Realistically Using lead this way is not the way to go . Having ingots for future value is very real concerning lead value investment .
But there are other low temp melting metals you can use this way and not worry about handling .
I make lead ingots from mini bread molds @ 4 pounds . Even I who is around many things of non health, don't go out of my way to touch the lead ingots except for basic handling. Skin absorbs what we touch but sure lead ingots probably cause no harm.
But consider this - the Half Life of Lead - is older then the universe, Those cute lead ornaments you make will be around a Long Long time , some day will they accidentally be sold in a garage sale to a family with kids a hundred years from now ?
None of us will live forever but the metals we play with - for all purposes will live on .
Some day , one never knows if some of your belongings will be acquired by a clean out entrepreneur .
Since lead use is so severely curtailed these days , items made during these years are assumed not to have any lead content by the general public . Some day an assumption might be made that the cute ingots are Zinc .
I would engrave the word LEAD on back of each ornament
Yes you did a nice job with the mold
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