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The alloy that armed Gutenberg, printed empires, and quietly poisoned every typesetter who licked it.
recipeLead, tin, antimony — antimony expands when cooling
sharp castsAntimony fills molds, capturing crisp letter edges
low meltLiquid around 240°C, easy benchtop pouring
recycled foreverOld type remelted into fresh letters endlessly
toxic tradeLead exposure plagued centuries of printshop workers