On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:37:03 -0700, "Bill Noble"
wrote:

I have a friend who now doesn't want to keep a goodly pile of lead and old
linotype metal that he's accumulated - near Los Angeles - if we have to
ship, $1 per pound in flat rate boxes (60 pounds per box) works - as usual,
contact me per my web site if you need some

Well gee, if my Brother In Law still owned that Rubber Stamp Shop,
he might have taken you up on that. Probably the last running
collection of revenue operation Linotypes, Varitypes and Ludlows in
the San Fernando Valley.

IIRC, it's the antimony that boils out after many uses.

-- Bruce --