History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s2.t3.24

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As mentioned earlier Lead being a very soft metal it did not find much use in the early days but in the latter period it has been used for the manufacture of sanitary pipes, moulding dyes, thin wire or rod for applying surma and probably also as a Fig. 5. Early ‘Ore Hearth’ Lead Smelting furnace as described by Raistrick