After work finds, my first Head!

[flyinryan2]

I went today after work and found two flat buttons one white Tombac button, half a rivet and a lead head. I think the head is WW1 or WW2 era just by looking at the hat on its head. It looks like a lead toy solider. The flat buttons didn't have any backmarks but the one has a very nice design on the front. I just found out that the "white Tombac's" has Arsenic in it. That's why they come out of the ground looking brand new, the Arsenic kills any bacteria that may corrode the button. Thanks ( thecannonballguy) for the info. Thanks for looking and HH!

 

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Interesting thread...LOL several times...life is too short to ALWAYS be serious!

 

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[Subterranean]

Thanks Sub! Does any of the figures show something on the left side of there head. Mine has a small hole where his left ear would be.
Thanks!

Ryan, I have owned and seen several examples of the slush-molded lead soldiers with small pin holes somewhere in the figure, but in otherwise pristine shape. I think is is just a pouring or molding flaw. It appears that if the hole was small enough, the company policy was to paint it anyway and send it out to retail! Let's go find some more stuff...Sub

 

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[VaMark]

Catchy intro there Ryan!!! LOL
Nice finds!

 

[Gunrunner61]

Some neat finds, You do know that by being in the vicinity your alibi is pretty week..........right?............lol......HH