Heavy Metal Bonus

[yomomma]

There are supposed to be about 40 of these in his stash....I got the first 3

This stuff is hard.......

LATE 1800'S HEAVY LEAD HARRIS METAL CO. TORONTO CANADA ADVERTISING PAPERWEIGHT 4.2 LBS

THE HARRIS METAL COMPANY OF CANADA STARTED IN THE SCRAP METAL BUISNESS IN 1886 SAME YEAR AS COCA COLA STARTED AND HARRIS STEEL CONTINUED ON TO BECOME CANADA'S 5TH LARGEST STEEL COMPANY. THIS HEAVY PAPERWEIGHT WEIGHS 4.2 LBS AND SEEMS TO BE MADE OF LEAD OR HEAVY IRON. IT MEASURES 4" IN DIAMETER X 1.25" THICK

 

[yomomma]

Oh my goodness....selling for up to $60 a piece

 

[yomomma]

Babbit ???????

90% tin, 5% antimony, 3% copper 2% lead??????

?????????

 

[zuke]

I have some of those, but have yet to have it lazer analized.

 

[yomomma]

Let me know if you do

 

[yomomma]

from my research


........................................tin..........antimony............lead............arsnic
Heavy Pressure Grade 7 9.3 - 10.7 14.0 - 16.0 Balance 0.30 - 0.60

 

[Spawn-Inc]

based on some drunk calculations and using the same 6" calipers in the picture, is the size of those "coins" about 4.6"??

edit: lol, just saw what it said in one of your paper clippings... figures.

 

[antiqueguy]

they mite be worth a bit more then alloy in good shape

 

[yomomma]

true enough but I really am not a patient man and dont want to wait years for someone to decide the want to buy a piece of antique lead.

they mite be worth a bit more then alloy in good shape

 

[silverfoxdj]

I'd keep one as a souvenir for sure..

 

[Raton57]

I found one of their square bars in a garage sale here recently. Says #3 alloy on the back. It is hard so I am assuming babbit. I only have small babbit scrapers in my collection.

 

[Magellann]

Thats a nice find.

 

[yomomma]

My source was telling me the company he worked for scrapped hundreds of them before they closed down a few years ago.....he rescued some thinking he might find a use for them some day.....now he is moving and wants to get rid of them