Satisfying Antique 2 lb Iron Weight in Gold Paint pink and green I find it so heartening

I find it so heartening and life affirming the care and effort people put into making useful things special

Terrific patina to the outside box

front door is missing hinges and just needs to be propped in frame--or left open

I first thought a stork based on the shape of the head (and that beak seems perfectly poised to dangle a baby

and two tiny carved breasts

Satisfying Antique 2 lb Iron Weight in Gold Paint pink and green I find it so hearteningJust a very satisfying old scale weight, cast iron, with old gold paint over the 2 and around the rim. The sort of thing that I can't help but to pick up and carry around the store, and which is just too right to leave behind. I see and pass by a lot of scale weights, but not this one. A lucky no. 2! 3 3 4" in diameter x 1" tall. Weighs 2 lbs! Good condition, great patina.