Windmill Weight
c. 1900
Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company, Elgin, Illinois
The casting mark “10 FT No 2” identifies it as a counterbalance for a ten foot wheel on an Elgin Number 2 windmill. In 1915 it sold for $.80 (Windmill Weights by Milt Simpson)
18” long x 1-3/4” deep x 19-1/2” tall
# 9039
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