Need Help Identifying Unknown Token From Italy? (Id: Lead Curtain Weight)

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lexlex New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/15/2021 09:01 am Belonged to parents who lived in Istria (and Trieste) between WWI and WWII. Nonmagnetic, malleable, weight 9 g, diameter 1 inch, about 1/8 inch thick. Have two of them (pics are both sides of one of them). TIA Edited by lexlex 08/15/2021 09:27 am Report this Post to the Staff

Badger Mint Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 08/15/2021 10:05 am Looks like a lead curtain weight. they are sewn into the corners of curtains to keep them down when the wind is blowing. Report this Post to the Staff
lexlex New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/15/2021 10:16 am Thanks BM. Googled "lead curtain weight 3" and that's what they are. My mother would definitely have used them Edited by lexlex 08/15/2021 10:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
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Badger Mint Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 08/16/2021 10:23 am My mother was a seamstress who ran a drapery shop. these weights were part of many of my childhood toys. Report this Post to the Staff
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