Atlanta*Casting 09 Oct 2008
#1Ball & Chain ball or counterweight of sort?
I doubt that someone would have lugged this back from europe after WWII.
what say you?
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The Amazing Michael 09 Oct 2008
#2It looks like it is designed to roll, so I doubt it was a ball and chain type device.
Cheers, Mike
Ces boulets roulants étaient utilisés fin 19è siècle en Guyane pour permettre
aux détenus de fravailler à l'extérieur du bagne de Cayenne.
Atlanta*Casting 10 Oct 2008
#4Thanks for your input ClCl.
Merci clcl.
Ball and Chain w no chain..... is called a Divorce
The Amazing Michael 11 Oct 2008
#7"Divorce=Freedom"???
Yeah.....freedom without the hassle of possessions or money. =)
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to loose.
Best regards,
Guenter