We Found These Strange Heavy Objects While Cleaning Out Grandma’s House

There More Than One?

Finding multiple matching weights makes even more sense.

Many mechanical clocks require two or more weights to operate different parts of the mechanism. Depending on the clock, separate weights can power the timekeeping mechanism, cuckoo striking mechanism, or other features.

That means these objects may have once been hanging underneath an old clock somewhere in the house.

The Best Part of an Old House: The Mysteries

What I love about discoveries like this is that the object itself tells a little story.

These aren’t just random

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