✅ SOLVED Chunk of Missouri lead?

[Ryanblood1]

Found two of these in middle georgia and have no clue what it was used for. It’s solid lead roughly 6” long. I thought maybe it’s a weight for pickling food?

 

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[creskol]

[FONT=&quot]Missouri was known for its lead mines and smelters. These may have been made by one of those plants.

I did find this photo:[/FONT]

 

[Noah_D]

Missouri was known for its lead mines and smelters. These may have been made by one of those plants.

I did find this photo:

Yeah, I think it's a lead ingot as opposed to a weight of some sort. If that's what it is it could have been used for just about anything... from transporting the lead, to plumbing, to casting bullets.

 

[Ryanblood1]

Ohh ok cool! Thanks for info! I appreciate it