what type of type?

[Lefty bullseye shooter]

I was given a 60# bucket of type. This was the first time I have actually seen this stuff. There is a few pieces of this164338

But it's mostly this164339

I was told it was linotype but to me it is clearly not linotype but monotype. I did a search on monotype and found that it could also be foundry type. Apparently foundry type has a notch in the bottom. I wouldn't say this has really a notch but there is a slightly rounded indention on the bottom end. It's very shallow.

Should I melt this down into ingots then add this to my cleaned range lead ingots or just add as is?

Scott

[bumpo628]

You are correct, the top pic is linotype and the bottom pic is probably monotype.
I wouldn't smelt it into ingots. Leave it as-is and just weigh it out as needed.

[jsizemore]

^What bumpo said.

[scottfire1957]

However, you will not know the composition without analysis. That stuff, as I have read on this site, gets reused and replenished.