Lead (?) ID

[hendere]

I have a few pounds of this in the bottom of a bucket of lead that I obtained. It seems to melt but I'd like to know what it is. Any ideas?

[ssnow]

Those are the little crimp locks the electric and/or phone companies used to use on the meters. The small cables have been cut off.....I'd treat them as soft lead, like stick-on wheel weights.

[Mugs]

When I worked in hydraulics, adjustments on valves and motors/pumps were lock wired and and crimped on seals were used. Those look like the crimped on seals. Soft lead.
Mugs

[Johnch]

IMO
About pure lead

As those are crip seal's
A copper wire went through something
Then the seal was crimped on to keep you from opening it

I get a few that are from water meter seals

John

[w5pv]

It could be safty locks that were used sometime ago.they woul have a tool to crimp the wire leads on natural gas meters and electric boxes and such.

[plainsman456]

My grand father used them when he worked for the gas company,they are tamper seals for meters/valves.

He had a special set of pliers that had the company logo on it,they had a copper wire to form a loop.

The ones he had were soft lead.

[hendere]

Good deal. Thanks everyone.

[louism]

The company I work for uses seals similar to that but with string rather than wire. We use them to seal money bags to maintain accountability. I get them when they open the bags, the seals that is.

[hendere]

Funny, I didn't even notice the wires sticking out until you guys mentioned it. Ended up with a small pile of short copper wire pieces on top of the melt. Soft lead just like you said. Thanks all.