What is this lead object??

[mark.]

I found it about 6" deep with a X5 & man did it scream at me in the headphones. It weighs several pounds, you can see it's size with my finger & thumb holding it & has the following written on it:

AMERICAN MARINE
GENUINE
UNITED AMERICAN METALS
######## Chicago Illinois

and on the American shield style seals just above my thumb, it has:

SYRACUSE METALS
MADE IN AMERICA

I've heard it's plumbers lead......I assume they cut off part of it & use to solder lead pipes.
Is this true??

Thanks for any thoughts........see ya mark

 

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[Montana Jim]

United American Metals Corp.
2246 W. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60612-1678
Phone: 312-733-6700, 800-449-0300 (toll free)
Fax: 312-733-6710

Manufacturer Of Type Metal, Babbit Metal, Zinc & Aluminun Alloys; Distributor Of Tin, Antimony

Sales: $1 - 4.9 Mil
Employees: 10-49
Activities: Distributor, Manufacturer

Year Company Founded: 1895

And of additional interest : Of interest...

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-UNITED-...L-BABBITT_W0QQitemZ230016635185QQcmdZViewItem

 

[imafishingnutt]

THESE MAY BE MADE TO SIT IN THE BOW OF A BOAT THAT RIDES TOO HIGH IN THE FRONT
THEY STILL USE THEM TODAY
YOURS LOOKS TO BE AN OLDER ONE

WAS IT FOUND ON THE BEACH BY CHANCE OR NEAR WATER.
I THINK THATS WHAT THAT IS

HERES SOME LEAD I FOUND DATES FROM 1890 SELBY SMELTERS SANFRANSISCO THEY SOLD OUT TO ASARCO IN 1910

 

[Montana Jim]

Check this site... http://www.uamet.com/babbit.htm

Mark. - Yer first guy was right... it's for metal work... it just depends on what it's made out of... the site above is exactly what yer looking for and these pics are from that site. It also gives a history ...

 

[imafishingnutt]

THESE ARE MADE TO SIT IN THE BOW OF A BOAT THAT RIDES TOO HIGH IN THE FRONT
THEY STILL USE THEM TODAY
YOURS LOOKS TO BE AN OLDER ONE

WAS IT FOUND ON THE BEACH BY CHANCE OR NEAR WATER.
I KNOW THATS WHAT THAT IS

Sorry fishnutts...

Check this site... http://www.uamet.com/babbit.htm

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[mark.]

Re: What is this lead object?? .......Man, you dudes can really ID something....

...........those pics from Montana Jim's site are awesome.
They look very similar to the lead object I found.

BTW, imafishingnutt asked where I found it.

Here's exactly where it came from:

Thanks for all your answers..........see ya mark