Somebody got some splaining to do help Id'ing a odd wad

[Smoke4320]

OK I picked up a whole large box of wads in a trade when they arrived I'm like never seen this before ... original seller/trader will not answer me back ..
so I am asking for help Id'ing these and also if anyone here may want them
on the box RUHR America Corp , Glenwood MN.. form the looks of the label I would say 50's or 60's date ...
box probably has 1000 wads..12 ga size
Attachment 101310

[Hogtamer]

they're an old Herter's wad. How much shipped for the lot?

[dverna]

Be careful with really old wads. Plastic will crystalize. I had to ditch over 1000 WJ wads.

Bend the petals in half, if they break - toss them.

Don Verna

[too many things]

that was a spreader wad. good for close range most of the wads herters had made were top line I have about 4000 of the many types and they are as good as new . One thing about jon herter he used the best and killed elephants with a 25 auto

[Smoke4320]

OK both wad petals and 3 small posts pass the "bend " test no breakage or even creasing .. They spring back just like new ..
Box full weighs 6 LBS.. 14.5 x 10 x8.5".. I figure the box itself weighs about a lb..
250 Remington SP12 wads weight 1.2 lbs in their package so again at least 1000 wads in box probably more..
Shipping would be at least $15.00
How about $35.00 Total USPS MO

[beagle]

Can't see too close as the picture's too bright for much detail but they resemble some old Herter's wads we used back when plastic wads were just coming in. If they're what I think they are, the wad petals portion has 9 "sockets" and the base has three prongs. The sockets are three different depths and you set each individual wad to match powder/shot combination. I had a batch back then and used them and they worked just fine but were a pain to set./beagle