Cast Iron Window Sash Weights

Primary or supplemental window weight.
Cast iron window sash weights. The knot is held in a cavity on the underside of the weight. Those not of the typical cylindrical shape are more collectable. Custom weights are also available in steel where different diameter weights are required. I saved 10 old iron window weights when we replaced the windows in our 100 year old house.
Well you re in luck because here they come. A 1 1 2 lb. Cast iron window sash weight 6lbs2 from 1890s harlem brownstone. All are still rusty.
That is a big bother. I haven t tried to do anything with them so i don t know how they ll clean up. There are 757 cast iron weights for sale on etsy and they cost 22 44 on average. Vintage window weights 10 5 cast iron.
Anyone ever done any projects with. Each has a hole through one end where the rope passed thru. If the window sash is reglazed with insulating glazing the completed sash may double in weight. Then the old sash weights will not be heavy enough to counterbalance the sash.
The most popular color. Vintage window weights 10 5 cast iron. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about cast iron weights. We manufacture four standard window weights.
I have seen a fireplace andiron and grate made from old sash weights but for practical purposes if you can t sell them or use them as decorator pieces they re not anymore useful or valuable than any similarly shaped piece of cast iron. The most common cast iron weights material is metal. When selecting weights remember although they can allow for smooth operating windows oversize weights can impede sash movement and cause the window to malfunction. This weight is for use with sash type windows which are counterbalanced by a weight sash pulley and sash cord.
I m assuming they ll have to be painted. Primary or supplemental window weight. Some old window sash weights are collectable particularly those that have manufacturer s markings on them. We offer a range of window sash weights that can be installed alone or stacked including add on weights stackable iron weights stackable lead weights and stackable round weights.