Would any one be so kind as to tell me what this was used for. im still quite new to this slate business and I have never seen one in a lead mine so im sorry if I have asked a stupid question. the cast iron object was found on one of the old upper mills of Pen y bryn in Talsarn.it looks like it could be some sort of weighted leaver possibly for a steam contraption has a makers name on it but some of the letters cant be identified due to rust. But it reads something like Ho*** son Caernarfon.
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