Lead for making type. | |||
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Lead for making type. This is lead meant to be melted down and cast into lead type for printing with a letterpress. I got it at the closing out auction of a small printer, see subsequence samples for more details. Lead used for printing has 15-17% antimony mixed in to make it remain exactly the same size when it hardens, rather than contracting slightly as pure lead would, and to make it harder. Source: Auction Contributor: Theodore Gray Acquired: 1 July, 2007 Text Updated: 1 July, 2007 Price: $1 Size: 3" Purity: 85% | |||
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