Lead item

[SkyPirate]

Flat bone shaped piece of lead has some letters on it.. From left to right " E L L ______L E" About 3 inches long. Weighs 1.2 oz. Hass small pin holes going through it in a line

What could this be? Thanks.

 

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[confederate83]

Gonna need size references and more pics

 

[SkyPirate]

Will post some on Monday.

 

[SkyPirate]

Come on people.....I want to know what this is.. Check it out.

 

[cudamark]

Curtain weight?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I am with Cuda on this I think a curtain weight also.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I think if you had it new and orignal it would have said " . . .ELL LEAD FREE". It looks like a bar of plumber's solder (tin/antimony or tin/silver) that has had the ends pounded flat.

 

[SkyPirate]

I think if you had it new and orignal it would have said " . . .ELL LEAD FREE". It looks like a bar of plumber's solder (tin/antimony or tin/silver) that has had the ends pounded flat.

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This is a possibility. I am thinking Bell Lead free. But what are the pinholes? I searched the web and can not find a picture. Thanks!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Pin holes could be someone needed a soft backstop when poking holes in leather with an awl. Have done the same myself on lead blocks. Use what you've got available.

 

[artemis moon]

Going in a different direction here..could this be the bridge to an old guitar or other stringed instrument?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

If the holes are consistent in size and go all the way through the item I would think they were purposely put in the lead and not used as backstop for a punch and as Cuda suggested it is a curtain weight and the holes are for thread to run through and keep the weight in place.

 

[SkyPirate]

I don't think it's a curtain weight, can't find any pictures of anything similar. The letters hold the clue.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im thinking some kind of band for identification like a bird band.

 

[bigfoot1]

big cy got me thinking...perhaps a collar tag(dogs name etc)to be stiched to a collar?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Actually I found a piece of lead similar that was curled in shape. I couldnt read the markings. I will try to find the old post.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its not the same but has those same horizontal and vertical lines. No holes. I cant read the lettering. Its the item on the right.http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/32552-lead-id-needed.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Did I say that mine also had lettering

 

[digging wv]

Don't think stringed instrument bridge....way, way too soft. Even if the strings didn't cut through it, the instrument would never stay in tune.

 

[curt_in_wmass]

Im thinking auto body lead and reason ends are the way they are is from heat source melting lead as its spread into areas being repaired.