I saved 10 old iron window weights when we replaced the windows in our 100 year old house.
Cast iron window sash weights.
Well you re in luck because here they come.
When selecting weights remember although they can allow for smooth operating windows oversize weights can impede sash movement and cause the window to malfunction.
Did you scroll all this way to get facts about cast iron weights.
Primary or supplemental window weight.
The most popular color.
4 are slightly slimmer and lighter and 6 are heavier.
That is a big bother.
The sash weight attaches to the sash cord by running the cord through the hole in the weight and by tying a knot on the end of the cord.
Vintage window weights 10 5 cast iron.
Some old window sash weights are collectable particularly those that have manufacturer s markings on them.
A 1 1 2 lb.
Those not of the typical cylindrical shape are more collectable.
If the window sash is reglazed with insulating glazing the completed sash may double in weight.
I m assuming they ll have to be painted.
The most common cast iron weights material is metal.
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.
The knot is held in a cavity on the underside of the weight.
Vintage window weights 10 5 cast iron.
There are 757 cast iron weights for sale on etsy and they cost 22 44 on average.
We manufacture four standard window weights.
Then the old sash weights will not be heavy enough to counterbalance the sash.
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.
I haven t tried to do anything with them so i don t know how they ll clean up.
Custom weights are also available in steel where different diameter weights are required.
Anyone ever done any projects with.
Each has a hole through one end where the rope passed thru.
Cast iron window sash weight 6lbs2 from 1890s harlem brownstone.
All are still rusty.