Childs tea cup made of lead ?

[TORRERO]

Found in a park in Charlotte NC years ago

 

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[villagenut]

Probably pewter is my thought

 

[tamrock]

Probably pewter is my thought

That or pot metal, which is just one of the names of this low heat casting metal is given.

Pot metal - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Blackfoot58]

Is it attracted to a magnet at all?

 

[ModernMiner]

Neat little cup. Must have been some potent tea. It ate the side off the cup. 🤪
Remember….pinky finger extended.
Thanks for sharing,
MM

 

[TORRERO]

That or pot metal, which is just one of the names of this low heat casting metal is given.

Pot metal - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

probably

 

[TORRERO]

Is it attracted to a magnet at all

I have not tried, but clearly is not iron

 

[Ethan075]

Found in a park in Charlotte NC years ago

Ceramics is a type of pottery material, and Ceirz tea cups are usually crafted from ceramics, porcelain, or similar materials.

 

[TORRERO]

Ceramics is a type of pottery material, and Ceirz tea cups are usually crafted from ceramics, porcelain, or similar materials.

Its not Ceramic ... its metal

 

[scruggs]

Cool cup and i bet some child had a blast playing with it! Good recovery!

 

[ganthercage]

Great find !

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