Antique Cast Iron Tassel Shaped Gate Weight ship builders print especially noted for the high

especially noted for the high quality of its transfer printing

just breaks my heart

certainly a relative of the Mr

Perfect on the counter filled with fresh fruit or veggies

Antique Cast Iron Tassel Shaped Gate Weight ship builders print especially noted for the highI really love this weight just as an object, looking a bit like a woman in a wide skirt, but it is also completely ready to use a weight to keep the garden gate closed, or certainly to weight all sorts of other things. Late 19th century I believe, it is marked with an MH and than what looks like a large I then K on reverse. 6 9 16" t x 2 5 8" w x 1 3 4" d and weighs about 2 pounds. Photos don't do justice to it's presence and patina; really a nice