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The use & cost of lead
« on: Tuesday 01 May 18 01:16 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any ideas/clues about the widespread use of lead as roofing, pipes etc. in the 17/1800's in Britain.  How would it compare for costs against wages.  Why did it become such an easy target for stealing?  Was it put on roofs by roofing men or some other trade?   If it was roofing lead wouldn't that be hard to steal once it was put on the roof?
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Re: The use & cost of lead
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 10:30 BST (UK) »
Plumbers fitted lead pipes and roofing.
The name plumber comes from the latin for lead; plumbum. Originally a plumber was a worker in/of lead.
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Re: The use & cost of lead
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 10:33 BST (UK) »
Lead is easy to steal from roofs because you can cut it with a knife. It also weighs a lot so scrap price of quantity is high in comparison to other materials.
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Re: The use & cost of lead
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 10:40 BST (UK) »
Lead was used - until relatively recently, amazingiy enough! - for water pipes and small cast toys, eg toy soldiers, among other things.  It's quite a soft metal, so not too difficult to lever off roofs (she says from experience, hastening to add that I know this because dad's a plumber, not for any nefarious reason). It's also remarkably heavy, and most scrap dealers bought by weight, so quite a nice little earner...

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 11:37 BST (UK) »
From the Bury and Norwich Post - Wednesday 05 February 1845

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 11:47 BST (UK) »
From the Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette - Saturday 19 March 1803

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Re: The use & cost of lead
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 02 May 18 13:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks Youngtug,  I appreciate your two. posts.

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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 02 May 18 13:03 BST (UK) »
Sorry Youngtug,  Your 3 x posts!
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