1. ok, you said not a counter weight. but also not for stage prop/scenery.

    now i am confused.:huh:
  2. I should have said part of your answer is very warm, not parts. That is the clue.
  3. Aaannnddd.... just when I thought I couldn't get any more confused. :hihi:
  4. Does it have to do with counterweights? Well, we answered that already.
    For? nope
    Stage? hmm, maybe. Put your thinking cap on.
    Scenery? Nope
  5. counterweights of some kind
  6. Nope, not counterweights. We all know that they are weights. I gave as much clue as I could in post 508 w/o giving it away. Think outside the box concerning my clue.
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  7. is it some sort of weight that counters something
  8. Man, y'all just don't get clues do ya? Stage as in stage coach. These weights were used most often to tether harness horses when hitching posts weren't around. They were used for stage coaches, agricultural horses, etc.

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  9. About 42" tall, shot on the deck of the ship seen in the second photo below:

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  10. The deckhands put the bars in the holes and push the thing in a circle to draw up the anchor. Does the rope wrap around the base?