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Here's my hem weight collection. These were all found at old houses and old house sites.
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Your collection is looking a bit scant there my friend. <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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You gotta love them hem weights!!!They really make your detector sing!!
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They were sewn into clothing and curtains to help keep the wrinkles out. They are made mostly of lead but occasionally out of brass. They come in several sizes.
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I've yet to examine a period military uniform that had hem weights. Most Frock coats were issued with a raw hem or piping. What I have found them in is curtains of the civil war period. I do feel sure that they would have been used in civilian clothing, but having a small lead weight whacking your thigh all day long would drive most men to drinking..lol Good hunting, David @ Dixie <center><a href="http://www.dixie-metal-detectors.com"><img src="/metal/html/d-m.jpg"></center>