At first glance, the objects look like unusual Christmas decorations or pieces of antique hardware. They have a dark, heavily textured appearance, and many of them feature a small loop at the top, making it possible to hang them.
But their considerable weight suggests they may have served a much more practical purpose.
A woman discovered a large collection of these unusual objects while going through her grandmother’s old home, a house that had been occupied by several generations of the family. Their distinctive appearance immediately raised an interesting question: What were these heavy metal pieces actually used for?
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