Block, Lead
Description
A rough cut lead block. Three of the sides are relatively smooth, while one appears to have been cut or sawn off. The two largest surfaces on the lead are dented and pitted.
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Object detail
Classification
Collection
Credit line
This
lead
block
was
used
by
Robert
Graham,
who
owned
a
boot
repair
and
saddlery
shop
in
Queen
Street,
Waitara.
'Cakes"
of
lead
like
this
one
were
frequently
used
by
leatherworkers
to
lay
leather
on
while
it
was
punched.
Because
the
lead
is
soft
it
does
not
damage
the
cutting
edge
of
the
punches.
Accession number
TM2003.007
Collection type
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