Where did every body go

[Martini2]

My Mission
Today I was informed by Supreme Top Command that were items adrift in her side of garage. While innocently tiding up. I eyed the casting pot alone and not used due to 100 deg. F. Outside temps lately. The idea of multitasking seemed quite ideal. Lo and behold while surrendering odd items to the trash two rolls of PB sheet stock were uncovered. Great I thought the material could melt while I was scooping out the garage. All told there was 2 ½, 20# pots full of melted near 100% PB. The entire lot was cut into pieces with sheet metal shears & melted in turn. The it was poured into Lyman ingot mold. That be maybe 50# of pristine PB for casting. I’d sourced the sheet long ago for round balls for muzzle stuffing and Minies for the .58 Zouave. Now there was a neat pile of ingots waiting for some future Alloy. Best part last. In corner was discovered a wooden box nailed shut. One attempt to move it revealed yet another discovery.
Upon prying it open there lie a treasure near forgotten. There sparkling (kinda ? was ½ filled container of Type Metal. I mean the actual pieces formerly placed in printing press with reverse written letters on one edge. Be still my heart, there was enough to fill the 20# melting pot THREE TIMES, with some more left over.
Boss caught me, I’d forgot to appear often enough in house to complain of the tough job assignment ? But that second lot was melted and cast into ingots by then also. For once my old carbon life form computer was registering. As the fresh ingots of Linotype metal were ejected from mold they were struck with a chisel making a cryptic letter L (not for lead either) so said ingots will not loose their precious identity.
Next cool weather day some of these ingots will reenter the Ol’ pot to become useful rifle fodder. Thus, future silly wets will be in harms way. Plus, there were some items removed from STC’s garage area too ? RB