Junk yard find

[bornintheussr]

So I decided I want to try to cast some round .454 balls for my cap and ball revolver, asked few friends who work in or around scrap yards to hook me up with couple buckets of led. This Friday morning one guy called and said he found one heavy plate but he is not sure if it's pure led. Long story short that's what I got from him for $20. New York Post circa 1977 newspaper printing plate. 'front says "City Suing Jets and Mets" and the other side says "Dylan's wife says he beats her"

Don't think this is led at all at anyway I would not melt anything like this for bullets, looks like it could be great sports or rock and roll memorabilia

Note I'm posting mirror reverse images

 

[waarp8nt]

A neat find for sure! Keep it, they are certainly not making any more.

 

[Tanker]

That's pretty cool. I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't a collectors market for that kind of stuff.

 

[Colonial Boy]

A good find and rarer than the paper it printed on.

 

[Muley Gil]

It may be linotype, way too hard to use for ML balls and bullets.

 

[TechMoron]

Sell it to the American Pickers or one of those trendy home makeover shows.

Or take it to Pawn Stars. I'm sure ol' Rick would just happen to have a buddy who's an 'expert'.

 

[BackDraft]

Early ones were made of lead that were melted down to make the next editions plates. Later replaced with aluminum ones.

 

[Richard Dittman]

I wouldn’t melt it down for a couple of reason. 1. I would think it would be of interest to an antique dealer/ person who collects old newspaper items. 2. It is made of linotype lead and is way to hard for PRB shooting.

 

[windini]

Neat find! I think it would have more "value" preserved than melted down (not necessarily monetary value).

I would find some 70's-popular material like oak or even Formica and make an era- and/or location-appropriate style frame for it.

 

[jim mencken]

solomons castle in ONA FLA is BILT USING PRINTING PLATES

 

[pajeepman]

Gotta be worth way more for what it is than as round balls if it was good for them.

 

[Whitworth]

That's a really cool find. Notice it not backwards, it was a master. Actual plates used in printing were backwards. I've melted and cast a lot of linotype and found some cool printing plates but nothing like that.

 

[2 shots]

cool piece,

 

[cynthialee]

That's a really cool find. Notice it not backwards, it was a master. Actual plates used in printing were backwards. I've melted and cast a lot of linotype and found some cool printing plates but nothing like that.

he posted a reverse image so we could read it

 

[Whitworth]

he posted a reverse image so we could read it

Guess I should have read it all

 

[Sidney Smith]

Could be used for cast bullets for modern cartridge guns. I'd melt that somebitch down in a heartbeat. That old newspaper stuff holds no value to me.