lead thing

[taz42o]

I found this today detecting by an old farmhouse foundation. It is very heavy and soft ,I believe it is lead .Top is raised letters "ETAL Co" . Something metal company I guess. Bottom has a 4 stamped into it. All sides except the two marked surfaces seem to be broke .It is 1 3/8" thick, broke sides are about 3/4"

Does anyone have any ideas on what it is?

 

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[teacher457]

You could test it using the Mohs Hardness scale and streak. Use a piece of unglazed white porcelain or a streak plate. If it is lead it will leave a dark gray mark on the plate. If you scratch it with a pocket knife it should leave a silver metalic scratch. Lead has a hardness of 2.5

 

[relic lover]

bar lead for plumbing

 

[taz42o]

I am pretty sure it is lead and i have seen and have bar lead that is long thin bar marked lead 999 , this is more of a chunk of lead ,thick top to bottom , 1 3/8" thick and looks ripped or broken down sides. the raised letters on top look as though it would have been ***** metal Co , written in a circular pattern. The only other thing I could think of other than lead would be babbit And I think a steak test would show lead since babbit is 80% lead.

 

[trikikiwi]

Hoyts Metal Co ?

My quick search has not shown up anything definitive, but there's some interesting discussion on this blog regarding Hoyts metal bars, so I thought I would throw it in the pool 8)
http://www.finishing.com/107/70.shtml

Mike

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hoyts Metal Co ?

My quick search has not shown up anything definitive, but there's some interesting discussion on this blog regarding Hoyts metal bars, so I thought I would throw it in the pool 8)
http://www.finishing.com/107/70.shtml

Mike

You may be on to something, trikiwi. Hoyt white metal for bearings is tin and lead. http://www.finishing.com/188/84.shtml

Just out of curiosity Im doing a search for the Hoyts Metal Co logo on lead but cant find it yet. I did however find the logo on a trap shoot target and the HOYT METAL CO. BLACKBIRD logo is circular. http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1905/VOL_45_NO_17/SL4517029.pdf

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

More on Hoyt process lead. http://books.google.com/books?id=UO...mMHyDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result

 

[Angelo]

Look at the ingot on the following link. Looks similar.

http://www.vwmc.com/index-4.html

Tony

 

[trikikiwi]

If you click on this same pic, as it appears in the link below it , you will see cool pictorial of the babbitt process



http://www.canmet.com/content/products_services/construction-industrial/babbitt.htm

I see the Hoyts name on the round, But it is on a round

Mike

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Here is one

 

[taz42o]

If you click on this same pic, as it appears in the link below it , you will see cool pictorial of the babbitt process




http://www.canmet.com/content/products_services/construction-industrial/babbitt.htm

I see the Hoyts name on the round, But it is on a round

Mike

Interesting link. I have taken apart hundreds of those babbit bearings, while cutting up old equipment but never knew the whole process of installing them.

 

[taz42o]

I have not seen a positive id, yet but thanks everyone for help looking. My guess is that the piece I have is a qaurter of the original cube if that is right it would mean it was approx. 1 3/8 on all sides but tapered slightly smaller towards the top, like a four sided flat top pyramid shape.

4-H staff, is that another find from kids at camp?