colorado14ers
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why is ther a lead ingot at my friends house This is the 3rd ive found and my friend has foun 2 also. what were they going to do with them?
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colorado14ers said:why is ther a lead ingot at my friends house This is the 3rd ive found and my friend has foun 2 also. what were they going to do with them?
EagleDown said:colorado14ers said:why is ther a lead ingot at my friends house This is the 3rd ive found and my friend has foun 2 also. what were they going to do with them?
What were they going to do with them?? Now that would be a hard question to answer!!
Throughout history, lead has had many uses; Type for printing presses, lead fishing weights, an Alloy of Pewter, Lead seals, Toys, Coins, and the list goes on.
From the general shape of your ingots, they appear to be 10 pound "pigs". (Common term.) And appear to be professionally cast.
Personally, I'd love to find 5 "pigs" like that. I have several people who would buy them in a heartbeat. I'm sure I'd have no problem getting $2 to $5 per pound for them. That is a GREAT FIND you have there!!
Congratulations and HH
EagleDown
bill-USA said:Are you SURE they're lead and not silver?
Deepdiger60 said:Do the people in Naples do a lot of fishing ? sinkers i have 2 sinker molds 4oz and 6oz maybe Dd60
colorado14ers said:Deepdiger60 said:Do the people in Naples do a lot of fishing ? sinkers i have 2 sinker molds 4oz and 6oz maybe Dd60
, its just weird that they were scatered and how could you lose a 22 pound ingot of lead
Nice find indeed.Deepdiger60 said:Do the people in Naples do a lot of fishing ? sinkers i have 2 sinker molds 4oz and 6oz maybe Dd60
Tuberale said:I'd guess small ingot more likely plumbing-related than hot-lead type for typesetting. Had one as a doorstop at The Oregonian, where I used to work: weight closer to 120 pounds than 2. Much different shape, too. About a meter long, maybe 12 cm wide, and around 15 cm high. Couldn't hardly lift it.
EagleDown said:Tuberale said:I'd guess small ingot more likely plumbing-related than hot-lead type for typesetting. Had one as a doorstop at The Oregonian, where I used to work: weight closer to 120 pounds than 2. Much different shape, too. About a meter long, maybe 12 cm wide, and around 15 cm high. Couldn't hardly lift it.
I would also say probably plumbing. Especially since he reposted with the size. The smaller pieces would melt down faster than larger ones.
I put my mouth in gear before I engaged my brain, in reference to the value. Sorry about that.
Since California banned the sale of lead weights and lures, there is a demand for lead by persons who make their own tackle. It's almost impossible to even find the lead wheel weights used for balancing tires. What hasn't been scrapped has been bought out.
But, I'm reasonably sure that I could get $2 a pound for any lead.
Next time, I'll think about it before I post.
EagleDown