer that to the $10 I'll get at
the scrap yard in the current market, and they sit on CL forever, even at below
scrap price. I pulled the best looking two or  three to hold on to as
material/weight for future needs, but the other 50 to 100 (some windows had
extras at the bottom of the pocket, so #windows*4 doesn't do it for a number...
I have no clue why, but I have some guesses) need to go if there is no practical
use.
>   No, I'm not putting back the single pane double-hungs in my house.... ***
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